NORMAL SITES

Arts Council of England - The Arts Council of England is the national funding body for the arts in England. It is responsible for developing, sustaining and promoting the arts through the distribution of public money from central government and revenue generated by the National Lottery.

Arts Council of Ireland - The Arts Council/An Chomhairle Ealaion is an independent autonomous body set up in 1951 to stimulate public interest in and promote the knowledge, appreciation and practice of the arts.

Arts Council of Northern Ireland - No text description.

Arts Council of Wales - The Arts Council of Wales (ACW) is responsible for funding and developing the arts in Wales.

Crafts Council - The Crafts Council promotes the contemporary crafts in Great Britain. It is an independent organisation funded by government and provides services to craftspeople and the public.

Design Council - No text description.

East England Arts - East England Arts Board is the arts development agency for the East of England. From Norfolk to the Thames, from Hertfordshire to the North Sea; the Eastern Arts region is the largest of the 10 Arts Board regions in England.

East Midlands Arts - East Midlands Arts is the Regional Arts Board for the counties of Northamptonshire, Leicestershire, Rutland, Lincolnshire, Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire (excluding the High Peak district).

London Arts Board - London Arts Board (LAB) is the agency for arts funding and development in the capital city.

North West Arts Board - North West Arts Board [NWAB] is the regional arts board for Cheshire, Greater Manchester, Lancashire, Merseyside, the High Peak district of Derbyshire, and the unitary authorities of Blackburn with Darwen, Blackpool, Halton and Warrington.

Northern Arts - Northern Arts is the Regional Arts Development Agency for the North of England. It exists "to Promote the Arts in the North". It covers: Teesside, Cumbria, County Durham, Northumberland, Tyne and Wear.

Scottish Arts Council - The Scottish Arts Council (SAC) is the principal channel for Government funding of the contemporary arts in Scotland.

South East Arts - South East Arts (SEA) is the regional arts development agency for Kent, Surrey, East Sussex, West Sussex and the unitary authorities of Brighton and Hove and Medway.

South West Arts - South West Arts is the official public body for the arts in the South West, covering the unitary authorities of Bath and North East Somerset, Bristol City, North Somerset, South Gloucestershire and the Counties of Cornwall, Devon, Dorset, Gloucestershire and Somerset.

Southern Arts - Southern Arts is the Regional Arts Board for central southern England. Its aim is to provide regional support, advice and funding for arts activity in the county areas of Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Hampshire, Isle of Wight, Oxfordshire, Wiltshire and in south east Dorset.

West Midlands Arts - West Midlands Arts is the Regional Arts Board for Worcestershire, Herefordshire, Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin, Staffordshire, Stoke on Trent, Warwickshire, and the Metropolitan Districts of the West Midlands.

Yorkshire Arts - On April 1st 1999 Yorkshire and Humberside Arts Board (YHA) became Yorkshire Arts Board. The region covered by YAB comprises the counties of North, South and West Yorkshire and and the former county of Humberside.