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.

www.artscouncil-ni.org - The Arts Council of Northern Ireland supports and promotes the Arts in Northern Ireland.

www.artswales.org - The Arts Council of Wales (ACW) is responsible for funding and developing the arts in Wales. The Welsh Assembly Government provides ACW with money to fund the arts in Wales and, as an Assembly Sponsored Public Body (ASPB), ACW is responsible to the Welsh Assembly Government for the way this money is spent. ACW is also the distributor of Lottery money for the arts in Wales.

www.musiciansunion.org.uk - The Union offers a range of services tailored for employed, self-employed and part time musicians including legal advice, insurance, career advice, rates and contracts.

www.scottisharts.org.uk - The Scottish Arts Council is one of the main channels for Government funding for the arts in Scotland. It also distributes National Lottery funds received from the Department for Culture, Media and Sport and funds a range of arts organisations for annual programmes of work. In addition, it makes project and lottery grants to individual artists and arts organisations.