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We are run by an Executive Board, as well as National and Area Councils. We also have a number of Directors responsible for different areas of the organisation.

Diversity is crucial to the vitality of creativity and culture

We're developing digital skills across the cultural sector, to our help organisations become more Dynamic - one of the Investment Principles set out in...

Several items are currently under a temporary export deferral

We advocate for and provide accessible captions and subtitles, so that deaf, deafened and hard of hearing people can access creativity and culture.

Transforming Governance is a development programme which aims to strengthen governance in the creative and cultural sector.

Have a look at the Ebook lending report

Illuminate is a new Audience Data Platform for arts and cultural organisations; commissioned by Arts Council England, built and developed by PwC.

Keep in touch with the latest funding updates, news, research, reports and new perspectives on arts and culture from our blog.

Our National Council is our non-executive board and holds overall responsibility for the governance of the organisation. It is also the leading advocate for...

We invest money from Government and the National Lottery to support arts and culture across England.

Anyone may raise a concern about an organisation that has applied to or has received funding from us, and even for organisations who have not.

Dec 12, 2025 - Julie's Bicycle delivers Arts Council England's Environmental Programme, empowering cultural organisations with tools, training, and resources to...

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We are the national development agency for creativity and culture.

Social Impact Framework outlines possible approaches to measuring the social impact of investment in creativity and culture.

We want England’s diversity fully reflected in the individuals and organisations we support and the culture they produce.

Creative People and Places launched in 2012 and is an intervention to inspire new ways of thinking about cultural engagement in local authority areas where the...

Each year the Arts Council publishes our annual report and accounts, setting out how we’re fulfilling our mission

Hear from voices across the sector and beyond about why Inclusivity & Relevance is important.

Tom Higham, Creative Director of Mediale, lifts the lid on the Arts Council’s Investment Principles

Take a closer look at our place-based work in Rochdale, a region where we have upped our investment and support.

Learn more about our Investment Principles Support Organisations and how they can help you.

Find out more about applying for the Creative People and Places extension year.

The Keeping Safe report is a review of psychosocial and wellbeing support options for creative practitioners working with challenging conditions and...

Find out who to contact with national press and media enquiries

If you're an NPO or IPSO for 2023-26, find out how we'll work together.

The nationally agreed standards to ensure all museums are sustainable, focused and trusted, inspiring the confidence of the public and funding and governing...

Stars from stage and screen celebrate the importance of Christmas programming for local theatres and communities.

All the information you need about the changes to Developing Your Creative Practice and National Lottery Project Grants

Take a look at the work we're doing to support health and well-being and help us to spread the word about how art can make us feel better.

We commissioned Lawrence Becko Associates to create this resource to help everyone in the creative and cultural sector explore youth voice and consider how...

Public support is vital in ensuring that funding to art and culture continues, especially given the current pressure on government finances. This toolkit will...

The latest information and resources about applying for funding with us

The Arts Council has gone through many changes over its history from its original remit as the Arts Council of Great Britain to today.

A programme to explore themes, learning, challenges and best practice for individuals and organisations working in the creative ageing field.

Ben Walmsley and Leila Jancovich reflect on their Evaluation Principles and an independent but related research project on failure.

We fund and support individuals and organisations across England working in a variety of different artforms

Collections Trust helps museums work with the information that connects audiences and collections. Their Spectrum standard is embedded in the UK Museum...

Our zero tolerance statement on modern slavery.

We procure goods, services and works by either requesting invitations to quote or issuing competitive tenders in line with UK government policy and all...

We want everyone to be able to access our services or apply for funding

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Arts Council England champions, develops and invests in artistic and cultural experiences to enrich people’s lives. It supports a range of activities across...

By 2030, we want England to be a country in which the creativity of each of us is valued and given the chance to flourish, and where every one of us has access...

Leadership, good governance and investment in people is vital to arts organisations, museums and libraries continuing to develop great art and culture in the...

Hear from voices across the sector and beyond about what Dynamism means to them.

The Digital Culture Network helps individuals and organisations across the creative and cultural sector develop their digital skills.

Liberty Festival lit up London this autumn, celebrating 20+ years of bold, disability-led creativity and inclusion.

We were set up in 1946, by Royal Charter, to champion and develop art and culture across the country. We’re governed by an Executive Board and National and...

Read our guidance on partnership agreements.

In order to operate efficiently, we collect information about the people we work with. Find out how we handle your information under the Data Protection Act

Embedding environmental thinking in everything you do.

See jobs at the Arts Council and in the arts and culture sector

Take a look at our Investment Principle resources designed to develop organisations and individual creative practice

For 2018-22 our investment previously known as 'Strategic Funds' will now be known as Arts Council England Development Funds.

Our research and data programme helps us understand the impact of creativity and culture on people’s lives.

Views from the cutting edge of arts and culture

Q&A: Applying for funding with us

Involvement with arts and culture is crucial to imagination, self-expression and creativity in young people.

We invest in art and culture for a lasting return. We're looking for organisations, artists, events, initiatives and others to apply for our funding and...

Our four Investment Principles will help steer our strategy..

Read our process of reporting fraud

Creative People and Places focuses on parts of the country where involvement in creativity and culture is below average.

A fund piloting a national cohort of Creativity Collaboratives to test a range of innovative practices in teaching for creativity.

Explore the impact of Creative People and Places, which aims to ensure people living in the places which have the least engagement with creativity and culture...

New research showing the impact that increased budgetary pressures for local authorities is having on museum services across the country.

Read the International cultural partnership programmes: impacts and ingredients report

We invest public money from government and the National Lottery to make sure everyone's creativity is given the chance to flourish and we all have access...

BBE is the national support organisation for the brass band sector, offering training, services and advocacy to over 500 organisations, working with...

Hear from voices across the sector and beyond about why Ambition & Quality matters.

VocalEyes brings arts and culture to life for blind and visually impaired people at theatres, museums, galleries, heritage sites and online through the...

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Being ambitious and committed to improving the quality of your work and measuring the results.

Find out about the support we offer for Individual Creative and Cultural practitioners