The Arts Council England/V&A Purchase Grant Fund awarded 115 grants totalling more than £749,288 in 2013-14. The money was shared between 89 organisations, enabling purchases worth more than £3.4m.
The scheme is open to Accredited museums and galleries. Recent purchases that the fund has supported include the acquisition by the Cartoon Museum, London, of a 1961 cartoon created by Willie Rushton advertising for volunteers for satirical magazine Private Eye. The £2,500 acquisition was also supported by the Art Fund.
The Purchase Grant Fund budget for 2014-15 has been confirmed at £750,000.
Museums and galleries that are interested in using the fund to acquire an item should call 020 7942 2536 or email purchasegrantfund@vam.ac.uk.
In other funding news, the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) is looking for applications for its Young Roots programme, which is for projects that engage 11- to 25-year-olds with heritage in the UK.
The initiative funds partnerships between heritage bodies, including museums, and youth organisations that help young people shape and deliver their own projects in safe environments.
Grants available range from £10,000 to £50,000. Young Roots is a rolling programme, so applications can be made at any time. The HLF will make a decision within eight weeks.
www.hlf.org.uk
The scheme is open to Accredited museums and galleries. Recent purchases that the fund has supported include the acquisition by the Cartoon Museum, London, of a 1961 cartoon created by Willie Rushton advertising for volunteers for satirical magazine Private Eye. The £2,500 acquisition was also supported by the Art Fund.
The Purchase Grant Fund budget for 2014-15 has been confirmed at £750,000.
Museums and galleries that are interested in using the fund to acquire an item should call 020 7942 2536 or email purchasegrantfund@vam.ac.uk.
In other funding news, the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) is looking for applications for its Young Roots programme, which is for projects that engage 11- to 25-year-olds with heritage in the UK.
The initiative funds partnerships between heritage bodies, including museums, and youth organisations that help young people shape and deliver their own projects in safe environments.
Grants available range from £10,000 to £50,000. Young Roots is a rolling programme, so applications can be made at any time. The HLF will make a decision within eight weeks.
www.hlf.org.uk
