Arts Council England confirms funding will not be reversed for political works
by Charlotte McLaughlin
Feb 28, 2024
3 minutes
Arts Council England has confirmed that it will not remove funding from makers of political work.
The public body announced on Wednesday that its relationship framework’s section on considering reputational risk had been changed after accusations that it was trying to “silence artists both on stage and in their personal lives”.
Ace had warned venues and performers about work that touches on politics and activism.
Former The Undertones frontman Feargal Sharkey, who
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