The Rt Hon Oliver Dowden CBE 
Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport                    
100 Parliament Street
London SW1 2BQ

The Rt Hon Rishi Sunak MP
Chancellor of the Exchequer
HM Treasury 
1 Horse Guards Road
London
SW1A 2HQ

27th April, 2020

Dear Chancellor and Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport,

We, the undersigned creative professionals and institutions, call on the government to protect the UK’s creative industries.

Our creative and cultural sector is in crisis. A Creative Industries Federation survey of 2,000 creative organisations and freelancers revealed that 1 in 7 creative organisations believe they can last only until the end of April on existing financial reserves. Only half think their reserves will last beyond June.

We cannot allow the UK to lose half of its creative businesses and become a cultural wasteland. The creative industries are one of the UK’s biggest success stories, previously growing at five times the rate of the wider economy. The creative sector will also be critical to driving the UK’s economic recovery - and transforming lives for the better - as we re-build. 

We must act, and act fast.  We call on the government to implement urgent funding for creative and cultural organisations impacted by the fall-out of Covid-19. 

Yours sincerely,

Caroline Norbury MBE, CEO, Creative Industries Federation and Creative England

On behalf of:

1. Mal Abbas, Biome Collective

2. Bibi Abdulkadir

3. Mariana Abella

4. Campbell Addy

5. Shahid Ahmad

6. Toki Allison, Film Audience Network Inclusive Cinema

7. Marin Alsop, Artist in Residence at the Southbank Centre, Principal Conductor of the Vienna Radio Symphony, Music Director of the Baltimore Symphony

