Trusts and Foundations

Learning and Participation workshop for London 1666, London’s Burning, a festival of arts and ideas for Great Fire 350. Produced by Artichoke. Hugh Myddelton Primary School, June 2016. Photograph by Em Fitzgerald

Artichoke works with Trusts & Foundations to deliver our arts events and Learning & Participation programmes

We help achieve strategic grant-making objectives and deliver high-impact projects for communities across the UK:

  • Free access to the arts, bringing people together and enriching lives

  • Creative education in schools, developing skills and aspirations

  • Community workshops and co-creation projects, improving wellbeing and belonging

  • Training, volunteering and apprenticeships, developing career pathways for young people

  • Commissioning programmes, nurturing emerging and underrepresented artists

Previous Partnerships

  • Bloomberg Philanthropies
  • Garfield Weston Foundation
  • John Ellerman Foundation
  • National Lottery Community Fund
  • National Lottery Heritage Fund
  • Paul Hamlyn Foundation
  • Point North Community Foundation

Partner Feedback

“To support Lumiere is to support one of County Durham’s great treasures – an event that brings art, culture and magic to everyone, while enriching local lives throughout the year:

~ Michelle Cooper, Chief Executive, Point North Community Foundation ~

“We are absolutely delighted to have supported Sing & Sew as part of HERD, a fantastic project that celebrated the important cultural and industrial heritage of Kirklees by working with local young people and contributing to an amazing year of activity. We know heritage can play a huge role in instilling pride in communities, and this project is a wonderful example of how that can be done”

~ Helen Featherstone, Director England, North, The National Lottery Heritage Fund ~

Precious, Storybox, Durham Sixth Form Centre students, Lumiere Durham 2015. Produced by Artichoke. Photo by Matthew Andrews