‘Artists forced out of cities by upturn’

Artists are facing a ‘crisis’ in securing spaces within cities in which they can work, according to the Arts Council.

The Council’s 2015 report has warned that while last year “saw a stabilisation of funding after many years.. the ecosystem supporting the arts is significantly weakened.”

“Amidst an emerging national housing crisis, artists faced those same problems personally as low income workers and as practitioners,” the report read.