8. Jeanie Annan-Lewin

9. Deborah Annetts, Chief Executive, Incorporated Society of Musicians

10. Josh Appignanesi, Director 

11. Paul Appleby, Director, Bristol Media 

12. Helen Apse, Head of Culture and Wellbeing, Make It York

13. Ami Aripin

14. Thomas Armstrong, Demob Happy

15. Arts Emergency

16. Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music

17. Gary Aspden

18. Michael Attenborough CBE D Litt., Theatre Director

19. Georgia Attlesey, Creative Producer

20. AudioUK

21. Holly Aylett, Director, UK Coalition for Cultural Diversity

22. Benji B

23. Riccardo Bacigalupo 

24. Christopher Bailey, Clerk, York Guild of Media Arts

25. Rosetta Bain

26. Duncan Baird

27. Maria Balshaw CBE, Director, Tate

28. Alison Balsom MBE

29. Matthew Banwell, Creative Director, Apt

30. Felix Barrett, Artistic Director, Punchdrunk

31. Luella Bartley

32. Carol Bartram, The Crystal Hive

33. Tracy Bass, Independent Producer 

34. Alex Beard, Chief Executive, Royal Opera House

35. Mark Beaumont, Chairman, North West Theatre Arts Company C.I.C.

36. Mandy Berry, Chair, Miracle Theatre

37. David Betteridge

38. Sanjeev Bhaskar

39. David Bickle, Partner, Hawkins\Brown Architects

40. Katherine Bidwell, State of Play

41. Professor Anna Birch FRSA

42. Julian Bird, Chief Executive, UK Theatre and Society of London Theatre

43. Tom Bird, Executive Director, York Theatre Royal

44. Alan Bishop, Chair, The Place

45. Dan Blackett (Landshapes)

46. Helena Blakemore MA SFHEA, Senior Lecturer, BA Creative & Professional Writing, University of East London

47. Iwona Blazwick OBE, Director, Whitechapel Gallery

48. Claire Boissiere, Jumpship

49. David Bomford, Former Director, J Paul Getty Museum

50. Cathy Bolton, Co-Director, Manchester Literary Festival

51. Michelle Bondesio, Communications Consultant and Business Mentor

52. Grace Wales Bonner

53. Rebecca Boulton, Prime Management

54. BPI

55. Steven Braines, CEO, The Weird & The Wonderful and He.She.They

56. Fiona Brand

57. Zowie Broach

58. Simon Brookes, Associate Dean (Students), Faculty of Creative and Cultural Industries, University of Portsmouth

59. Olivia Brooking (Cassyette)

60. Barbara Brown, bodytao

61. Sam Brown, Creative Director and Producer

62. Lucy Brown, Founder, Women In Screen

63. Caroline Bruce, Designer

64. Simon Bryant 

65. Andy Brydon, Curator / Director, Curated Place

66. Liza Buddie, Artist Manager & MMF Board Member

67. Amanda Budge

68. Belinda Budge, Vice Chair, Creative Industries Federation and Creative England

69. Moira Buffini, Dramatist, Director and Actor

70. Baroness Deborah Bull, Vice President & Vice-Principal (London), Senior Advisory Fellow for Culture, King’s College London

