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contribution that the arts industry makes to the economy and our society</li></ul> <p><strong>Supporting national arts companies: <br></strong>we encourage the national arts companies to pursue excellence, expand access to the arts, link with important initiatives and collaborate with other organisations</p> <p>The national arts companies include:</p> <ul> <li><a title="opens new browser window" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20070205103002/http://www.eno.org/" target="_blank">English National Opera</a> <li><a title="opens new browser window" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20070205103002/http://www.nt-online.org/" target="_blank">Royal National Theatre</a> <li><a title="opens new browser window" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20070205103002/http://www.royalopera.org/" target="_blank">Royal Opera House</a> <li><a title="opens new browser window" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20070205103002/http://www.rsc.org.uk/home/default.aspx" target="_blank">Royal Shakespeare Company</a> <li><a title="opens new browser window" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20070205103002/http://www.rfh.org.uk/main/index.asp" target="_blank">South Bank Centre</a></li></ul> <p><br><strong>Our aims for the arts<br></strong>The aim of our work is to maximise the contribution from the arts sector to our strategic priorities; Children and Young People; Communities; the Economy; and Delivery.</p> <p><br>We also aim to:</p> <ul> <li>Broaden access for all to a rich and varied artistic and cultural life <li>Ensure that the artistic activity we fund aspires to be world class <li>Ensure that everyone has the opportunity to develop artistic talent and to achieve excellence in the arts <li>Develop the educational potential of all the nation's artistic and cultural resources <li>Raise standards of artistic and cultural education and training <li>Ensure an adequate skills supply for the arts and cultural sectors <li>Reduce the number of those who feel excluded from society, by using the arts </li></ul></span></p> <p> </p> <p> <span id="LatestItems1"></span></p> </div>  </div> <div id="extras">  <h2 class="top">websites of interest</h2> <table class="imgListRight" id="webInterest" width="100%"> <tr id="WebsitesOfInterest1_trWebsites1" valign="top"> <td class="col1"> <span id="WebsitesOfInterest1_HtmPlhWebsites5"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20070205103002/http://www.eno.org/" target="_blank"><img alt="English National Opera - opens in a new browser window" src="/web/20070205103002im_/http://www.culture.gov.uk/NR/rdonlyres/B1B6C2C3-9740-4037-ABF8-D7C8D0C27F1A/0/eno_logo37.jpg" border="0"></a></span> </td> <td> <span id="WebsitesOfInterest1_HtmPlhWebsites1"><a title="opens new browser window" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20070205103002/http://www.eno.org/" target="_blank">English National Opera</a> </span> </td> </tr> <tr id="WebsitesOfInterest1_trWebsites2" valign="top"> <td class="col1"> <span id="WebsitesOfInterest1_HtmPlhWebsites6"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20070205103002/http://www.nationaltheatre.org.uk/" target="_blank"><img alt="National Theatre - opens in a new browser window" src="/web/20070205103002im_/http://www.culture.gov.uk/NR/rdonlyres/579E16ED-C30E-43CD-AD62-CE2668BC01DA/0/ntlogo37.jpg" border="0"></a></span> </td> <td> <span id="WebsitesOfInterest1_HtmPlhWebsites2"><a title="opens new browser window" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20070205103002/http://www.nationaltheatre.org.uk/" target="_blank">Royal National Theatre</a> </span> </td> </tr> <tr id="WebsitesOfInterest1_trWebsites3" valign="top"> <td class="col1"> <span id="WebsitesOfInterest1_HtmPlhWebsites7"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20070205103002/http://www.nationaltheatre.org.uk/" target="_blank"><img alt="Royal Opera House - opens in a new browser window" src="/web/20070205103002im_/http://www.culture.gov.uk/NR/rdonlyres/6C121FD3-3110-4879-BC61-7197766FF3F7/0/roh_logo.gif" border="0"></a></span> </td> <td> <span id="WebsitesOfInterest1_HtmPlhWebsites3"><a title="opens new browser window" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20070205103002/http://www.royalopera.org/" target="_blank">Royal Opera House</a></span> </td> </tr> <tr id="WebsitesOfInterest1_trWebsites4" valign="top" class="last"> <td class="col1"> <span id="WebsitesOfInterest1_HtmPlhWebsites8"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20070205103002/http://www.southbankcentre.co.uk/" target="_blank"><img alt="South Bank Centre - opens in a new browser window" src="/web/20070205103002im_/http://www.culture.gov.uk/NR/rdonlyres/7542191C-BE71-4EC5-A704-2C3E4BD7E1D1/0/sbc37.jpg" border="0"></a></span> </td> <td> <span id="WebsitesOfInterest1_HtmPlhWebsites4"><a title="opens new browser window" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20070205103002/http://www.rfh.org.uk/main/index.asp" target="_blank">South Bank Centre</a></span> </td> </tr> </table> <h2>related information</h2> <p> <span id="RelatedInformation1_HtmPlhRelatedInfo">Arts Council England is 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