These links bring together online resources about public art and provide information and guidance for those seeking to commission, artists working to commission and others researching and developing approaches to commissioning practice. We aim to provide a starting point for further research. If you would like us to add a reference to a useful resource please send us details.

The Academy of Urbanism:
http://www.academyofurbanism.org.uk/

A high level, cross-sector group of individuals from a wide range of disciplines, brought together to champion the cause of good quality urbanism throughout Great Britain and Ireland. Through discourse, research, education and awards, the Academy actively seeks to promote good urbanism and works towards delivering best practice.

Advisory Team for Large Applications (ATLAS): http://www.regeneration-uk.com/

The regeneration portal for the UK. This website has been created by the Advisory Team for Large Applications (ATLAS) and provides up to date advice and guidance relating to the delivery of large scale planning, regeneration and development projects.

AN - The Artists Information Company: http://www.a-n.co.uk/

Contains information for emerging and established artists and craftspeople.

Architecture and Design Scotland: http://www.ads.org.uk/

A+DS is Scotland's national champion for good architecture, design and planning in the built environment.

The Architecture Centre Network:
http://www.architecturecentre.net/

T he development and advocacy organisation for the 23 Architecture Centres in the United Kingdom.

Art-public.com: http://www.art-public.com/

The first European portal on public art. It provides access to information about contemporary public art and its current developments throughout the world. The online library focuses on the role of art in urban projects. Recent creations and works in progress are organized by category and illustrated with examples from around the world, with an emphasis on the principal cities of Europe. All subjects feature examples of artwork with commentary and colour photo illustrations. It can be accessed through annual membership at a small fee.

Artquest : http://www.artquest.org.uk/

Contains information, advice, articles and links to organisations of interest to visual artists and craftspeople. The Q&A section provides a free online legal advice service for artists and craftspeople in England.

Art and Architecture Journal:
http://www.artandarchitecturejournal.com/

The leading UK magazine for public art collaboration, contemporary urban culture and architecture.

Arts & Business: http://www.aandb.org.uk/

A&B helps business people support the arts by creating mutually valuable partnerships between businesses and arts organisations . The site contains details of campaigns, publications, research, evaluation and services.

Arts Council England: http://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. The webiste provides i nformation about funding, news and debates and web links.

Arts Council of Northern Ireland:
http://www.artscouncil-ni.org/

The lead development agency for the arts in Northern Ireland.

Arts Council of Wales: http://www.artswales.org.uk/

Provides an overview of the Arts Council of Wales' work, funding information and a comprehensive arts database featuring some of Wales' foremost arts organisations and practitioners.

Axis: http://www.axisweb.org/

An online database of artists and curators, comprehensive information and images by contemporary artists and a regularly updated selection of new writing, news, reviews, audio and video interviews to keep up to date with current key debates in the contemporary art world.

British Urban Regeneration Association (BURA):
http://www.bura.org.uk/

BURA identifies and promotes best practice in regeneration, advocates an integrated approach to the social, economic and environmental issues involved and is the leading independent organisation for Urban Regeneration in the UK. It offer members national and regional networks, training, seminars and conferences plus debates and forums covering key issues of the regeneration agenda.

Commission for Architecture and the Built Environment:
http://www.cabe.org.uk/

G overnment agency set up to advise and promote high quality urban design and architecture and raise the standard of the built environment. CABE offers free advice to government, local authorities and private clients.

Comisiwn Dylunio Cymru (Design Commission for Wales): http://www.dcfw.org/

Recently launched website for the Design Commission for Wales.

Core Cities: www.corecities.com

The Core Cities group is a network of England's major regional cities: Birmingham, Bristol, Leeds, Liverpool, Manchester, Newcastle, Nottingham and Sheffield. They form the economic and urban cores of wider surrounding territories, the city regions and are the economic drivers of their regions. The umbrella theme for the joint activity of the Core Cities Group is economic development.

Crafts Council: http://www.craftscouncil.org.uk/

Details of the Crafts Council’s services including awards and support for makers and a search engine for makers, organisations and opportunities.

Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG): http://www.communities.gov.uk/

The Department for Communities and Local Government sets UK policy on local government, housing, urban regeneration, planning and fire and rescue. The DCLG has a responsibility for all race equality and community cohesion related issues in England and for building regulations, fire safety and some housing issues in England and Wales.

Inspire Northumberland: www.inspirenorthumberland.co.uk

Inspire Northumberland advise, advocate and deliver public art & design projects in the priority regeneration areas across Northumberland.

The Landscape Institute: www.landscapeinstitute.org

The national organisation in the UK for landscape professional designing in both urban and rural locations.

Planning Portal: www.planningportal.gov.uk

T he Planning Portal is the UK Government's online planning and building regulations resource for England and Wales. Use this site to learn about planning and building regulations, apply for planning permission, find out about development near you, appeal against a decision and research government policy.

Public Art Online: www.publicartonline.org.uk

The leading public art resource provided by Public Art South West. This resource provides a wealth of information on how artists and creative activity can contribute to the built and natural environment, regeneration initiatives, sustainable development, architecture and urban design. It provides a very comprehensive set of links public art related links!

Public Monuments and Sculpture Association: www.pmsa.org.uk

A searchable database of every piece of public sculpture and every public monument in the British Isles .

Resource for Urban Design Information: http://www.rudi.net/

Subscription-only information resource covering all aspects of urban design and development resource, including city profiles, case studies, design guidance, bibliographies, journals, events diary, original essays and links.

RIAS (The Royal Incorporation of Architects in Scotland): http://www.rias.org.uk/

The professional body for chartered architects in Scotland, and the foremost architectural professional institute in the country dealing with architecture and the built environment. O ffers a wide range of services and products for architects, students of architecture, construction industry professionals and all those with an interest in the built environment and the design process.

RIBA (Royal Institute of British Architects):
http://www.riba.org/

The Royal Institute of British Architects is the UK body for architecture and the architectural profession. Provides support for members in the form of training, technical services, publications and events and set standards for the education of architects, both in the UK and overseas.

RICS (Royal Institition of Chartered Surveyors): www.rics.org

RICS is the global body qualifying and setting standards for members working in construcition, land, property and on related environmental issues. Its key roles are to regulate and promote the profession .

Royal Society for the Encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce: http://www.rsa.org.uk/

The RSA works to remove the barriers to social progress and aims to encourage innovation and creativity throughout society and supports an Arts & Ecology programme. It has an online gallery and magazine, commissioning information, publications, resources and an archive.

Royal Society of Ulster Architects: http://www.rsua.org.uk/

The professional body representing architects in Northern Ireland.

The Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI):
http://www.rtpi.org.uk/

The RTPI advances the science and art of town planning for the benefit of the public, seeking to create areas and places in which people want to live and work and supporting the management of the competing uses for space, and the making of places that are valued and have identity.

Sustrans: http://www.sustrans.org.uk/

Includes information on the National Cycle Network and Sustrans’ commissions programme, with a searchable database of 279 artworks nationally.