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We were set up in 1946, by Royal Charter, to champion and develop art and culture across the country. We’re governed by an Executive Board and National and Area Councils. We believe that great art and culture inspires us, brings us together and teaches us about ourselves and the world around us. In short, it makes life better.
We champion, develop and invest in artistic and cultural experiences that enrich people's lives. We support activities across the arts, museums and libraries – from theatre to digital art, reading to dance, music to literature, and crafts to collections. Between 2015 and 2018, we will invest £1.1 billion of public money from government and an estimated £700 million from the National Lottery to help create art and culture experiences for everyone, everywhere.
At Arts Council England we have Wellness Action Plans for our staff and Mental Health First Aiders across the organisation, We also have EAP which off...
The Arts Council England Wellbeing project is being rolled out currently, This includes mental health initiatives, and promoting resources on a dedica...
We have signed up to Working Forward, a nationwide network, backed by some of the UK’s leading businesses, to make our workplaces as inclusive a...
At Arts Council England we have Leadership programmes and Coaching qualifications funded for all senior employees, We also have dedicated training pro...
We offer both Home working/flexible working and provide the equipment for this.
Arts Council England aims to give reasonable adjustments and Individual Wellness Action Plans for staff.
The Race/ Ethnic minority initiatives that we currently have in place at Arts Council England are monitoring, unconscious bias training, additional re...
Arts Council England has offices which are accessible. Our key criteria for choosing new office space is accessibility. We will always make reasonable...
We have an Early Careers Established apprenticeship programme – more than 50% of apprentices secure other roles at ACE before the end of their a...
We offer enhanced maternity, paternity, adoption and shared parental leave, flexible working, and special leave.
We are a Stonewall recognised employer and have informal LGBT staff groups througout Arts Council England.
We are a Disability Confident Employer, guaranteed interview for candidates with a disability that meet the minimum criteria. Our offices are ac...
Currently based at home, Michelle Neilson usually works in our London office. She tells us a bit about smart working at the Arts Council and her myste...
Our Director of Diversity, Abid Hussain, explains how we're keeping inclusivity at the heart of our response to Covid-19. Little less than three we...
Cat Hammersley, our Senior Manager, Data Analysis and Reporting, blogs about how we collect diversity data from our funded organisations and projects...
Twelve things from a fantastic 2019 It’s been a busy year at the Arts Council, with so many exciting things happening across the sector. We&rsq...
In the UK, men are three times as likely to die by suicide than women* and the highest suicide rate is among men aged 45-49*. In response to t...
Everyone deserves a second chance. We're banning the box to take an important step towards nurturing all creative talent in arts and culture. Human...
In this short blog series, launched on International Women’s Day, we profiled a range of inspiring women leading arts and cultural organisat...
Artificial Things by Stopgap Dance Company. Photo © Christopher Parkes / Stopgap Dance Company Here at the Arts Council we know how important...
We've just launched our apprenticeship scheme, and if you share our passion to deliver great art and culture to everyone across England, the...
Passionate - Knowledgeable – Nurturing – Bold – Accountable – Collaborative
These are what we believe to be important here at the Arts Council. They are drawn from the ideas and beliefs of people throughout the organisation. They define us by saying clearly who we are, what we do and how we do it.
We are all proud that our organisation holds these six values at its heart. They are proof that we have a clear sense of who we are and what we believe in. Our purpose is clear and we have talented people, passionate about the arts and ready to make these values come alive.
We believe that England’s rich and varied cultural identity can and should be reflected through the arts, increasing understanding and enhancing lives.
Whoever you are, whatever your background, you can play your part. Working with a range of individuals, we believe that access to a variety of personalities, skills and outlooks enables us to truly represent England’s cultural identity. It’s important that our staff reflect the communities we serve so we take diversity seriously.
Our commitment to diversity is reflected in our attitude towards our employees. We’ll respect you as an individual – our internal support and network groups, fair policies and practices are designed to include everyone’s perspective and expertise. Our commitment to equality for gay, lesbian and bisexual employees is reflected in our role as one of Stonewall’s Diversity Champions.
We are committed to attracting and recruiting diverse candidates. All disabled candidates who meet our minimum (essential) criteria are guaranteed an interview.
List of all the benefits that Arts Council England are offering their employees. Benefits may vary depending on role, location and length of service.
The Arts Council is filled with people who bring so much experience from other industries.
— Zobair Mehmood
The best thing about my role is how interesting and challenging the work is.
— Alex Howard
The Arts Council is full of artists and people from the arts and culture sector, who are really knowledgeable and involved.
— Christa Harris
I like the flexibility and the balance. There’s not as much pressure here as in the private sector, it’s a really supportive environment.
— Johan Zietsman
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