National Culture Forum - please vote

Some of you will be aware that Arts and Business and the National Campaign for the Arts are establishing a National Culture Forum to provide input into discussions around cultural funding and future arts policy. The forum is to be elected and a wide range of arts practitioners are standing for election. Voting is open to all with an interest in the arts and it would be great to work to ensure that the voice for arts in health is heard in these discussions.

Voting is divided between categories for the scale of the organisation. There are a number of candidates with a specific interest in arts in health. In the ‘Small’ organisation category, Guy Eades, Director of Healing Arts on the Isle of Wight, Fergus Early, Artistic Director of Green Candle Dance Company and Damian Hebron, Director of London Arts in Health Forum are standing. Geoff Rowe, Chief Executive of the Big Difference Company is standing in the ‘Medium’ category and Tim Joss of the Rayne Foundation is standing in the ‘Large’ category.

It would be great to ensure the arts in health sector is represented on this Forum – so please vote - and tell your friends!

The closing date is next Monday 19 July at 5pm.

To vote: log on to http://www.artsandbusiness.org.uk/Central/arts-services/Culture-Forum.aspx (It has been clarified by Arts & Business that anyone can vote.)