Arts Charities That specialise in Visual arts
Discover 1,571 Arts charities that specialise in visual arts. Use the search below to filter within these results.
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Major UK charities curated by Charity Finder for size, recognition, and registry coverage. Click through for full profiles, financials, and trustees.
Hoxton Hall
Arts, Beneficiary groupYouth Arts provision of drama, music, dance and visual arts - regular weekly workshops and one-off projects for local young people, and performing arts events for the general public
Arebyte
Arts, Heritagearebyte Gallery brings innovative perspectives to art through new technologies by commissioning multimedia installations comprising of web-based work, Virtual Reality/Augmented Reality, Artificial intelligence, Computer Generated Images, 3D printing, from emerging, as well as more established artists, across the UK and internationally, supporting multiple voices in digital culture.
The Abrahamic Foundation
Arts, Beneficiary group, LeisureProvide education to both adults and children. Regular motivational talks to adults and children to instill positive morals and attitudes. Holiday fun clubs and arts and crafts clubs have also been provided for young members of the community.The charity has provided sporting events and social meetings for young people in the community.
The Apsley Paper Trail
Arts, Beneficiary group, Economic and community development, EducationWe are a conservation & education charity & social enterprise. We have a visitor centre & operate a 110 year old paper machine. We run education & training courses for individuals, families, schools, & companies. We make specialist papers for arts, crafts and commercial uses and provide workspaces for individuals and SME's as well as a research incubator for developing new uses for paper.
Hereford Cider Museum Trust
Arts, HeritageCollect and care for items associated with the history and practice of making and selling cider, including the social history, and with items involved in the use of cider, cider brandy and related crafts.
Open Eye Limited
Arts, HeritageOpen Eye Gallery champions photography as an art form and a creative practice that is relevant to everyone. We support and promote the practice, enjoyment and understanding of photography. Our cultural programmes create opportunities to experience, and appreciate, distinctive and innovative photography. Open Eye is recognised as a leading UK photography gallery with a strong international profile.
Blackfriars Arts Centre Limited
ArtsTheatre accepting touring professional and local amateur companies, mounts visual arts and crafts exhibitions, holds workshops, provides rooms for hire,
Music And Arts Production Leeds
Arts, Beneficiary group, HeritageProviding Music & Arts projects for young people not accessing mainstream education. Running a gallery space which holds art exhibitions and music events. Provides facilities, space and resources for other organisations and creative individuals.
Freedom Festival Arts Trust
ArtsTo engage and educate the public in the arts, particularly performance, music, drama, poetry reading, sculpture, painting, handicrafts and other arts; and encourage public participation in the arts by the presentation creative activities, exhibitions and festivals in the City of Kingston upon Hull and its environs. The core of this activity centres around the annual Freedom Festival.
Turtle Key Arts Centre Trust
Arts, Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Social welfareThe 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.
Newlyn Art Gallery Limited
Arts, HeritageNewlyn 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.
Cylch Meithrin Seren Fach
Arts, Beneficiary groupCylch Meithrin Seren Fach aims to provide a variety of good quality, low cost play experiences through the medium of welsh. Daily activities include; song time, story time, dance & movement, painting, outdoor play, messy play & role play.All children & their families are welcome regardless of race, gender, religion, ability & ethnic origin.
The Quilters' Guild Of The British Isles
Arts, HeritagePromoting and maintaining inter alia for the public benefit the art history heritage and techniques of the allied crafts of patchwork, applique and quilting.
St Andrew's Club
Arts, LeisureSports: football, badminton, boxing, pool, archery, weight training; Creative Arts: photography, music, dance, arts & crafts; cookery; discussion workshops; trips out.
The Diss Corn Hall Trust
Arts, Charitable activitiesThe Trust was formed to provide public benefit by advancing the education of the public in the performing arts, the creative arts and the visual arts and heritage and in furtherance of these objects to provide and manage an arts and heritage centre in Diss.
Institute Of International Visual Arts
ArtsIniva engages with culturally diverse practices and ideas by creating exhibitions, publications, multimedia, education and research projects designed to bring the work of artists from culturally diverse backgrounds to the attention of the widest possible public.
Greenwich Mencap
Arts, Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Economic and community development, LeisureGreenwich 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.
Bethlem Gallery
Arts, Health, HeritageBethlem Gallery is a visual arts organisation based in London in the grounds of a mental health hospital. Working locally and nationally, we support the professional development and socially engaged practice of artists and programme creative activities, projects and commissions to participate in, look at, talk and think about.
Castlefield Gallery
Arts, Education, HeritageThe 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.
The Clore Duffield Foundation
Arts, Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Heritage, ReligionThe Clore Duffield Foundation is a grant making organisation which concentrates its support on education, the arts, museum and gallery education, cultural leadership training, health and social care and enhancing Jewish life whilst placing a particular emphasis on supporting children, young people and society's more vulnerable individuals.
The Mall Nursery And Creche
Arts, Beneficiary group, ChildcareNursery and Creche based in The Mall, Luton shopping Centre. Services include Daycare Nursery and Shoppers Creche operating Mon-Fri 8am - 5.30pm and Saturdays 10am - 2pm. Free Nursery Educational Sessions for children age 3. Planned activities and educational toys including painting, messy play, puzzles, books and toys. A bright, clean and safe outdoor play area including: sand, spades, balls
Hertfordshire Agricultural Society
Arts, Economic and community developmentTo 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.
The Bomb Factory Art Foundation
Arts, EducationOffering affordable art studios. Providing a supportive environment for our artists. Creating a new London art destination for the local and wider communities.Participation in contemporary visual art through workshop, education and community projects. We act as an educational resource for local schools, colleges and institutions as well as the wider communities.
Kids Zone (hackney)
Arts, Beneficiary groupKids Zone is targeting large families that are interested in something more than simple baby-sitting facilities; they would like the children to be enrolled in a program that offers development of many different skills including:social skills, arts and crafts, reading, numbers, etc.
Solidarity Sports
Arts, Beneficiary group, Education, Health, LeisureWe support children's healing through sports, arts and crafts, healthy eating, mentoring, days out and holidays within the UK and abroad. The glue that binds our programmes together is a commitment to creating a safe, inclusive, and loving environment where happy memories can flourish. We believe every child deserves happiness.
Frequently asked questions about this sector
How many visual-arts arts charities are there in the UK?
There are 1,571 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 £11.1bn 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 92.2%. 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 £406k. 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.