To: Minister for Arts Patrick O'Donovan
Stand with Irish artists
Show artists the respect they deserve and and give arts the support it deserves. Artists in Ireland shouldn't be held to account for procurement issues within the Arts Council – they deserve proper funding for their work.
Why is this important?
Minister for the Arts Patrick O'Donovan is using procurement issues in the Department of Arts and in the Arts Council to try to discredit and undermine the entire arts sector. Now he wants artists to explain what they're doing with their grants. He's trying to whip up controversy to distract from this government's failure to provide a safe home for everyone who needs one and their attempts to undermine our neutrality.
Our artists and the arts need more support, not less. By signing this petition, we are taking a stand and showing this government that we stand with the artists of Ireland, that we respect the huge contribution they make to our lives, and that we believe their work should be properly funded.
Our artists and the arts need more support, not less. By signing this petition, we are taking a stand and showing this government that we stand with the artists of Ireland, that we respect the huge contribution they make to our lives, and that we believe their work should be properly funded.