As 2024 comes to a close, we look back on another wonderful year supporting and championing independent artists and creatives!
In January we announced the incredible Shortlisted Artists for the Arts Foundation Futures Awards 2024, across the fields of Regenerative Design, Jazz Composition, Short Documentary Film, Theatre Writing and Visual Art.
In February, the winning Fellows receiving £10,000 were announced at a live Award Ceremony at the Southbank Centre in London, with all shortlisted artists awarded £1,000.
We were thrilled to host jury members Vicky Featherstone, Soweto Kinch, Clare Sillery, Adelaide Bannerman, and Roy Williams as our guest of honour. Roy’s rousing welcome address and the ceremony are archived on our website and YouTube channel.
In May the first artists arrived for their week-long residency in the stunning setting of Hawkwood Centre for Future Thinking
In June we continued to grow a new community of Friends and Patrons to support our work, hosting our annual Patrons dinner, an inspiring gathering of like-minded individuals and conversation about the importance of art and creative practice.
The summer also saw us celebrate fellows’ work with gatherings at the Jazz Cafe to see Daniel Casimir play to a sellout crowd, and De La Warr to hear Rebecca Bellantoni in conversation as part of her first institutional solo show.
In September, we announced that we are increasing the Fellowship award amount to £20,000 to ensure our work continues to have the same life-changing impact and responds to inflation, the ongoing cost of living crisis and low artist income precarity experienced across the contemporary arts in the UK.
We also shared the award categories for the Arts Foundation Futures Awards 2025: Dance, Design, Film, Theatre and Visual Art, and partnership collaborations with the brilliant The David Collins Foundation, and the Maria Björnson Memorial Fund.
In October we announced the phenomenal jury members for the awards, take a look back at our news feed, or on Instagram.
The beginnings of 2025 are looking bright, with the Arts Foundation Futures Awards 2025 Shortlist Artist Announcement in the New Year, a film screening with London Short Film Festival at ICA London on 22 January, and our Awards Ceremony in February!
Enormous thanks to everyone who has supported The Arts Foundation this year, we are hugely grateful for your time, generosity and care.
Wishing you all a restorative festive period!