Links

Arts Council England

Arts Council England is the national development agency for the arts in England. Between 2005 and 2008, we are investing £1.7 billion of public funds from government and National Lottery. This is the bedrock of support for the arts in England.

Business Practice (Merseyside): Merseyside Acme

Merseyside ACME is a development agency for the Creative Industries sector, working to support the growth and sustainability of creative businesses and organisations based on Merseyside.

Creative Enterprise: The Tool Kit

The Toolkit is a website for individuals and groups who are developing creative enterprises and community arts projects in Manchester. It contains up-to-date information on organisations, networks, training and funding that can help you to make your project a success.

Disability and the Arts: Full Circle Arts

Full Circle Arts provide a full information and advocacy service for groups or organisations who want to arrange their own local Disability Arts projects. We use our years of experience to help you and your group raise funds, recruit members and Disabled Artists/Workshop Leaders to organise your own project.

Funnel Creative

A design agency based in Manchester's Northern Quarter.
Responsible for the design and build of TheArtGuide.co.uk

Grizedale Arts

Grizedale Arts is a commissioning and residency agency based in Grizedale Forest in the Lake District of Great Britain. The programme supports artists in making new works that relate to the context of the area.

Islington Mill

Islington Mill is a developing project that aims to secure a professional environment for artists and other cultural industries to thrive. With this in mind we provide sustainable, affordable space for people developing practices in creative fields.

Photography: Redeye

Redeye is the North West England Photography Network. It aims to make life easier for photographers and photography in the region and beyond, by providing information, opportunities, events, training and professional development. It is a voluntary sector non profit company. Anyone can become a subscriber free of charge.

PLANT MORE TREES

Plant More Trees are a web development company based in Manchester and provide business class hosting for the Art Guide and also developed the Castlefield Gallery website.

Re:work Creative Enterprises

re:work creative enterprises is a local authority administered project which been in existence
since April 2001 and offers support to individual artists and small creative businesses seeking to promote their products and/or services. We provide a
wide range of services relevant to the work and needs of artists.

Training: Target Training

Target Training have developed a series of master classes for people who either intend to or are already developing career and business opportunities in the following industries: Film, Television, Visual Arts, Theatre, Literature, Design, Radio and Music.

Welfare State International

Welfare State International is a company of artists who pioneer new approaches to the arts of celebration and ceremony in the U.K. and internationally.