With over 325 Local Authorities from all over England and Wales in membership, and over 81 other organisations from the creative industries sector in membership, nalgao is the largest organisation in the country representing local government arts interests.
Apart from the Society's Chair, Vice-Chair, Treasurer and Secretary, the nalgao National Trustees Committee is entirely made up of regional representatives. Local members meet together regionally and their views are represented by their regional representatives at Trustee meetings. Local members can therefore directly inform the National Trustee Committee's decisions and direction.
Becoming a member of nalgao means being part of an organisation with direct experience of working with the Arts locally, regionally, nationally and internationally, whose members work on projects of every possible type and scale; from working with a small group of people with special needs to organising events involving thousands, and from working with budgets of a few hundred pounds to working on major Arts projects with capital expenditure involving millions; from hospitals to hillsides, and schools to swimming pools, with every kind of creative experience from CD-ROM to choral concerts and South Indian dance to art designed street lighting.
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.
We believe that the arts have the power to transform lives and communities, and to create opportunities for people throughout the country.
Our vision is to promote the arts at the heart of national life, reflecting England’s rich and diverse cultural identity. We want people throughout England to experience arts activities of the highest quality.
Please visit our website for further information: www.artscouncil.org.uk
