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Our funding opportunities

Explore our open funding programmes and see how we could support your organisation.

Acquisition grants

These grants help museums and galleries purchase art for their collections.
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Commission grants

These grants support the commission and acquisition of important new work.
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Going Places

A new UK-wide programme that will engage underrepresented audiences with museum collections through collaborative touring exhibitions.
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Jonathan Ruffer curatorial grants

These grants help curators undertake research projects by supporting travel and other practical costs.
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Student opportunities

These grants enable museums to offer paid opportunities for students, benefiting both museums and students in a range of exciting ways.
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Weston Loan Programme with Art Fund

These grants enable short-term loans of important works of art and artefacts to museums and galleries across the UK.
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Meet the team

The programmes team is responsible for managing and developing Art Fund’s grant-giving programme.

Please send any general queries about funding, grant paperwork, grant claim forms and invoices to programmes@artfund.org. For other general enquiries please email museums@artfund.org.

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