71. Sean Bullick, Managing Director, Make It York

72. Paul Burger, Soho Artists

73. Claire Burman

74. Kate Burnett, Theatre Designer, Educator and Curator

75. Clemency Burton-Hill, Presenter, BBC Radio 3

76. Mellie Buse, Adastra Development Ltd

77. Dean Byfield

78. Nicky Callow, Independent Record Co 

79. Simon Callow

80. Emma Cameron, Independent Producer

81. Angela Campbell

82. Jude Campbell

83. Sindy Campbell, Head, Film Birmingham

84. JC Candanedo, Photographer

85. Sir Nigel Carrington, Vice Chancellor, UAL

86. Frank Carter, Frank Carter and the Rattlesnakes

87. Hilary S Carty, Executive Director, Clore Leadership

88. Charlie Casely-Hayford

89. Lucy Catherine, Writer for television, film and radio.

90. Nick Cave

91. Carl Cavers, Sumo Digital

92. Jane Cecchi 

93. Simon Chambers, Director, Storm Model Management

94. Claire Chapeyrou-Clair, Integrated Project Director at The Communications Store

95. Andrew Chowns, CEO, Directors UK

96. James Clayton

97. Marley Clifton

98. Nadia Cohen

99. Annabella Coldrick, Chief Executive, Music Managers Forum

100. Neil Constable, CEO, Shakespeare's Globe

101. Anna Cook, Director, White Rabbit Marketing

102. Tracy Cooper, Chief Executive, Arts Depot

103. Simon Costin, Artist & Director of the Museum of Witchcraft & The Museum of British Folklore 

104. Natasha Cowan, Executive Fashion Coordinator to Suzy Menkes, Editor, Vogue International

105. Tamara Craig, Art Collector 

106. Creative & Cultural Skills

107. Gary Crosby OBE, Co-Founder, Tomorrow's Warriors

108. Kim Crowther

109. Paul Cullen, Paul Cullen Partnerships Limited

110. Jamie Cullum

111. Culture Counts

112. Andy Cunning, Chief Creative Officer, JPIMedia Ltd

113. Sinéad Cusack, Actress

114. DACS

115. Sophie Dahl

116. Marcus Davey CBE, Chief Executive and Artistic Director, The Roundhouse Trust

117. Christa Davis, Independent Fashion Designer 

118. Deborah Dawton, Chief Executive Officer, Design Business Association

119. Lucy Day FRSA, Founder Director and Curator, A Womans' Place Project

120. Matthieu De Braconier, Independent Film Producer 

121. Marcia Deakin, NextGen Skills Academy

122. Sara Dee

123. Jeremy Deller

124. Sarah Derbyshire MBE, Chief Executive, Orchestras Live

125. Estelle Dévé, Director, Estelle Deve Studio Ltd

126. Isobel Dixon, President, Association of Authors’ Agents

127. Philip Dobree, Founder/CEO Jellyfish Pictures

128. Iain Dodgeon, OKRE

129. Isabelle Doran, Head of Policy & Public Affairs, BAPLA

130. Nick Dunmur

131. Kirsten Dunne, Senior Manager, Cultural Infrastructure and Public Realm, Mayor of London

132. Matthew Dunster, Director

133. Baxter Dury

134. David Edgar, Playwright

135. Chris Edwards, Chair, REACH (York Cultural Education Partnership)

136. Tom Eggeling

137. Sally Elhosaini, Screenwriter / Director

138. Mark Elliot

139. Leanne Elliott Young, Founder CEO, CommuneEAST

140. Lena Emery

141. Phoebe English

142. Kristina Erdely, Producer

143. Antonio Eugenio, Fashion Photographer

144. Kate Fahy

145. Paloma Faith

146. Bridget Farrands, Director, FGC

147. Featured Artists Coalition

148. Jules Fennell

149. Claire Fennelow, Executive Director, EVCOM

150. Heather Fenoughty

151. Di Ferrier

152. Conor Ferris, Narrative Management

153. Dilara Findikoglu

154. Janet Fischgrund

155. Guy Fixsen

156. Tim Flach, President, Association of Photographers Ltd

157. Marc Fleetham, Director of Business Development & Knowledge Exchange, York St John University

158. Anne Fontenoy, Fine Artist and Dress Designer

159. Harriet Forde, President, British Institute of Interior Design 

160. Joe Frankland, CEO, PRS Foundation

161. Martin Franks, Adastra Development Ltd

162. Simon Frederick 

163. Jemma Freeman (Landshapes)

164. Steve Freeman, Executive Director, Royal Exchange Theatre

165. Bella Freud

166. Stephen Fry

167. Julia Fryer

168. Aleksandra Funmusik

169. Preena Gadher, Managing Director, Riot Communications

170. Ione Gamble

171. Edward Gardner, Principal Conductor Designate, London Philharmonic and Chief Conductor of the Bergen Philharmonic

172. Paul Gardner, Wiggin LLP

173. Dr Natalie Garrett Brown, Head of Music, Writing & Performance, University of East London

174. Moffy Gathorne-Hardy

175. Ruth Gawthorpe, CEO, Smart Working Revolution

176. Lilli Geissendorfer, Director, Jerwood Arts

177. Jonny Geller, CEO of Original Talent and Chairman, Curtis Brown

178. Inês Geraldes Cardoso

179. Luisa Gerstein (Landshapes)

180. Tina Gharavi, Screenwriter & Director

181. Rick Gibson and Iain Simons, BGI

182. Dan Glendining, Musician & Film Composer 

183. Daniel Godard, Film Editor & Musician 

184. Molly Goddard

185. Adam Godfrey, Demob Happy

186. Fiona Goh, Director, British Arts Festival Association

187. Sarah Golding

188. Katie Goode, Triangular Pixels

189. Daniel Gorman, Director, English PEN

190. Dr Ceri Gorton, Director, Bird & Gorton

191. Emily Gottlieb, Chief Executive, National Opera Studio

192. Anton Gottlob

193. Becca Graham, Partner, Margaret_

194. Finian Greenall (Fink)

195. Rosy Greenlees OBE, Executive Director, Crafts Council

196. Neil Griffiths, Chief Executive, Arts Emergency

197. Marc J Grundy, Director

198. Annabel Grundy, Film Hub Midlands

199. Nigel Guérin-Garnett

200. Fanny Guesdon, Brunswick Arts

201. Jack Guinness

202. Louisa Guinness

203. Claire Gulliver, Arts Consultant

204. Krista Gurcka

205. Amy Gustin, Director, British Independent Film Awards

206. Jefferson Hack 

207. Terry Hall, Singer, The Specials

208. Laura Halliday, Account Director, The Communications Store

209. Christopher Hampson, Artistic Director and CEO, Scottish Ballet

210. Lucas Harding

211. David Hare, Playwright

212. Liz Harkman, Executive Director, Bristol Festivals

213. Jane Harris [PhD] FRSA, Director of Research & Innovation (Stratford), Professor of Digital Design & Innovation, London College of Fashion

