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It is a government-funded body dedicated to promoting the performing, visual and literary arts in 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. HISTORY Arts Council England was created in 1994 when the Arts Council Of Great Britain was divided to form the Arts Council of England, Scottish Arts Council and Arts Council Of Wales . At the same time the National Lottery was established and the Arts Council of England became one of the distribution bodies. This increased responsibility saw the Arts Council of England grow back in size to the point where it was larger than before the 1987 restructure. In 2001 Chairman Gerry Robinson announced a further restructure in which the Arts Council of England would be merged with the existing Regional Arts Board s to form a single organisation: Arts Council England. GOVERNANCE AND ADMINISTRATION Arts Council England has a national council of 14 members including the Chairman. The national council meets 5–6 times a year and is made up of representatives of the arts community with 9 of the members also representing the regional councils and one seat reserved for a representative of the Black and Asian community. The 9 regional councils also have boards of 14 members made up of representatives of their regional arts community and local government. The 9 regional councils are:
The appointment of the Arts Council England Chief Executive is made by the Department Of Culture, Media And Sport , a position held by Peter Hewitt since 1998 . Each regional council had an Executive Director and each artform has a specialist advisor. The Arts Council England divides its funding into the following headings:
CHAIRS OF ARTS COUNCIL ENGLAND
EXECUTIVE OFFICERS
CRITICISM The Council attracted criticism from the Parliamentary select committee 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 the case of the Royal Opera House the select committee found the Arts Council had broken its own proceedures. In 2005 it was announced that the Arts Council England's budget was capped resulting in an effective £30m reduction in its budget. The Arts Council of England funds a Cultural Festival that bans gay events. {Link without Title} See Also: Festival of Muslim Cultures SEE ALSO EXTERNAL LINKS |
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