Introduction

The Foundation values the contribution made by the arts to people’s mental, physical and economic health. For this Arts Programme the Trustees are focussing on three specific areas: promoting the use of the arts by people with severe mental ill health, encouraging vulnerable young people to participate in arts activities and, through a closed programme, helping young artists to pursue a career in the arts. In all three of these areas, we place excellence in the arts as a core goal.

What we want to acheive

Unlocking Creativity - Arts and Severe Mental Ill Health

Young People and the Arts

Excellence in the Arts

Eligibility

We will only work with registered charities, industrial and provident societies, exempt charities and community interest companies or organisations applying for charitable status.

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Guideline Amounts

Our grants are generally in the region of £10,000 - £15,000 a year for up to three years. In exceptional cases we will consider larger grants.

Unlocking Creativity

Unlocking Creativity encourages psychiatric hospitals to use arts activities as a way of working with people with severe mental illness. It has the added benefit that as patients move through hospital back into society, they can take their artistic skills to a community based arts group, as a way of easing their stressful transition, helping them to settle into the community, meet people and make friends. This fits within the social inclusion agenda.

The Northern School of Contemporary Dance

Following the end of a very positive relationship with the Central School of Ballet, LankellyChase has embarked on a new partnership with The Northern School of Contemporary Dance to promote the career opportunities of young dancers.