214. Hannah Harris, CEO, Plymouth Culture

215. Joanne Harris, Chair, Society of Authors

216. Adam Harrison, The Boxer Rebellion

217. Jodie Harsh 

218. Ben Hartman, Chief Client Officer, International, Octagon

219. PJ Harvey

220. Natalie Haslam

221. Craig Hassall, CEO, The Royal Albert Hall

222. Riette Hayes-Davies

223. Kerrie Hayes, Actor

224. Rick Haythornthwaite, Chair, Creative Industries Federation and Creative England

225. Lara Hayward, Lead for Arts, Heritage & Creative Industries, Oxford University Careers Service

226. Imogen Heap, Recording Artist, Composer, Founder Mycelia for Music and MI.MU

227. Karen Hedger, AIM

228. Jude Henderson, Director, Federation of Scottish Theatre

229. Ian Hetherington

230. Piers Hewitt, The Boxer Rebellion

231. Siobhan Hewlett, Director, Oyster Films

232. Bernard Heymann 

233. Anne Heymann, Artist 

234. Lindy Heymann, Film & TV Director 

235. Caz Hildebrand

236. Katie Hillier

237. Sam Hope, Wolverhampton Cultural Compact Champion

238. Stephen Hough, Pianist, Composer, Writer

239. Kenya Hunt

240. Andrew Hurst, Chief Executive, One Dance UK

241. Nadine Ijewere, Photographer

242. Irene Ilias

243. Georgia Illingworth

244. Janine Irons MBE, Co-Founder, Tomorrow's Warriors

245. Marie-Claire Isaaman, CEO, Women in Games

246. Stephen Israel, Joint Artistic Director, The Company

247. Gabriel Isserlis, CEO, Tutti

248. Gina Jackson

249. Farrah Jaufuraully, Producer and Director

250. Charles Jeffrey, Fashion Designer

251. Paul Jenkins, Founder & Creative Director, Triple Double Studio

252. Natalie Jerome

253. Caroline Jeyaratnam-Joyner, Theatre Arts Consultant

254. Tim Joss, Chief Executive and Founder, Aesop

255. Sir John Sorrell CBE, Founder, Creative Industries Federation

256. Adrian Joffe

257. Liz Johnson

258. Rachel Johnson, Film & TV Director 

259. Charlotte Jones

260. Neil Jones

261. Ben Jones 

262. Benjamin Jonsson

263. Sonali Joshi, Founder & Director, Day for Night Film & Visual Arts Ltd

264. Brian Joyce

265. Councillor Judith Blake CBE, Leader, Leeds City Council

266. Chris Jupe, Filmmaker

267. Zygi Kamasa, CEO, Lionsgate UK and Europe

268. Roxani Kamperou

269. Anish Kapoor

270. Lotte Karlsen

271. Michael Keillor, Director 

272. Oliver Kember

273. Jemma Kennedy, Screenwriter

274. Helen Kennedy, University of Nottingham

275. Rose Kent, Creative Director, Accessible Arts and Media

276. Nicholas Kent, Director

277. Justine Kenyon, Knowledge Exchange Coordinator, Network

278. Tom Kiehl, Acting CEO, UK Music

279. Paul Kilduff-Taylor, Mode 7 Games

280. Reyahn King, Chief Executive, York Museums Trust

281. Teresa Kirby, Partnership Manager, North East Culture Partnership

282. Henry Kitcher

283. William Knight, Director, Renew

284. David Knight, Writer, Journalist & Editor Of Promo News 

285. Melissa Jo Knox, Rare

286. Catherine Kodicek, Costume Designer and Supervisor

287. Jess Kohl 

288. Hanna Kopp-Young

289. Lune Kuipers

290. Olya Kuryshchuk

291. Tanya Laird

292. Matt Lambert

293. David Lan

294. Valerie Langfield

295. Juliette Larthe

296. Professor John Last OBE, Chair, ukadia and Vice-Chancellor, Norwich University of the Arts

297. Susie Lau

298. Josephine Pearl Lee

299. Kelly Lee Owens

300. Andy Lenthall, General Manager, Production Services Association

301. Christian Lewis

302. Romaine Lillie

303. Gabrielle Lindemann, Kent Film Office

304. Ian Livingstone CBE, Co-founder, Games Workshop & Chair, Sumo Group

305. Katy Louis FRSA, Managing Director and Co-founder, Margaret_

306. Jordan Louis Day-Williams

307. Emma Love, Producer

308. Dick Lunn

309. Susan Lynch, Actor

310. Christabel MacGreevy

311. Arthur Maclean, Unit 2 Games

312. Joelle Mae David, CEO, Bluebird Pictures

313. Dr Lesley Main, Head of Department of Performing Arts, Faculty of Arts and Creative Industries, Middlesex University

