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Welcome to Arts Council England

We are the national development agency for creativity and culture. We help people in every corner of the country to experience and benefit from creativity.

We do this by investing in artists and organisations that make and deliver exceptional, inspirational work for our communities.

Let's Create

Let's Create is our strategy for 2020-2030 and an invitation to join us in creating a country transformed by culture

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New to the Arts Council?

From grants and resources to events and networking, find out how we can support you.

Elexi Walker in Queen of Chapeltown © Anthony Robling

Supporting individual creative and cultural practitioners

If you're an individual creative or cultural practitioner, find out how we can support you, so that we make sure we safeguard the future of our industry.

How can I apply?

We invest public money from government and the National Lottery to make sure everyone’s creativity is given the chance to flourish and we all have access to a remarkable range of high quality cultural experiences.

Apply for funding

Take a look at our open funding streams and find out if you’re eligible to apply.

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Our application portal

You can apply to us through Grantium. If you’ve never used it before, we have lots of guidance documents and videos to help you navigate it.

Digging Devices Our Common Tools by Katie Surridge Photo Pete Millson. Photo: © Pete Millson 2021.

Access support

If you have access needs and require further support to complete your application, there’s a number of ways we can help, like paying for a support worker.

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Our latest news & blogs

Summary of items currently under temporary export deferral

Several items are currently under a temporary export deferral

On October 30 the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rachel Reeves, delivered the Government’s Autumn Budget and one-year Spending Review, setting out departmental budgets for 2025-26. Read our response.