| Description | Series of articles about arts funding from July to December 2010. Covers budget reduction for Arts Council England, the role of business investment in the arts, private benefactor funding, coverage of protests against BP sponsorship of the Tate galleries, Government budget cuts and Department for Culture media and Sports settlement to the arts cut by 29.6%, discussion of how the Arts Council will implement its cuts, and the introduction of an open application porcess where all funded organisations will be required to apply for a fresh grant |