At first glance, the Arts Council of Wales doesn’t seem so different from any of the other three national arts councils operating in the UK. It is a government-sponsored body (in this case, sponsored by the National Assembly for Wales), and it is responsible for distributing the National Lottery funds, allocated to it by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DMCS). Like the other councils, it is also responsible for the development of the arts. It advises the Assembly on arts issues and works across the country with a wide range of partners. Not so different at all.