314. Richard Malone

315. Anne Mannion. AOP Chair & Senior Associate , Swan Turton LLP

316. Matthew Marcantonio, Demob Happy

317. Tim Marlow, Director, Design Museum

318. Janine Marmot

319. Johnny Marr

320. Billie Marten

321. Inès Marzat

322. Kate Mason, Director, The Big Draw

323. Katie May Boyd

324. Gareth McConnell

325. Patrick McCrae, Co-Founder and CEO, ARTIQ

326. Kathryn McDowell, Managing Director, London Symphony Orchestra

327. John McGrath, Artistic Director and CEO, MIF

328. Seamus McGibbon, Executive Director, The Association of Photographers Ltd.

329. Paul Mckee

330. Gordon McKenzie, CEO, GuildHE

331. Lisa McMullin

332. Martha McNaughton, Brand & Communications Consultant

333. Tracey Mee

334. Boris Meister

335. Katie Melua

336. Linda Merrick, Principal, Royal Northern College of Music

337. Ella Mesma

338. David Micklem, Writer, Producer and Arts Consultant

339. Adam Milford, Director, Theatre Workout Ltd

340. China Moo Young

341. Gillian Moore CBE, Director of Music, Southbank Centre

342. Darren Moore, General Manager, York Barbican

343. Malcolm Moore, Producer, Planispheres

344. Lucy Kumara Moore 

345. Liz Moran, Director of Arts and Culture, University of Kent

346. Simon Bøcker Mørch

347. Victoria Morris, Directors UK

348. Andrew Morrison, Chief Executive Officer, York Civic Trust

349. Emily Morus-Jones, Puppeteer and Puppet Maker

350. Kate Moss

351. Rachel Moss, Consultant for Arts Education 

352. Chloe Moss, TV & Theatre Writer 

353. Dave Moutrey, CEO, Home & Director of Culture for MCC

354. Jane Muirhead, Managing Director, Raise the Roof Productions 

355. Alex Mullins

356. Martina Murphy, Director

357. Stuart Murphy, Chief Executive, English National Opera

358. Una Murphy, Co-founder, VIEWdigital

359. Dominic Myatt

360. Pam Myers, Voice Casting & Audio Production, Rorschach

361. Miriam Nabarro, Artist & Set Designer 

362. Sue Needleman, Casting Director 

363. Ian Neil 

364. Shelly Nel

365. Karoline Newman, director, The Lettering Arts Trust

366. Philippine Nguyen, Co-Founder and Director, Art Night

367. Nathan Nicholson

368. Samuel Nixon

369. Gabi Norland, Cinematographer

370. Jessica Norman

371. Mischa Notcutt

372. Chi-chi Nwanoku OBE

373. Emmanuel T W O’Brien

374. Charlotte O’Connor (Charlotte OC) 

375. Kirsty Ogg, Director, New Contemporaries

376. Sharna Osbourne

377. John O’Shea, Independent Artist and Associate Director (Creative), Science Gallery London, King’s College London

378. Anna Olejnicki, Artistic Director, Hype Dance Company Ltd

379. Philip Oliver

380. Andrew Oliver

381. Kenneth Olumuyiwa Tharp CBE, Director, The Africa Centre

382. Mariem Omari, Artistic Director, Bijli Productions

383. Paula Orrell, Curator and Consultant

384. Daniele Owen (Liza Owen)

385. Stephen Page, Chief Executive, Faber and Faber Ltd

386. Sol Papadopoulos, Hurricane Films

387. Craig Parkinson, Actor

388. Adah Parris, Futurist and Storyteller, The House of Griots

389. Art Partner

390. Shreepali Patel, Artist

391. Dr Alexis Paterson, Chair, British Arts Festivals Association & CEO, Three Choirs Festival Association (CEO)

392. Sarah Patterson, Actor 

393. Andy Payne OBE, Founder, AppyNation

394. Julia Payne, Director, the hub

395. Ben Pearce, Paintings in Hospitals

396. Nicholas Pearson, Publishing Director, 4th Estate

397. Olga Pedan

