Theatres, arts groups and creative event organisers say they may have to close because of a decision to delay the awarding of grant funding from the city council by 18 months.
A group of arts organisations have launched a petition, written an open letter calling out Bristol Mayor Marvin Rees and are planning a demo outside City Hall about their plight, which they said threatens the future of many cultural organisations in the city.
They say the Mayor and Bristol City Council has decided to delay all funding decisions for arts organisations that are normally funded by the council until next year - when they had been waiting since last October for decisions on grants. The council says it "recognises the value of the local sector" but is holding the funds to allow for a redesign of the process.
