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Arts Charities That specialise in Visual arts

Discover 485 Arts charities that specialise in visual arts. Use the search below to filter within these results.

485
Charities
£6,215,325,419
Total Income
£773,724
Avg Income
100.0%
Program Ratio

Major UK charities curated by Charity Finder for size, recognition, and registry coverage. Click through for full profiles, financials, and trustees.

Ben Uri Gallery And Museum Limited

Arts, Beneficiary group, Heritage, Religion

Ben Uri is a global research led academic institution. It is unique in the UK Museum sector being digitally led supporting its physical presence. Its principal focus is recording the Jewish, the Refugee and the wide Immigrant contribution to British visual culture since 1900. Benuri.org plays an important educational role in social integration. It tours its collection and exhibitions widely.

Latest Income: £1,036,561
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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Triangle Arts Trust

Arts

Triangle Arts Trust is an international network of artists and arts organisations that promotes exchange of ideas and innovation within the contemporary visual arts. Through artist-led workshops, residencies, exhibitions and outreach events, the network generates peer-to-peer learning, professional development for artists and the dissemination of emerging international art practices.

Latest Income: £999,591
Areas of Operation: London
Status: Registered
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Brunswick Organic Nurseries LTD

Arts, Beneficiary group, Childcare, Leisure

Brunswick offers purposeful work and training to people with learning difficulties. They have the chance to work in horticulture, cooking and crafts, and are supported to produce goods which are sold on site.

Latest Income: £984,123
Areas of Operation: City Of York
Status: Registered
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The Newbury And District Agricultural Society

Arts, Economic and community development, Facilities, Leisure

To promote advance and improve for the public benefit agriculture, horticulture, forestry and rural crafts and skills in all their branches and forms and to encourage interest, skill and industry in agriculture, horticulture, forestry, rural crafts and skills and all trades, crafts, businesses, and professions connected therewith.

Latest Income: £937,130
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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Royal Society Of Sculptors

Arts

Established over 100 years ago, the Society promotes excellence in the art and practice of sculpture. It aims to inspire, inform and engage everyone with sculpture and to support sculptors' development of their practice to the highest professional standards.

Latest Income: £922,501
Areas of Operation: Northern Ireland
Status: Registered
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Blackfriars Arts Centre Limited

Arts

Theatre accepting touring professional and local amateur companies, mounts visual arts and crafts exhibitions, holds workshops, provides rooms for hire,

Latest Income: £756,413
Areas of Operation: Lincolnshire
Status: Registered
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Wyeside Arts Centre Limited

Arts, Beneficiary group

Wyeside Arts Centre offers a stimulating and entertaining Arts programme of breadth and quality, accessible to everyone, including: Live shows, Cinema, Satellite Live! screenings, Visual Arts exhibitions, Workshops, Youth Theatre, Community and Educational events for the people of Mid Wales.

Latest Income: £738,864
Areas of Operation: Powys
Status: Registered
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Turtle Key Arts Centre Trust

Arts, Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Social welfare

The advancement of public education in the dramatic and visual arts with the object of improving the conditions of life for those persons who have need of such provision by reason of their youth, age, infirmity or disablement, poverty or social and economic circumstances.

Latest Income: £737,953
Areas of Operation: England
Status: Registered
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Newlyn Art Gallery Limited

Arts, Heritage

Newlyn Art Gallery Limited is an educational charity, delivering programmes in and around two neighboring contemporary art galleries: Newlyn Art Gallery, in Newlyn and The Exchange, in Penzance. It promotes the work of regional, national and international artists and engages a diverse audience in a year-round programme of exhibitions and participatory activities.

Latest Income: £733,736
Areas of Operation: Cornwall
Status: Registered
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Hertfordshire Agricultural Society

Arts, Economic and community development

To promote industry in general and in particular to promote rural industry and agriculture, and to such end generally to improve it in all its branches, to encourage skill and industry in it and in all trades, crafts, and professions connected with it. The most important financial commitment, at the present time, is the organisation hosting and delivery of the Hertfordshire County Show.

Latest Income: £711,344
Areas of Operation: Hertfordshire
Status: Registered
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Greenwich Mencap

Arts, Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Economic and community development, Leisure

Greenwich Mencap works with and for people with a learning disability and their families. Our Children's services are: support with challenging behaviour, activity sessions (short breaks) and support surrounding the transition to adulthood. Our Adult services are: information, advice, advocacy, 1-1 support, travel training, job coaching, day services including handicrafts, gardening & painting.

Latest Income: £690,347
Areas of Operation: Greenwich
Status: Registered
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Castlefield Gallery

Arts, Education, Heritage

The charity provides an educational service using contemporary visual arts. It does so by presenting new and thought-provoking exhibitions, events, talks and workshops accessible by the public. Its talent development activities for emerging artists such as mentoring, training and other professional development facilities act to nurture creativity and connect them with audiences.

