Removing Barriers report/Philanthropy and legacy giving to the arts will help secure its future, says Culture Secretary Maria Miller

http://www.culture.gov.uk/news/media_releases/9529.aspx  The report Removing Barriers is available to download from the Legacy10 website.

Philanthropy and legacy giving to the arts will help secure its future, says Culture Secretary Maria Miller
19 November 2012

Culture Secretary Maria Miller today welcomed the Culture Secretary Maria Miller today welcomed the publication of a report which contains innovative ideas – and a ten-point plan – to boost philanthropy and legacy giving to benefit the arts and heritage in the UK.  which contains innovative ideas – and a ten-point plan – to boost philanthropy and legacy giving to benefit the arts and heritage in the UK. 

This summer showed once again how important the arts are to Britain, through the success of initiatives such as the Cultural Olympiad.  The arts are a key element underpinning the unique cultural heritage of the UK and looking at new and innovative ways of supporting them should be considered an important element of the Government’s growth agenda.

Welcoming the report by Roland Rudd, Chairman of the Legacy10 campaign, Culture Secretary, Maria Miller said:

“There is enormous potential for the arts to benefit from philanthropy over the next few years, and we need to look at new ways of unlocking it. Although income from the National Lottery is set to rise significantly now that we have restored the shares of proceeds going to the original good causes, other avenues of potential funding need to be considered. The economic climate means that philanthropic support for the arts, especially through legacies, will be ever more important in the years to come.”

The Government will now consider the report’s recommendations, and Mrs Miller will call on everyone in the arts world to see what they can do to boost fundraising activities in order to help create a sustainably-funded cultural life for the nation.