Advice, Education and Grants
Artquest - www.artquest.org.uk
Critical engagement and practical support to visual artists and craftspeople.
European League of Institutes of Art - www.elia-artschools.org
ELIA is an independent network of approximately 315 Arts Education Institutes covering all the disciplines of the Arts - Dance, Design, Theatre, Fine Art, Music, Media Arts and Architecture - from 47 countries.
ECCA Enterprise Centre for the Creative Arts - www.ecca-london.org
ECCA offers free advice and services to students and graduates of the University of the Arts London and any creative business in London
Centre for Creative Business - www.ccbusiness.org
A not-for-profit joint venture between London Business School and University of the Arts London with business courses, mentoring schemes, conferences, events, business networking clubs and media for TV, music, advertising and marketing, all fields of design, film, creative software and architecture.
Creative Capital Fund - www.ccfund.co.uk
Expert advice to people looking for professional career development and up-to-date information on training, learning and other relevant services and resources in London.
Own It - www.own-it.org
Free intellectual property advice for London's creative community.
Cultural Industries Development Agency - www.cida.co.uk
CIDA supports creative individuals, businesses and arts organisations by providing information, business support, professional development training, networking & showcasing opportunities and by commissioning new work.
Design Business Association - www.dba.org.uk
The trade association for the UK design industry DBA helps design consultancies become more professional and profitable by offering a range of industry specific membership services, training courses and events.
National Endowment for Science Technology and The Arts - www.nesta.org.uk
NESTA invest in early-stage companies, inform and shape policy, and deliver practical programmes that inspire others to solve the big challenges of the future.
Government, Commercial and Charitable Bodies
Arts Council England - www.artscouncil.org.uk
Arts Council England is the national development agency for the arts in England, distributing public money from Government and the National Lottery.
Crafts Council -
The Crafts Council's National Register of Makers provides the most comprehensive listing of contemporary craftspeople in Britain. Registration is free and open to any contemporary craftsperson living and working in Great Britain, who designs and makes their own work.
Arts - Design - Film
London Design Festival - www.londondesignfestival.com
All things design
Design Museum - www.designmuseum.org
One of the world's leading museums devoted to contemporary design in every form from furniture to graphics, and architecture to industrial design.
Tate - www.tate.org.uk
Britain, Modern, Liverpool and St Ives. Nuff said.
Southbank Centre - www.southbankcentre.co.uk
Includes London stalwarts Royal Festival Hall, The Hayward, Queen Elizabeth Hall and the Saison Poetry Library. They also manage the Arts Council Collection and organises the National Touring Exhibition programme in venues throughout the UK.
National Register of Sculptors - www.rbs.org.uk
A publicly available database of practising sculptors in the UK. Designed to promote your name and engage you with the profession through events, lectures and continuing professional development seminars.
LUX - www.lux.org.uk
LUX is a not-for-profit organisation established to promote and support artists' moving image work both in the UK and internationally.
Institute of Contemporary Arts - www.ica.org.uk
Established in 1947 by a collective of artists, poets and writers to showcase and champion contemporary culture across a wide range of art forms.
Blogs We Like
Pony Step - www.ponystep.com
London art/fashion/music and parties.
Cape Farewell - www.capefarewell.com
Artist initiated expedition to the bring awareness to climate change.
Distill - http://distilldigital.com
These guys scour every magazine - from household names to the most obscure titles - in order to showcase the most inspiring content to stimulate you in your work and everyday lives.
Many Stuff - www.manystuff.org
Daily doses of obscure design and events from around the world.
Arts Admin - artsadminartsblog.blogspot.com
Artsadmin have a dedicated team of bloggers, supplying a fresh perspective on experimental innovative performance and visual arts.
Bad Idea - www.badidea.co.uk
Smart opinionated and political, by Britains "brightest young journalists".
