http://openculture.collectionstrustblogs.org.uk/2010/08/03/a-line-in-the-sand/ Mon, 21 May 2012 10:21:19 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 http://openculture.collectionstrustblogs.org.uk/2010/08/03/a-line-in-the-sand/#comment-5367 stephen Lowy Mon, 16 Aug 2010 08:57:32 +0000 http://openculture.collectionstrustblogs.org.uk/?p=283#comment-5367 This does sound a bit like a comment coming from somebody who's quango is about to be closed NicK? the argument must be carried on but not with MLA, the Collections Trust or Culture 24, I do hope not but reading between the lines that what you seem to be suggesting. I have a nasty feeling that the savings made from closing MLA and its associated programmes which will no doubt be highlighted in the museum world will be dwarfed by the cuts at local level which will be very hard to identify or recive the same level of attention. Local government is facing reductions of 25 to 40% and museum provision direct or granted is going to wane. Maybe a closer association with the remaining cultural bodies (ACE, HLF etc) might be a good idea to continue advocacy. This does sound a bit like a comment coming from somebody who’s quango is about to be closed NicK? the argument must be carried on but not with MLA, the Collections Trust or Culture 24, I do hope not but reading between the lines that what you seem to be suggesting. I have a nasty feeling that the savings made from closing MLA and its associated programmes which will no doubt be highlighted in the museum world will be dwarfed by the cuts at local level which will be very hard to identify or recive the same level of attention. Local government is facing reductions of 25 to 40% and museum provision direct or granted is going to wane. Maybe a closer association with the remaining cultural bodies (ACE, HLF etc) might be a good idea to continue advocacy.

]]> http://openculture.collectionstrustblogs.org.uk/2010/08/03/a-line-in-the-sand/#comment-5217 Diana Owen Thu, 05 Aug 2010 07:55:09 +0000 http://openculture.collectionstrustblogs.org.uk/?p=283#comment-5217 We do need to come together as an industry and quantify the impacts of the proposed cuts in real terms - what would a 10%, 20%, 30% cut mean in real terms - how many jobs would be lost, how many theatres would go dark, how many museums would close and how many visitors, volunteers and other partners would be affected. And we need to find advocates outside our 'industry' to stand up for us - otherwise it just sounds like the usual suspects complaining again. And what about our supporter networks, can we galvanise them? We do need to come together as an industry and quantify the impacts of the proposed cuts in real terms - what would a 10%, 20%, 30% cut mean in real terms - how many jobs would be lost, how many theatres would go dark, how many museums would close and how many visitors, volunteers and other partners would be affected. And we need to find advocates outside our ‘industry’ to stand up for us - otherwise it just sounds like the usual suspects complaining again. And what about our supporter networks, can we galvanise them?

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