The All-Party Parliamentary Group for Visual Arts (APPG) is an informal, cross-party forum of MPs and Members of the House of Lords which discusses the role played by the UK’s visual arts sector. It keeps other parliamentarians informed and updated with issues affecting the visual arts community and the sector’s contribution to society and the UK’s economy.

The APPG also sets out ways that the visual arts can remain a vital and world-leading sector now and in the future. CVAN partners with the Design and Artists Copyright Society and a-n The Artist Information Company to form the group’s Secretariat.

The APPG’s statement of purpose is to:

  • Advance the understanding of how visual artists carry out their practice and develop their careers;
  • Ensure fair pay for visual artists and safeguard their intellectual property rights;
  • Recognise the value artists bring to society and the UK economy and ensure their artistic contributions are rewarded;
  • Foster an environment in the UK in which visual artists can flourish.

Full list of Officers of the APPG for Visual Arts:

Chair: Theo Clarke MP (Con, Stafford)

Vice Chair: Sir Roger Gale MP (Con, North Thanet)

Vice Chair: The Earl of Clancarty

Vice Chair: Lord Inglewood

Vice Chair: Giles Watling MP (Con, Clacton)

Vice Chair: Jamie Stone MP (Lib Dem, Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross)

Vice Chair: Damian Collins MP (Con, Folkestone and Hythe)

Officer: Simon Baynes MP (Con, Clwyd South)

Officer: Kim Johnson MP (Lab, Liverpool, Riverside)

Officer: Julie Elliott MP (Lab, Sunderland Central)

Public Enquiry Point:
Design and Artists Copyright Society, 33 Old Bethnal Green Rd, London E2 6AA. Tel: 020 7336 8811 | Email: communications@dacs.org.uk

Secretariat:
Design and Artists Copyright Society, Contemporary Visual Arts Network and a-n, The Artists Information Company, jointly act as the group’s secretariat.
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