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Art and Craft Councils

Arts Council England
Arts Council England is the national development agency for the arts in England, distributing public money from Government and the National Lottery.

14 Great Peter Street
London
SW1P 3NQ
telephone: 020 7973 6517
email: enquiries@artscouncil.org.uk
website: http://www.artscouncil.org.uk (new window)

Arts Council of Northern Ireland
The Arts Council of Northern Ireland is the prime distributor of public support for the arts. It was established in 1962 as a successor to the Committee for the Encouragement of Music and the Arts (CEMA) which had operated since 1942.

MacNeice House
77 Malone Road
Belfast
BT9 6AQ
telephone: 028 90 385200
fax: 028 90 661715
email: publicaffairs@artscouncil-ni.org
website: http://www.artscouncil-ni.org (new window)

Arts Wales
A new home for the arts in Wales, the official website for the Arts Council of Wales. This new website offers a complete overview of the Arts Council of Wales' work, funding information and also a comprehensive arts database featuring some of Wales' foremost practitioners of the arts and arts organisations.

9 Museum Place
Cardiff
CF10 3NX
telephone: 029 20 376500
fax: 029 20 221447
email: garmon.gruffydd@artswales.org.uk
website: http://www.artswales.org.uk (new window)

Crafts Council
The Crafts Council is the UK’s national organisation for the promotion of contemporary crafts. Established in 1971, we are an independent body funded by the Arts Council of England, responsible for promoting fine craftsmanship, encouraging high standards and increasing public awareness of contemporary crafts and applied arts.

44a Pentonville Road,
Islington,
London N1 9BY
telephone: 020 7278 7700
fax: 020 7837 6891
website: http://www.craftscouncil.org.uk (new window)

Scottish Arts Council
The Scottish Arts Council is one of the main channels for Government funding for the arts in Scotland, receiving its funding from the Scottish Executive. We also distribute National Lottery funds received from the Department for Culture, Media and Sport. As an 'arm's length' body we are independent from but accountable to the Scottish Executive. We fund a range of arts organisations for annual programmes of work. In addition, we make project and lottery grants to individual artists and arts organisations.

12 Manor Place
Edinburgh
EH3 7DD
telephone: 0131 226 6051
fax: 0131 225 9833
email: help.desk@scottisharts.org.uk
website: http://www.scottisharts.org.uk (new window)

Wales Craft Council / Crefft Cymru
Non-profit organisation supporting and promoting crafts in wales by running trade fares. Trade fairs include The Wales Fair and The Wales Spring Fair.

Henfaes Lane
Welshpool
POWYS
SY21 7BE
telephone: 01938 555313
fax: 01938 556237
email: crefft.cymru@btinternet.com
website: http://www.walescraftcouncil.co.uk (new window)

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