The All-Party Parliamentary Group for Visual Arts and Artists has been established to provide a forum for parliamentarians to foster a deeper understanding of the issues and challenges faced by UK visual artists.
The APPG’s statement of purpose is:
- To advance the understanding of how visual artists carry out their practice and develop their careers, promote the value artists and the visual arts bring to society and the UK economy, and to foster an environment in the UK in which the visual arts sector can flourish.
Chair: Cat Eccles MP (Labour, Stourbridge)
Officers: Manuela Perteghella MP (Liberal Democrat, Stratford-upon-Avon); The Earl of Clancarty (Crossbench); Lord Vaizey of Didcot (Conservative)
Members – House of Commons: Ruth Cadbury MP; Dame Caroline Dinenage MP; John Glen MP; Sharon Hodgson MP; Dr Rupa Huq MP; Kim Johnson MP; Satvir Kaur MP; Rachael Maskell MP; Jamie Stone MP
Members – House of Lords: Lord Aberdare; Baroness Bakewell; Lord Bassam; Lord Bird; Baroness Bonham-Carter; Lord Clement-Jones; Lord Crathorne; Lord Faulkner of Worcester; Lord Freyberg; Lord Hampton; Lord Inglewood; Baroness McIntosh of Hudnall; Baronesss Rebuck; Baroness Warwick of Undercliffe; Baroness Young of Hornsey