This isn't austerity, it's asphyxiation: can regional galleries survive the cuts?

With the art market rocketing and funding collapsing, how can galleries such as Walsall keep buying new works? The director of the Contemporary Art Society unveils its bold new acquisition planThe collections that regional museums hold are often extraordinary. The pre-Raphaelite collection at Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery is arguably the best in the world. But the vast majority have no funds for buying art. While many have friends groups and some are lucky enough to have the occasional maj