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I am an artist who makes political statements was scribbled on the phone during a train ride, and posted on Instagram in response to Arts Council England’s change of policy and warning to regularly funded arts organisations that ‘political content’ in their programming could pose  ‘reputational risk’ and may  risk funding.

“The guidance stated: “Reputational risk can be generated not just by the organisation and its decision but also by staff and other individuals associated with the organisation acting in a personal capacity.”

In a list of examples that might increase reputational risk, ACE included “activity that might be considered overtly political and activist and goes beyond your company’s core purpose and partnerships with organisations that might be perceived as being in conflict with the purposes of public funding of culture”.

On 14th of February 2024 due to pressure on social media and other platforms from artists and others Arts Council England amended their guidelines 

On March 2024, Art Monthly published the Instagram post as their cover.