The Acquisition Fund can assist with the purchase of works of art and other objects of artistic interest dating from antiquity to the present day.
The Art Fund’s Acquisition Grants Programme will consider applications from UK public museums, galleries, historic houses, libraries and archives that are:
• Open for at least half the week for at least six months of the year, and
• At least provisionally accredited under the Arts Council Accreditation Scheme.
The programme consists of 3 distinct grant schemes:
• Main Grants: grant requests of above £7,500 and/or where the total cost of the work is more than £15,000.
• Small Grants: grant requests of £7,500 or under where the total cost of the work is £15,000 or less, and
• Auctions: time-critical applications of any size for works coming up for sale at auction.