The Arts Council of England was formed in 1994 when the The Arts Council of Great Britain was a Quango dedicated to the promotion of the fine arts in Britain. ...Arts Council of Great Britain was divided into three separate bodies for Royal motto: Dieu et mon droit (French: God and my right) Official language None; English is de facto Capital London Capitals coordinates 51° 30 N, 0° 10 W Largest city London Area  _ Total Ranked 1st UK 130,395 km² Population  _ Total (2001)  _ Density Ranked 1st UK 49,138,831...England, Scotland (Scottish Gaelic: Alba) is a country or nation and former independent kingdom of northwest Europe, and one of the four constituent parts of the United Kingdom. ...Scotland and For alternate meanings, see Wales (disambiguation) National motto: Cymru am byth (Welsh: Wales for ever) Official languages: English and Welsh Capital: Cardiff First Minister: Rhodri Morgan AM Area  _ Total:  _ % water: Ranked 3rd UK 20,779 km² xx% Population  _ Total (2001):  _ Density: Ranked 3rd UK 2,903,085 140/km² NUTS...Wales. The arts funding system in England under went considerable reorganisation in 2003 when all of the Regional Arts Boards were subsumed into Arts Council England. The boundaries of the regional offices are now co_terminous with the standard English Regions.

It is a government_funded body dedicated to promoting the performing, visual and literary arts in Royal motto: Dieu et mon droit (French: God and my right) Official language None; English is de facto Capital London Capitals coordinates 51° 30 N, 0° 10 W Largest city London Area  _ Total Ranked 1st UK 130,395 km² Population  _ Total (2001)  _ Density Ranked 1st UK 49,138,831...England. Since 1994, Arts Council England has been responsible for distributing lottery funding. This investment has helped to transform the building stock of arts organisations and to create lots of additional high quality arts activity.

The Council attracted criticism from the Parliamentary select commitee responsible for its oversight for supporting a Lottery funded programme to subsidise UK film production that resulted in a series of films that failed to find distribution. There was also a series of costly capital projects such as the Royal Opera House and the Lowry Centre that required additional funding. In 2005 it was announced that the Arts Council England's budget was capped resulting in an effective £30m reduction in its budget.

The Chair of Arts Council England is Sir Christopher Frayling, Dean of the The Royal College of Art in South Kensington, London. ...Royal College of Art in London — containing the City of London — is the capital of the United Kingdom and of England and a major world city. With over seven million inhabitants (Londoners) in Greater London area, it is amongst the most densely populated areas in Western Europe. ...London.

External links

Arts Council of England (http://www.artscouncil.org.uk/)