Arts Council Of Northern Ireland

The Arts Council of Northern Ireland is a non-departmental public body dedicated to the promotion of the arts in Northern Ireland. It was established in 1994 after the division of the former Arts Council Of Great Britain into constituent parts. The others being Arts Council of England (now Arts Council England), the Scottish Arts Council, and the Arts Council of Wales. At the same time the The National Lottery was established, and these four arts councils became distribution bodies. (In the absence of a proper company role, Arts Council Of Northern Ireland should be entered as Record Company for the time being.)