Arts Council of England (ACE) is the national development agency for the arts in England, distributing public money from Government and the National Lottery.
www.artscouncil.org.uk
Art Fist is a free Leeds-based magazine which celebrates creativity in its many forms. The magazine is distributed throughout Leeds and over the internet.
www.artfist.co.uk or www.myspace.com/artfistmagazine
a-n The Artists Information Company stimulates and supports contemporary visual arts practice through advocacy and information and to affirm the value of artists in society. It’s core activities include publications (AN Magazine, Code Of Practice For The Visual Arts and various Toolkits), research, a knowledge bank of professional practice advice, opportunities – all designed to meet the professional needs of artists and the visual arts sector.
www.a-n.co.uk
ArtQuest provides critical engagement and practical support to London’s visual artists and craftspeople, working with practitioners in London throughout their careers.
www.artquest.org.uk
ArtQuest provides critical engagement and practical support to London’s visual artists and craftspeople, working with practitioners in London throughout their careers.
www.artquest.org.uk
Axel Lapp Projects is both a showroom and a workspace in Berlin.
www.axellapp.de
Bloc is a contemporary art space and studio complex based in Sheffield city centre.
www.blocprojects.co.uk
Castlefield Gallery is a gallery and resource for contemporary visual artists and their work. Since its founding by Manchester Artists Studio Association (MASA) in 1984, the gallery has been at the forefront of supporting artists and emergent art practices in the UK. Castlefield Gallery is an essential part of the visual arts community in Manchester and the North West, maintaining close relationships with studio groups and artist-led initiatives.
www.castlefieldgallery.co.uk
CreativePeople is a national network providing information, advice and guidance to support all those who work in arts and craft industries in making the most of their careers.
www.creativepeople.org.uk
g39 is an artist run organisation that has become an essential element of the artscene in Wales. Established in 1998 they run a programme of exhibitions from our permanent gallery and temporary spaces. g39 has a commitment to artists in Wales, acting as a conduit for contemporary work across the country and exhibiting it alongside work from further afield.
www.g39.org
Leeds Arts was founded in 1990 Leeds Initiative brings together the public, private, community and voluntary sectors to work together for the benefit of all citizens. Leeds Arts is a partnership of the arts and heritage sectors and is a partnership group of the Leeds Initiative.
Leeds Visual Arts Forum (LVAF) is a not-for-profit organisation that aims to raise the profile of visual arts in Leeds to the city and beyond. The group meet together once a month and organise social and networking events.
www.lvaf.org.uk
LOCATORART.ORG is a listings website for contemporary visual art produced by the Visual Arts Forum in Newcastle and Gateshead. LOCATORART is more than just a listings it is intended to be a platform for debate and information sharing, to allow the visual arts community to represent itself in a way they feel is appropriate, by providing an infrastructure that gives direct communication between audience, artists and curators.
www.locatorart.org
Pavilion is a visual arts commissioning organisation that collaborates with artists and curators to research, realise and programme new work. Pavilion has a public gallery in Leeds with a rolling programme of exhibitions and events. We also work in exhibition and production partnerships. Through commissions, exhibitions, curatorial experiments, publications and events we explore new art and curatorial practices in meaningful and stimulating ways.
www.pavilion.org.uk
SituationLeeds is a city-wide festival of art in the public realm that takes place across Leeds every 2 years. It aims to establish and maintain a contemporary visual art event in Leeds that will celebrate the artist as instigator and producer interacting with and responding to places, spaces and people. It encourages excellence, risk, creativity, diversity, participation and debate through partnership, profile building, development of art infrastructure, quality, access and education.
www.situationleeds.org.uk
Something Visual is a Leeds and West-Yorkshire based arts publication, designed to bring you closer to the Arts Scene. Visit their Leeds Art map here and their Diary of events here.
www.somethingvisual.net
sva (Stroud Valleys Artspace) was founded in 1997 with the aim of promoting and supporting the artists working in the area. This unique contemporary arts resource will provide good quality space, facilities and support to a wide number of artists and the community.
www.sva.org.uk
Waygood Gallery and Studios is one of the UK’s leading artist-led contemporary visual arts venues and is awaiting a multi-million pound redevelopment of the Wards Building in High Bridge, Newcastle.
www.waygood.org
West Yorkshire Visual Arts Network (WYVAN) is a network of organisations working with visual artists based in West Yorkshire including: : ESA (Leeds), Loca (North Kirklees), The Arthouse (Wakefield), West Yorkshire Print Workshop (Mirfield), and Fabric (Bradford). Meeting monthly the group share information, skills and contacts in relation to the provision of profesional development in West Yorkshire.
Wysing Arts is a centre for the visual arts near Cambridge. Throughout the year they focus on the development of artists through our studios, international residency programme and commissioning. Wysing is a working site with up to 30 artists present on our 11 acres during week days.
www.wysingartscentre.org
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