Yorkshire Arts Association Explained

The Yorkshire Arts Association (YAA) was a registered charity founded in 1970, with the goal of fostering the arts in the English county of Yorkshire.^[1] It was merged into Yorkshire and Humberside Arts in 1991.^[2] The association was known for funding film and video productions, funding 48 films from 1970 to 1986.^[3] Its headquarters was in Bradford, West Yorkshire.^[4]

The performance art group COUM Transmissions, a precursor of the band Throbbing Gristle, were granted a small Experimental Arts Grant by the YAA.^[5]

See also

• New Yorkshire Writing

Notes and References

1. Web site: Charity Details. beta.charitycommission.gov.uk. 2020-03-16.
2. Web site: Pretend You'll Survive… Yorkshire Arts Association Film and Video (1970-1991) – Alex Glen Wilson. en-US. 2020-03-16.
3. Web site: Yorkshire Arts Association. https://web.archive.org/web/20210518123909/https://www2.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b9419c4e7. dead. 18 May 2021. BFI. en. 2020-03-16.
4. Book: Limited, Palgrave Macmillan.. The Macmillan Guide to the United Kingdom 1978-79. 2015. Palgrave Macmillan Limited. 978-1-349-81511-1. London. 1085179551. 761.
5. Book: Ford, Simon, 1965-. Wreckers of civilisation : the story of COUM Transmissions & Throbbing Gristle. 1999. Black Dog. 1-901033-60-0. London. 41159199. 2.9.