Tag: Art Fund
Art Fund campaign to save Elizabeth I portrait succeeds through public donations and £7.4m HLF grant
A major public appeal by the Art Fund and Royal Museums Greenwich (RMG) – attracting 8,000 donations totalling £1.5m – to help the museum acquire the Armada Portrait of Elizabeth I, has succeeded thanks to a major… Read more
Art Fund’s Art Happens crowdfunding platform raises £300,000 for museums
Just over a year ago Art Happens helped raise £5,415 to help Birmingham’s Ikon Gallery transport the entire contents of influential photographer Vanley Burke’s flat for a special exhibition entitled At Home With Vanley Burke. Read more
The Art Fund – bridging the gap between art, artists, museums and museum professionals – Q&A with Stephen Deuchar
What new initiatives and projects will the Art Fund be working on in 2016? One of our brand new projects for 2016 is the Moving Image Fund, which helps regional museums collect, present and conserve artists’ film and… Read more
Art Fund launches 2016 Museum of the Year Prize
The £100,000 Art Fund Prize for Museum of the Year is the largest arts award in Britain and the biggest museum prize in the world. It is awarded to the museum or gallery in the UK that… Read more