National arts organisations links

Art UK is the successor to Your Paintings. It is a joint initiative between the Public Catalogue Foundation (now known as Art UK), 3,000 museums and other art collections, and the BBC.

Arts Forward
Bringing businesses and arts organisations together for mutual benefit.

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

Arts Marketing Association
Professional development body for promoters of arts and cultural industries in UK.

Association of Festival Organisers
Membership group of festival and event organisers who exchange ideas and help each other to promote and improve the festival scene

Cultural Olympiad
The London 2012 Cultural Olympiad is the largest cultural celebration in the history of the modern Olympic and Paralympic Movements.

Culture Hive
A free resource to help you discover and share best practice in cultural marketing, fundraising and management. 

National Rural Touring Forum
Provides the rural touring network with training, information and support

Public Art Online
Excellent online resource offering advice, information and advocacy about all apsects of public art

The Artists Information Company
Stimulating and supporting contemporary visual arts practice, and affirming the value of artists in society through advocacy and information.

Voluntary Arts Network
Supporting voluntary arts.