Arts Council England

UK arts organisation to promote all aspects of the arts in England, UK. It was formed from the division of the former Arts Council of Great Britain, which was a non-departmental public body dedicated to the promotion of the fine arts in Great Britain. The Arts Council of Great Britain was divided in 1994, to form The Arts Council Of England (now Arts Council England), the Scottish Arts Council, and the Arts Council of Wales. At the same time the The National Lottery was established and these three arts councils, plus the Arts Council of Northern Ireland, became distribution bodies.