Lottery fund
April 1999archive
No UK country has poured as much money as England into art commissions since 1995
The £50m art bonanza has funded everything from Gormley's Angel of the North to a 48km sculpture trail
Tatearchive
Large Lottery grant to Tate Gallery to buy contemporary art
£6.2 million goes to the new Tate at Bankside before next years opening.