‘The need for support is everywhere’: working-class arts group expands to north of England
The Working Arts Club is working to counter the stark class disparity within the UK creative sector‘The problem the art world has with class is a systemic issue and the...
By Sinéad Campbell · The Guardian Culture
The Working Arts Club is working to counter the stark class disparity within the UK creative sector ‘The problem the art world has with class is a systemic issue and the need for support is everywhere,” says Meg Molloy, the founder of Working Arts Club, which aims to help people from working-class backgrounds secure jobs in the arts. Founded in 2024 as an independent initiative in London, it has collaborated with the likes of the V&A, Royal Academy, Christie’s, Sotheby’s and Frieze London. Continue reading...