The arts are to Britain as the sun is to Spain

David Shrigley's film for the 'Save the Arts' campaign has been launched today, alongside a list of over a hundred artist supporters for the project. The message of the film, featuring an exchange between a farmer and his son, in Shrigley's recognisable style, is that if the proposed 25% cuts to the arts in the UK go ahead, then many arts organisations will have to close, and that the arts draw tourists to Britain - "the arts are to Britain as the sun is to Spain.' Mark Wallinger will present the campaign's next project and the petition can be signed here.