398. Mark Pemberton, Director, Association of British Orchestras

399. Eleanor Pender

400. Jon Peppiatt, Chairman, BBH Advertising

401. Ben Perdue

402. Danny Perkins, Founder, Elysian Film Group

403. Grayson Perry

404. Phoenix Perry, Code Liberation

405. Emma Pettit, Co-founder and Director, Margaret_

406. Aaron Phelan, Photographer & Digital Designer

407. Amanda Pinkerton

408. Simon Platz, MD, Bucks Music Group Ltd.

409. Emma Powell, Actors Management Company

410. Martin Prendergast, Director of Development and Public Affairs, RADA

411. James Priestley, Secretsundaze

412. The Professional Publishers Association

413. Jonathan Pryce

414. Simran Randhawa

415. Bryan Raven, Managing Director, White Light Ltd

416. Jane Rayner, Independent Cinema Office Film Hub South East

417. Robert Read, Managing Director, Kings Place

418. Richard Redman

419. Jonathan Reekie CBE, Director, Somerset House Trust

420. JC Reid, Co-founder, Skint Records

421. Dean Richardson, Frank Carter and the Rattlesnakes

422. Esther Richardson, Joint CEO and Artistic Director, Pilot Theatre

423. Rachel Richardson-Jones, Producer / Festival Director

424. Ian Rickson

425. Bob Riley​, Chief Executive, Manchester Camerata

426. James Roberts

427. Louise Annabel Robertson

428. Simone Rocha

429. Steven Roth, Executive Director, Scottish Ballet

430. Tim Royle 

431. Marco Santucci, Agent/Director, Industry Art

432. Andrew Savill, Freelance Graphic Designer and Illustrator

433. Nitin Sawhney, Chair, PRS Foundation

434. Kate Saxon, TV & Theatre Director 

435. Sandra Schembri, CEO, Nordoff Robbins Music Therapy Charity

436. Jeanie Scott, Director, Culture Radar

437. Kwesi Sey (Kwes)

438. Dawn Shadforth

439. Bryony Shanahan, Joint Artistic Director, Royal Exchange Theatre

440. Amanda Sharp

441. Sandie Shaw MBE

442. Nicky Shaw, Freelance International Set & Costume Designer

443. Meriel Sheibani-Clare, Writer and Script Editor

444. Bijan Sheibani, Writer and Director

445. Francesca Sheldon

446. David Shelley, CEO, Hachette UK

447. Jeremy Shine, Artistic Director, Manchester International Arts/Streets Ahead

448. Cllr Darryl Smalley, Executive Member for Culture, Leisure & Communities, City of York Council

449. Dr Nikesh Shukla D. Litt, FRSL

450. Tom Shutes, Co-Director, Museum Of Everything 

451. Senta Simond

452. Justine Simons OBE, Deputy Mayor of London for Culture and the Creative Industries

453. Dan Simpson, Director 

454. Marion Sinclair, Chief Executive, Publishing Scotland

455. Saskia Sichermann

456. Bob and Roberta Smith, Artist

457. Andrew Smith, The Boxer Rebellion

458. Steve Smith, TV Director and Chair, Directors UK

459. Richard Smithies, Unit 2 Games

460. Jess Smyth, Biig Piig

461. Nicola Solomon, Chief Executive, Society of Authors

462. Linda Sou

463. Alistair Spalding, Artistic Director and Chief Executive, Sadler’s Wells

464. David Speed, Creative Rebels

465. Maria Stoica, Policy Researcher, Fashion Roundtable FRSA

466. Suspension Theatre CIC

467. Meera Syal CBE

468. A Sai Ta

469. Delyth Thomas

470. Dr Paul Thompson, Vice-Chancellor, Royal College of Art

471. Sydney Thornbury, CEO/Artistic Director, The Art House

472. Matthew Thornhill, Managing Director, Young Turks Management Ltd.

473. Phil Tidy

474. Carolyn Timson

475. Dr Delma Tomlin MBE, Director, National Centre for Early Music