Latest Income: £671,435
Areas of Operation: England
Status: Registered
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Mostyn Gallery Limited

Arts, Heritage

to educate the public in visual arts, and to assist in public appreciation of such arts by the establishment of the Mostyn Gallery in Llandudno, North Wales. Mostyn exists to open dialogue on contemporary art exhibitions, learning and engagement for people of all ages and backgrounds.

Latest Income: £666,440
Areas of Operation: Conwy
Status: Registered
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The Oxford House In Bethnal Green

Arts, Charity and VCS support, Facilities, Heritage, Religion

Established in 1884 Oxford House is an arts and community centre in Bethnal Green. Oxford House provides (1) a community space including cafe, affordable office and hire space; (2) a creative place with classes and activities for all ages in the theatre, dance studio, gallery, chapel, and roof terrace and (3) a place to volunteer.

Latest Income: £622,077
Areas of Operation: London
Status: Registered
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Action Space London Events Limited

Arts, Beneficiary group

ActionSpace supports artists with learning disabilities across London. We aim to make a professional career in the arts a realistic option to artists with learning disabilities who have the talent and ambition to pursue this. Our Beyond The Studio programme, and creates innovative projects for Londoners with learning disabilities to engage with the visual arts.

Latest Income: £613,027
Areas of Operation: London
Status: Registered
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S A D A C C A Limited

Arts, Beneficiary group, Education, Leisure

-Day care and homecare for the elderly and disabled-Study support for children underarchieving in core curriculum subjects in main stream schools-Training projects for youths in IT, decorating, painting, woodworking and plumbing.-Providing accomodation for Men's and Women's groups who engage in various activities such as recreation, health and fitness training and sewing.

Latest Income: £565,340
Areas of Operation: Sheffield City
Status: Registered
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Highgate Newtown Community Partners

Arts, Beneficiary group, Childcare, Education, Facilities, Health, Leisure, Social welfare

We work with all ages: provide facilities for sports & wellbeing, opportunities for arts & crafts sessions,activities for children, young people & community support. Core projects: community lunch club, free exercise & pottery for over 60s, dementia cafe, crisis food parcels, free activities for under 5s, community events, art programmes for all ages, after school activities including woodwork

Latest Income: £552,892
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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Dr Radcliffe's Trust

Arts, Charitable activities

Making Grants principally for Classical Music Education and Crafts Education, with a limited number of grants in other areas related to education and conservation. Applicants are advised to look at the website for further information.

Latest Income: £485,521
Areas of Operation: Northern Ireland
Status: Registered
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The International Institute For Conservation Of Historic And Artistic Works

Arts

IIC is an independent international organisation supported by individual and institutional members. It serves as a forum among professionals with responsibility for the conservation of cultural heritage. It advances knowledge, practice and standards for conservation through its publications and conferences. It promotes professional excellence and public awareness through its awards and grants.

Latest Income: £435,275
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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Bankside Gallery Limited

Arts, Heritage, Housing

The charity is home to the Royal Watercolour Society and The Royal Society of Painter-Printmakers, promotes selling exhibitions, educational courses and workshopsIt welcomes the need to carry out its activities for the benefit of the public, offering free admission to its exhibitions and working to increase its education work in the local community and beyond.

Latest Income: £422,296
Areas of Operation: Southwark
Status: Registered
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Contemporary Applied Arts

Arts

Contemporary Applied Arts (CAA)is committed to promoting the best of British craftmanship.The aim is to educate through series of educational talks and preserve,promote and improve fine craftmanship in Great Britain.In fullfilling these objectives CAA shows the work of the UK's leading talent selected through a rigorous application.

Latest Income: £420,578
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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Maktab Tarighat Oveyssi Shahmaghsoudi (school Of Islamic Sufism)

Arts, Education, Health, Religion, Society

Weekly webcasts & lectures on Sufism, Koran classes & book reading, Tamarkoz (Meditation) classes, translation classes, Farsi classes, ceremonies & other events, interfaith activities, musical performances, arts and crafts and tuition on traditional Iranian instruments

Latest Income: £411,110
Areas of Operation: England
Status: Registered
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Four Corners Limited

Arts

We are an educational charity and unique centre for film and photography devoted to artistic and technical excellence. For 30 years we've been nurturing talent in an environment where award winning artists work alongside new talent. We are London's longest established centre for independent film production and training, and provide access to some of the best professional darkrooms in London.

Latest Income: £401,982
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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Covent Garden Social And Crafts Centre Association

Arts, Facilities, Leisure

To promote the benefit of the inhabitants of central London, including Covent Garden, St Giles and Bloomsbury, the area bounded by the Strand, Aldwych, Kingsway, Great Russell Street and Charing Cross Road to provide facilities in the interests of social welfare for recreation, leisure and educational occupations with the object of improving the condition of life for said inhabitants.

Latest Income: £396,135
Areas of Operation: Camden
Status: Registered
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Bath Arts Workshop Limited

Arts

To promote, encourage and increase the appreciation and understanding by the public of the arts generally including dramatic art, visual art, musical art and literary art.To promote education in all sections of the community in the cultural and creative arts.

Latest Income: £388,636
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
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 485 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 (£589.5m). 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 £6.2bn 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 £774k. 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.