Art and Culture
Equity urges Bristol city council to drop cuts to arts and culture budget
The country’s largest performing arts and entertainment union has urged Bristol city council to drop plans to cut hundreds of thousands of pounds from the arts and culture budget including by closing a number of museums.
Equity members have written to the council warning that cuts would do significant damage to jobs and cultural activities in Bristol, a Unesco City of Film.
The council’s finance sub-committee is meeting this week to consider proposals to make savings and funding cuts across the board.
Last week the council leader, Green party councillor Tony Dyer, warned Bristol was facing bankruptcy if it did not close a £52m funding gap over the next five years.
