Visual Arts Resources

BOUF

BOUF is a Superboutique, specialising in limited-edition, niche, innovative, bespoke, eco-friendly and new-to-market items, from fashion, food and furniture to gadgets, footwear and gifts. Their ground-breaking Seller Account enables artists, designer-makers and niche brands sell their products quickly and easily to international consumers on the BOUF website.

Bright Light Film's Journal

Bright Lights Film Journal is a popular-academic hybrid of movie analysis, history, and commentary, looking at classic and commercial, independent, exploitation, and international film from a wide range of vantage points from the aesthetic to the political.

CIDA - Cultural Industries Development Agency

The Cultural Industries Development Agency (CIDA) is the leading creative and cultural industries support agency in East London.

Creative Arts East

Creative Arts East develops and delivers programmes aimed at engaging young people. CAE works in partnership with Community Music East to provide opportunities for young people to experience and participate in music-making activities as part of Music Wise the Youth Music Action Zone for Norfolk.

Creative Commons

Creative Commons provides free tools that let authors, scientists, artists, and educators easily mark their creative work with the freedoms they want it to carry. You can use CC to change your copyright terms from "All Rights Reserved" to "Some Rights Reserved."

Creative Scotland Awards

Each year, up to ten established artists with a record of major achievement in their field are awarded £30,000 to provide them with a unique opportunity to realise their imaginative ideas in a major project. The Award may also be used to experiment, or to discover new talents. Each artist also receives a beautiful glass award created by Scottish glass artist Anita Pate.

Creative Capital

Support in the art of learning a living...

Creative Capital is a free advice and information service for artists and creative professionals who live and work in London.

Cultural Enterprise

The Cultural Enterprise Office is Scotland's specialist Business Development Service for creative and cultural practitioners and micro businesses. The service currently operates in Glasgow, Aberdeen, Dundee and Edinburgh. They provide an information and enquiry service and a Professional Development programme of seminars, training and networking events.

The Design Trust

The Design Trust operates under the banner of Design-Nation to promote the excellence of British design internationally and to provide business support to designers wishing to set up in business. The Design Trust seeks out the best designers working in the UK to become members of Design-Nation and to promote their work and services nationally and internationally.

East Streets Arts (ESA)

East Street Arts (ESA) is a visual arts organisation that supports the careers of emerging and established artists by providing quality studio spaces, training, professional development and advice.

Engage

Engage is the lead professional association promoting understanding and enjoyment of the visual arts through advocacy, professional development, and action-research.

Creative Torbay

Creative Torbay aims to connect Creative and Cultural producers and consumers across the S/W of England and beyond. It is free to register and at the heart of the site is a user driven creative and cultural directory. Members with profiles can launch events, add news and jobs items.

Your Creative Future

Your Creative Future is a basic (but useful) guide to education and career opportunities across the creative industries.

Folio Illustration Agency

Folio is a highly regarded illustrators' and designers' agency which has been established for 25 years - far longer than most agencies. Folio is based in London, UK, and represents illustrators of high quality and versatility.

Lindgren + Smith

Lindgren + Smith represent artists and illustrators.

Pat Lidgren and Piper Smith met in an art buyers office back in 1987 where they were both bidding on the same job. Afterwards, tired and hungry, they went out for a cup of coffee and Lindgren & Smith was born. (Much better to join forces than try to outbid one another!)