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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Lifestyle
Sinéad Campbell

UNCOVERED: The need for support is everywhere working class arts group expands to north of england | History Defined

Artist Jake Chapman (of Jake and Dinos Chapman) with art historian Jo McLaughlin at a Working Arts Club event.
Artist Jake Chapman (of Jake and Dinos Chapman) with art historian Jo McLaughlin at a Working Arts Club event. Photograph: Meg Molloy

‘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.

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