Imperial War Museum wins fight for Second World War art work at auction, 17th July 2008
The Imperial War Museum has today successfully acquired at auction 'The Echo of the Bombardment' by the prominent war artist Keith Vaughan, with a grant for the full cost of £34,850 from The Art Fund, the UK's leading independent art charity.
Cecil Higgins Art Gallery Acquires William Burges Zodiac Tiles, 17th July 2008
The Cecil Higgins Art Gallery is delighted to announce that it has purchased a 30 piece tile panel by the Gothic Revival designer William Burges with the aid of generous grants from the MLA/V&A Purchase Grant Fund (£10,000), The Art Fund, the UK's leading independent art charity (£8,750) and from the Cecil Higgins Trustees (£6,250).
Pick of art world join Art Fund Trustees, 9th July 2008
Two of the art world's most distinguished experts in contemporary and modern art are joining the Board of Trustees of the UK's leading independent art charity, The Art Fund. Richard Calvocoressi and James Lingwood will join the 15 strong Board charged with allocating the charity's grants, which last year totalled nearly £7million.
The Art Fund wins prestigious fundraising award, 8th July 2008
The Art Fund, the UK's leading independent art charity, last night won the prestigious Institute of Fundraising National Award for 'Best use of direct mail' for its campaign to save Turner's Blue Rigi for Tate Britain - its first fundraising appeal mailing.
The Art Fund kick-starts galleries' appeal to acquire rare portrait with £100,000, 2nd July 2008
The Art Fund, the UK's leading independent art charity, has kick-started a joint appeal by the National Portrait Gallery and the Harris Museum and Art Gallery in Preston to acquire a rare portrait of British engineer and inventor Sir Richard Arkwright by the 18th century painter Joseph Wright of Derby.
