Independent Theatre Council (ITC)
www.itc-arts.org
Managers’ association and main representative body for middle and small-scale performing arts organisations. Services include advocacy, legal advice, industrial relations and networking. Interchange Trust Legal Advisory Service
www.interchange.org.uk
Low-cost legal advisory service for arts organisations and the voluntary sector.
Jazz Services
www.jazzservices.org.uk
National organisation for supporting and developing jazz through touring, information provision and education projects.
Live Art Development Agency
www.thisisliveart.co.uk
Internationally renowned strategic agency for live art, offering a range of services for artists and organisations in London including information, advice and opportunities for debate, research and training.
London Open House
www.londonopenhouse.org
London-wide scheme to open buildings of architectural interest to the public, the focus of which is the Open House weekend event each September. Also runs a year-round programme of public events designed to explore and explain London’s built environment.
Museums, Libraries and Archives and Libraries London
www.mlalondon.org.uk
Strategic development agency for museums, libraries and archives in the region.
www.music-matrix.org
Agency offering consultancy, PR, marketing, professional development and administrative support services to the music industry. Also provides networking links to the commercial music sector and develops partnerships with major music industry trade bodies.
Notting Hill Mas Bands Association
www.nhmba.com
Represents and promotes the activities of the Mas bands that take part in the Notting Hill Carnival by providing support, advice and training. Also undertakes strategic projects on behalf of its members in order promote the traditions of the Caribbean in the UK.
The Place Artist Development
www.theplace.org.uk/?lid=68
Subscription service providing support and professional development for independent professional dance artists.
Total Theatre Network
www.totaltheatre.org.uk
A leading body for physical and visual performance, providing information and access to the sector, developing audiences and encouraging personal and professional development.
Visit London
www.visitlondon.com
The official visitor organisation for the capital, marketing to domestic and overseas leisure and business visitors, as well as Londoners.
www.wlaculturaloffer2012.org
Sub-regional arts partnership made up local authority arts officers and managers from Brent, Ealing, Hammersmith & Fulham, Harrow, Hillingdon and Hounslow. Meets regularly to share best practice and oversee partnership work in their sub-region.
Writernet
www.writernet.co.uk
Provides dramatic writers with a range of career support.
Youth Music
www.youthmusic.org.uk
Provides funding and advocacy for music provision for young people.
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Studio Festi performing The Dancing Sky at the Greenwich and Docklands International Festival 2006. Image: Alastair Muir. |
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nalgao has twoRegional Representative Trustees representing London:
- Sandra Collins, Cultural Programme Officer at the London Borough of Hackney (sandra.collins@hackney.gov.uk).
- Michael McCormack , Arts Development Manager at the London Borough of Barking & Dagenham(michael.mccormack@lbbd.gov.uk).
A2.5 Arts Council England, London
Arts Council England’s London office works in partnership with local authorities on a regional, sub-regional and borough-by-borough basis in order to:
- build the profile of the arts within boroughs and help secure political commitment.
- support local authority arts officers and help foster cross departmental working within boroughs.
- demonstrate how arts can help deliver local priorities.
- promote inclusion and vibrant communities.
- encourage cultural infrastructure within major regeneration projects
(eg Thames Gateway, King’s Cross, Wembley). - ensure a strong cultural offer and legacy from London 2012.
- support continuous improvement of London boroughs' arts provision.
The Resource Development team leads this work and runs two parallel pan-London groups for local authorities to share information and oversee partnership working. These are the London Local Authority Arts Network (for Arts Officers) and the London Local Authority Arts Forum (for Councillors). For more information about either of these groups please email bethan.evans@artscouncil.org.uk or phone 0207 608 6185.
Each officer in the Resource Development team has responsibility for links with particular local authorities, depending on their location:- East and South sub-regions: Charlotte Penny charlotte.penny@artscouncil.org.uk 0207 608 6155
- North and West sub-regions: Sian Clarke
sian.clarke@artscouncil.org.uk 0207 608 4163 - Central sub-region: Richard Edwards
richard.edwards@artscouncil.org.uk 0207 608 6103
A2.6 Linking with London based artists and creative industry networks
Each local authority will have information about artists and arts organisations based in their borough. The following websites may also be useful:
www.theseer.info
Free online directory and resource for creative individuals and organisations in London. This website is currently being rolled out across London and 11 local authorities have joined so far.
www.lonsas.org.uk
London Schools Arts Service (LONSAS) website, match-making teachers and artists and offering practical information, support, news and advice to help promote creativity throughout the curriculum. LONSAS can also process Criminal Records Bureau checks for those working with young people.
