We’ve mapped out some useful websites for Rutland creatives of all disciplines, so whether you’re a musician, artist, professional or amateur, we hope this page can sign-post you to some very useful organisations.

Please let us know through the feedback page about other useful sites so we can keep information up to date and relevant. We only provide web links to not-for-profit public sector services.

East Midlands Funding and Business Support for Professional and Creative Companies

Creative Leicestershire
Small business support for the arts, media and design sector in Leicestershire & Rutland. A thorough and useful website worth spending time look at. A development bursary is available each year worth £2,500, and also lists other funding sources specific to the arts sector: www.creativeleicestershire.org.uk
Make sure your business is listed on the relevant free directory:
www.leicestershirecreatives.org.uk for services for business
www.madeinleicestershire.org.uk for artists, craft, makers & galleries
www.artslinknetwork.org.uk for participatory arts & media

Cultivate
Cultivate works collaboratively with the East Midlands cultural public sector, leading in exemplary business practice, the development of management skills and the building of audiences.
www.cultivate-em.com

Arts Council England
Arts Council England is the national development agency for the arts in England, distributing public money from the Government and the National Lottery. They manage a monthly funding flash that details new funding opportunities and also manage Arts Jobs, a website and mailing list that details current vacancies and opportunities in the arts community.
www.artscouncil.org.uk
www.artsjobs.org.uk

Arts & Business
Arts & Business sparks new partnerships between commerce and culture.
www.aandb.org.uk

UK Film Council
Abolition, read more http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/article/16909/Abolition-of-UK-Film-Council