General Guidelines
Important information for organisations seeking grants from ArtVenture
What organisations we fund
ArtVenture only funds organisations which are registered charities. We do not award grants to individuals or for-profit organisations. ArtVenture awards grants under the following six sectors:Health
Education
Social Harmony
Designs for Life
Urban Regeneration
Freedom to Create
What art forms we fund
ArtVenture only provides grants for projects that use art to improve people’s lives in a positive way. The following are examples of art forms we have funded:What we do not fund
ArtVenture will not support organisations that discriminate on the basis of race, creed, gender, national origin, age, disability or sexual orientation in policy or in practice.
In addition, we will not fund programmes that promote furtherance of sectarian religious activities or impermissible lobbying.
Individual artists will not receive funding.
Programmes which contravene the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
Where we work
ArtVenture works across all countries in the developing world.
ArtVenture does not award grants to projects located in the developed world, such as Australia, Canada, Hong Kong, Japan, New Zealand, Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan, France and the United States. However, please note that organisations based in these countries are welcomed to apply for funding if programmes are located in the developing world.