476. Carole Tongue, Chair, UK Coalition for Cultural Diversity

477. Anne Torreggiani, Chief Executive, The Audience Agency 

478. Maria Torres

479. Robin Townley, CEO, Association of British Theatre Technicians

480. Jo Townshend, Principal Partnerships Manager (Creative Sectors), UCL Innovation and Enterprise

481. David Toynbee, UAL

482. Jo Tracy

483. Laurie Trueman, Founder, Denude Magazine

484. Andrew Tunney

485. Heloise Tunstall-Brehrens (Landshapes)

486. Brett Turnbull

487. Owen Turner, Managing Director, United by Design

488. Rachael Turner, CEO, MadLab

489. United Agents

490. University of the Arts London

491. Elinor Unwin, Cultural Consultant, New Understandings

492. Professor Carole-Anne Upton, Pro Vice-Chancellor, Middlesex University

493. Anna Valentine, Executive Publisher of Orion

494. Alan Vallance, CEO, RIBA

495. Teun van Rooij, Manchester City Council

496. Simon Vincenzi, Performance Artist

497. Harriet Vine MBE, Co-Founder and Creative Director, Tatty Devine

498. Hardish Virk

499. Camile Vivier

500. Rankin Waddell

501. Ivan Wadeson, Manchester UNESCO City Of Literature

502. Rufus Wainwright

503. Nicola Walker

504. Professor Allan Walker, Dean, School of Arts Media and Creative Technology, University of Salford

505. Timothy Walker CBE AM, Chief Executive and Artistic Director, London Philharmonic Orchestra

506. Che Walker, Actor & Theatre Director 

507. Deena Wallace, Director, British Independent Film Awards

508. Antony Waller, Freelance Fashion Producer & Special Projects PR

509. Jonathan Walsh, Co-Founder, Kambe Events

510. Annie Warburton, CEO, Cockpit Arts

511. Rich Warren, Director, Encounters Film Festival

512. Ann Watson-Thomas, Books and Games

513. Graham Watson-Thomas, Books and Games

514. Fiona Watt, Honorary Secretary, The Society of British Theatre Designers

515. Elizabeth Watts, Soprano

516. Judith Weir CBE, Composer

517. Sarah Weir OBE, CEO, Design Council

518. Laura Weir, Editor in Chief, ES Magazine and The Evening Standard

519. Roy Alexander Weise, Joint Artistic Director, Royal Exchange Theatre

520. Tom Weldon, CEO, Penguin Random House UK

521. Samuel West, Chair, National Campaign for the Arts

522. Helen Wewiora, Director, Castlefield Gallery 

523. John Whalley, Strategic Director, Use.Space and Head of Branding, Seventy7

524. Luned Whelan, Executive Director, TAC

525. William Whelton, Executive Director, Hope Mill Theatre

526. Jasmine Whitbread, Chief Executive, London First

527. Kate White, CEO, National Centre for Circus Arts

528. Adam Whiteley

529. Dr. Jane Wildgoose

530. Quin Williams, Editor & Owner Of Ten Three, Independent Editing Facility

531. Jael Williams, Arts and Heritage Consultant

532. Richard Williams, CEO, Northern Ireland Screen

533. Ross Williams, Chief Executive, Creative Kernow

534. Sadie Williams

535. Fiona Williams, Chief Executive, Explore York Libraries and Archives Mutual Limited

536. Jason Williamson, Sleaford Mods

537. Brett Wilson

538. Catriona Wilson, The Petrie Museum

539. Dame Penelope Wilton

540. Elizabeth Woods

541. Jo Wright, Arts, Music, Creative & Digital Economy Consultant

542. Nick Wright, Editor

543. Anya Yiapanis

544. Hazel York , Head of Civic, Community and Culture Sector, Hawkins\Brown Architects

545. Leanne Elliott Young

546. Dan Zeff, TV and Film Writer & Director