If you are interested in the arts in the UK then you might be interested in signing a petition to the Government to try and prevent radical cuts to current levels of arts funding, which will decimate what has been one of the UK’s chief success stories over the past 20 years. The Prime Minister has pledged to take seriously any issue backed by a petition with 100,000 signatures.

Sign the petition at :

http://www.gopetition.com/petitions/save-the-arts.html

The DCMS met about the future of arts funding on Tuesday 14th September and will be making tough decisions in the next week weeks. So time is More >

This morning I presented a drama and story-telling workshop at LEAD+ 2010 on behalf of Caste Away Arts. In a beautiful countryside setting in Cheshunt Hertforshire, around 10 young British Indians explored their identity through short stories, poems and drama. They had a chance to do something that was new to them and outside their comfort zone. Hopefully the skills they learnt today will help them think creatively when they approach challenges in their chosen careers. Most importantly they learnt how to write something in an engaging way. The way you put across your ideas has to be to the More >