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Arts Charities That specialise in Visual arts

Discover 602 Arts charities that specialise in visual arts. Use the search below to filter within these results.

602
Charities
£6,747,187,095
Total Income
£677,701
Avg Income
100.0%
Program Ratio

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Bristol Photographic Society

Arts, Research

The declared objectives of the Society are to promote science and art through photography and in particular:1. To arrange lectures and demonstrations2. To promote and sponsor competitions and exhibitions3. To maintain a permanent collection of the outstanding work of members

Latest Income: £40,863
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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Littleborough Coach House Trust Limited

Arts, Heritage

Provision of a community resource in the form of preservation of a listed coach house; comprising a heritage centre, an art gallery where local artists can exhibit and sell their works and two function rooms which can be hired on an hourly basis and which provides the base for several local groups/societies enabling delivery of weekly / monthly / annual classes, events and exhibitions

Latest Income: £40,147
Areas of Operation: Rochdale
Status: Registered
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Clock House Arts Association

Arts, Beneficiary group, Education, Health

Provide affordable studios for artists in all disciplines, particularly in sculpture who are able to use the on-site bronze foundry. Provide work experience and residencies for school children, art students and artists. Work with mental health groups. Organise exhibitions, art classes, visits to the studios to meet the artists and watch a bronze pour. We exhibit widely and hold Open Weekends.

Latest Income: £39,795
Areas of Operation: Suffolk
Status: Registered
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Bispham And District Community Association

Arts, Associations, Beneficiary group, Leisure, Religion

Service North Blackpool, Bispham and Thornton-Cleveleys. Centre has two medium sized rooms and a large hall. The rooms by the local community with activities of chess, photography, various martial arts groups, slimming groups, toddlers groups, dance groups, charity groups, yoga groups, a community church. The Centre rents out its rooms; that is the only source of income.

Latest Income: £39,146
Areas of Operation: Blackpool
Status: Registered
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Friends Of St George's (bickley) Ce Primary School

Arts, Associations, Beneficiary group, Education

Winter and Summer fairs, children's discos and movie nights, craft fair, parent/teacher quiz nights and charity ball, cake and ice lollies sales, Easter activities, mother and father's day crafts, school uniform sales.

Latest Income: £38,972
Areas of Operation: Bromley
Status: Registered
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Dyffryn Tanat Young Farmers' Club

Arts, Economic and community development, Housing

To advance the education of young members of the public at large in argriculture, home crafts,country life and related subjects

Latest Income: £38,927
Areas of Operation: Wales
Status: Registered
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Blaby And Glen Parva Community Service

Arts, Associations, Beneficiary group, Charity and VCS support

The community service provides lunch clubs with transport, social groups,with transport where necessry, a social support group, painting and exercise groups, and outings mainly for older people. Provides opportunities for people with learning difficulties.as clients or volunteers. Hires out premises to other groups and local people. Information 0116-2787944.

Latest Income: £37,089
Areas of Operation: Leicestershire
Status: Registered
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Worshipful Company Of Joiners And Ceilers Charitable Trust

Arts, Charitable activities

TO FOSTER THE CRAFTS OF JOINERY AND CARVING INCLUDING MAKING GRANTS TO EDUCATIONAL ESTABLISHMENTS AND PROVIDING PRIZES TO ADVANCE THIS OBJECT.

Latest Income: £36,624
Areas of Operation: City Of London
Status: Registered
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Felpham Memorial Village Hall

Animals, Arts, Associations, Beneficiary group, Facilities, Leisure

The Hall Management Committee aims to provide an attractive, comfortable and well-maintained venue at reasonable hire rates for many local groups and organisations. These include fitness classes, 2 line dancing groups, art club, painting classes, 2 womens institutes, whist and bridge clubs, dog training, mothers and toddlers group, flower club & Regis players drama

Latest Income: £36,191
Areas of Operation: West Sussex
Status: Registered
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Great Houghton Playing Field Association

Arts, Associations, Beneficiary group, Facilities, Leisure, Religion

GHPFA manages and operates the Village Hall and Playing Field in Great Houghton, Northampton. Some of the activities include Village Cricket and Football Clubs, and a Tennis Club. Inside activities include the Womens Institute, Short Mat Bowls Club, Youth Club, Messy Church, Painting Group, Dance and Zumba Groups and other activities as requested and considered appropriate.

Latest Income: £36,065
Areas of Operation: Northamptonshire
Status: Registered
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The Art Libraries Society Of The United Kingdom And Ireland

Arts

ARLIS/UK & Ireland: the Art Libraries Society is a professional organisation founded in 1969 for those concerned with the documentation of visual art. It has members subscribing mostly from the UK and Ireland, including librarians, archivists, curators and publishers.

Latest Income: £35,952
Areas of Operation: Ireland
Status: Registered
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Evesham Arts Association

Arts

Evesham Arts Assoc. works to provide live amateur and professional arts events including concerts, musicals, drama, film, dance etc. We also hold exhibitions covering photography and art to encourage local talent.

Latest Income: £35,671
Areas of Operation: Worcestershire
Status: Registered
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Women's Institute - Prestbury

Arts, Associations, Beneficiary group, Education, Housing, Research

The charity gives women the opportunity of working together & to develop their education. Bursaries are given to attend Denman, the NFWI residential college where arts, crafts, sciences and home economics are taught. Weekly and monthly activities are enjoyed by members. Tai Chi, Country Dancing, Book Club, Drama are some of the activities in which we are involved.

