"Art is your human right" The Lowry puts message in lights on Salford Quays

“Art is your human right” The Lowry puts message in lights on Salford Quays

Salford Lowry has posted a message in lights on Salford Quays, proclaiming how art should be a human right rather than a luxury.

Theatres across the country are looking at closing after the coronavirus pandemic shut most businesses over the last three months.

The arts are not a luxury. They are a neccessity, a human right, as powerfully displayed by @The_Lowry. We NEED your support, for our young people, for our communities. Are you listening? @OliverDowden #SaveTheArts #THEATRE pic.twitter.com/WUUzevq6VR

— Emily Edwards (@EmilyEdwards50) July 2, 2020

Julia Fawcett OBE, Chief Executive of the Lowry, previously said: “Venues up and down the country – including The Lowry – are desperate to begin preparations to re-open their doors and get fantastic work by artists onto our stages for the public to enjoy safely.

“Instead, we received a vague and ambiguous statement that has confused many and helped no one.

“Other sectors have been given dates to work with – and performing arts should be no different.

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“Without a clear plan, with clear timetables for implementation, we are putting the entire theatres sector further into crisis, our sector deserves better.”

Tomorrow is so-called “Super Saturday”, seeing the re-opening of many businesses across the UK.

A specific date for the Lowry’s reopening is still unknown.