The Art Fund are keen to support the commission and acquisition of new work, and welcomes proposals for exceptional projects with significant public impact. Their funding ranges from a few thousand pounds to tens of thousands of pounds.
They will consider applications from public museums, galleries, historic houses, libraries and archives based in the UK or Channel Islands that are:
- open for at least half the week for at least six months of the year
- at least provisionally accredited through the Arts Council Accreditation Scheme or other national equivalents
They also encourage partnerships between commissioning agencies and museums, or other institutions who want to commission work that will have a permanent legacy for artists, cultural organisations and audiences.
Main Grants
These are for grant requests of above £7,500 and/or where the total cost of the work is more than £15,000. There are five trustees' meetings per year with application rounds in February, May, July, October and December. Decisions are made within one week after the trustees’ meeting.
Small Grants
Grant requests of £7,500 or less where the total cost of the work is £15,000 or less. These are considered on a rolling basis with no strict deadline. You should receive a decision approximately 6-8 weeks from date of submission.