Latest Income: £35,440
Areas of Operation: Gloucestershire
Status: Registered
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Lps21 LTD

Arts

To advance education for the public benefit through the promotion of the artswith particular, but not exclusive, reference to the visual arts of printmaking and graphic design.

Latest Income: £35,136
Areas of Operation: London
Status: Registered
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Liskeard Young Farmers Club

Arts, Economic and community development, Housing, Leisure

A) To advance the education of young members of the public in agriculture, home crafts, country life and related subjects. and B) In the interest of social welfare to provide and promote the provision of facilities for recreation and leisure.

Latest Income: £34,921
Areas of Operation: Cornwall
Status: Registered
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Friends Of Birmingham Museums And Art Gallery

Arts, Associations, Heritage

Friends of Birmingham Museums & Art Gallery support and assist Birmingham Museums Trust and promote their use and enjoyment by the public.

Latest Income: £34,850
Areas of Operation: Birmingham City
Status: Registered
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Chorleywood Community Arts Centre

Arts

We provide an artistic venue in which local people can participate and be educated in various crafts and skills of embroidery, silk painting, pottery, art and life drawing. We aim to enhance the quality of life in the community. We are an apolitical association.

Latest Income: £34,433
Areas of Operation: Hertfordshire
Status: Registered
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Walton-On-Thames Community Arts Trust

Arts, Facilities, Heritage

Provision of varied and high quality arts facilities by means of a Community Arts Centre, comprising a performance space, craft studio, Gallery and Cafe Bar, - Riverhouse - in Manor Road, Walton-on-Thames, Surrey.

Latest Income: £34,215
Areas of Operation: Surrey
Status: Registered
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Lytham St Annes Art Society

Arts, Charity and VCS support

Using our purpose built Studio volunteers run workshops, discussion groups, lectures, demonstrations, and visits for people interested in painting, drawing and crafts or just with a love of art. Members show their work in numerous Society exhibitions for residents and visitors to our seaside town. We financially support art in the community, invite the public to our events and to join our numbers.

Latest Income: £33,965
Areas of Operation: Lancashire
Status: Registered
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Smethwick Photographic Society

Arts, Research

To promote the general advancement of the art and science of photography

Latest Income: £33,075
Areas of Operation: Sandwell
Status: Registered
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The Tylers And Bricklayers Craft Trust

Arts

General charitable purposes related to the crafts

Latest Income: £32,982
Areas of Operation: England
Status: Registered
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Stratton And District Young Farmers Club

Arts, Economic and community development, Housing, Leisure

A) To advance the education of young members of the public in agriculture, home crafts, country life and related subjects. and B) In the interest of social welfare to provide and promote the provision of facilities for recreation and leisure.

Latest Income: £32,690
Areas of Operation: Cornwall
Status: Registered
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West Meads Community Centre & Association

Arts, Associations, Facilities, Leisure

WE PROVIDE LEISURE & SOCIAL FACILITIES FOR RESIDENTS IN ALDWICK AND WEST MEADS. OFTEN PROVIDING THE ONLY CONTACT FOR SOME WITH THE REST OF SOCIETY. WE PROVIDE ARTS, CRAFTS, PATCHWORK & QUILTING, CARPET BOWLS, KEEP FIT, LINE DANCING, TAEKWONDO, BRIDGE CLUBS, SOCIAL CLUB, COFFEE MORNINGS & YOGA THE CENTRE IT IS WELL USED AND MUCH APPRECIATED BY THE RESIDENTS OF THE LOCAL AREA .

Latest Income: £32,361
Areas of Operation: West Sussex
Status: Registered
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William Cowper Pre-School Nursery (toftwood)

Arts, Beneficiary group, Childcare, Education

Pre-School learning, painting, drawing, singing, listening to stories, role play, jigsaws, games. outside play equipment.

Latest Income: £32,233
Areas of Operation: Norfolk
Status: Registered
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The Disabled Photographers Society

Arts

We help and assist disabled persons by the provision of cameras, which are suitably adapted to meet their individual needs, to enable them to engage in and enjoy photography in its many aspects. We also run photography competitions, exhibitions, studio days, various photographic events and publish a quarterly magazine for our members, to inform and encourage them.

Latest Income: £32,195
Areas of Operation: Northern Ireland
Status: Registered
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Frequently asked questions about this sector

How many visual-arts arts charities are there in the UK?

There are 602 registered visual-arts arts charities on the Charity Commission for England and Wales register at the most recent refresh.

Which is the largest of the visual-arts arts charities by income?

Wellcome Trust is the largest by latest reported annual income (£569.5m). Notable peers are listed on this page; the full ranking is available by sorting the results by highest income.

What is the combined annual income of visual-arts arts charities?

Visual-arts arts charities reported a combined annual income of £6.7bn across their most recent filings with the Charity Commission.

What is a typical program ratio for visual-arts arts charities?

Across all visual-arts arts charities, the aggregate program ratio (charitable expenditure as a share of income) is 100.0%. Individual charity ratios vary widely — see each profile for a sector-band benchmark.

What is the average annual income of visual-arts arts charities?

Visual-arts arts charities have an average annual income of £678k. The distribution is heavily skewed: a small number of large charities account for most sector income, while the majority report under £100k a year.

Where does this data come from?

All figures are sourced from the Charity Commission for England and Wales public register, refreshed weekly. Derived metrics (program ratio, efficiency) are calculated by Charity Finder using the formulas documented on the data sources page.