Arts Council of Great Britain

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arts council non-departmental public body public body

The Arts Council of Great Britain was a government-funded body established after World War II to support and develop the arts across England, Scotland, and Wales through grants, advocacy, and cultural initiatives.

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Label Occurrences
Arts Council of Great Britain canonical 3

Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf arts council ⓘ
non-departmental public body ⓘ
public body ⓘ
activity arts advocacy ⓘ
cultural policy advice ⓘ
grant-making ⓘ
appliesToJurisdiction England ⓘ
Scotland ⓘ
Wales ⓘ
areaServed Great Britain NERFINISHED ⓘ
charterGrantedBy King George VI NERFINISHED ⓘ
country United Kingdom ⓘ
dissolved 1994 ⓘ
fieldOfWork dance ⓘ
literature ⓘ
music ⓘ
opera ⓘ
theatre ⓘ
visual arts ⓘ
foundedAfterEvent World War II NERFINISHED ⓘ
fundingSource UK government NERFINISHED ⓘ
public funds ⓘ
governanceType arm's-length principle ⓘ
hasOrganisationalStructure national council with regional arts associations ⓘ
headquartersLocation London NERFINISHED ⓘ
inception 1946 ⓘ
languageOfWorkOrName English ⓘ
legalForm Royal Charter body ⓘ
notableChairperson John Maynard Keynes NERFINISHED ⓘ
operatedInPeriod post-war Britain NERFINISHED ⓘ
parentOrganization UK government arts administration system ⓘ
precededBy Council for the Encouragement of Music and the Arts NERFINISHED ⓘ
purpose develop the arts ⓘ
distribute arts funding ⓘ
promote cultural life ⓘ
support the arts ⓘ
reasonForDissolution devolution of arts funding to separate national councils ⓘ
replacedBy Arts Council of England NERFINISHED ⓘ
Arts Council of Wales NERFINISHED ⓘ
Scottish Arts Council NERFINISHED ⓘ
scope Great Britain NERFINISHED ⓘ
national ⓘ
supportedSector festivals ⓘ
individual artists ⓘ
museums and galleries ⓘ
publicly funded arts organisations ⓘ

Referenced by (3)

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Modern Art Oxford → founder → Arts Council of Great Britain ⓘ
Clarissa Luard → employer → Arts Council of Great Britain ⓘ
ACE → predecessor → Arts Council of Great Britain ⓘ
subject surface form: Arts Council England