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Artists' mobility
The UK Home Office’s restrictions on non-EU artists and academics is the subject for a campaign in support of artists’ mobility.
The new points-based system has affected many organisations and visiting artists from visa-national countries, European and US based asylum seekers, many of whom have actually been refused entry even though they received certificates of sponsorship by UK licensed sponsors, Well-known artists including Antony Gormley, Jeremy Deller, Zarina Bhimji, Tacita Dean, David Medalla, Maureen Duffy and Arthur Brown have signed up as well as directors and trustees from a range of art galleries and organisations.
The aim is to reach 10,000 signatories on the petition to force politicians to take notice. Add you name at www.PetitionOnline.com/MCvisit/petition.html
First published: a-n.co.uk May 2009
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