Art Fund and Jerwood Foundation
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Location
UK-wide
Applications
Rolling (always open)
This grant helps museums and galleries commission new work from early to mid-career artists. The funding covers the full cost of commissioning innovative, high-quality contemporary art. It supports artists at a key stage in their development. The new works become part of public collections. Artists must be based in or connected to the UK.
Key requirements:
- Must commission early to mid-career artists
- Artists must be based in or connected to the UK
- New works must join public collections
This grant is for museums and galleries that want to commission new contemporary art. You need to be working with early to mid-career artists who are based in or connected to the UK. It is not for individual artists applying directly.
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Aims/priorities: The funding is intended to enable museums and galleries to fully fund commissions for early to mid-career artists to create innovative, high-quality new work. It supports artists at a pivotal stage in their development while contributing new contemporary works to public collections. It aims to support early to mid‑career artists based in or connected to the UK…
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