Aims and activities
Aims and questions
Aims and activities
New Philanthropy for Arts and Culture (NPAC) is looking to develop regional networks of philanthropists to support the arts in selected locations around England. Our overall aim is to increase support for the arts and culture sector through advocacy and networking, using the societal impact of arts and culture to attract new supporters.
We are launching our initiative in Birmingham, with an event on 23rd November 2022 led by Mayor of the West Midlands, Andy Street, and featuring guest speakers Sir Vernon Ellis, Chair of NPAC, and Cassie Chadderton, Chair of Culture Central.
The idea is to bring together those with an interest in the arts to discuss how to attract would-be supporters with specific local focus.
The arguments in support of the arts as a driver for economic regeneration are well-known, but we have also been looking at how to use the societal impact of the arts in areas such as health, wellbeing, education, to make a powerful case.
This work in Birmingham sits alongside NPAC's initiatives to develop regional networks of philanthropists in Sunderland, Newcastle, Stoke, Hastings and Leeds.
How to get involved
The launch event will take place in Birmingham on Wednesday 23rd November, 5:45-8:00pm.
If you are interested in attending or would like to find out more, email NPAC by 15th November.
Who's involved
Who was involved
Who was involved
New Philanthropy for Arts and Culture
Culture Central
Create Central
Learning and Resources
The NPAC website has been designed as a resource both for arts and culture organisations and for those individuals interested in supporting them. It includes:
- Research into motivations for philanthropic giving, and in particular philanthropic support of the arts and culture sector, undertaken by NPAC and others
- 40 case studies of arts and culture organisations demonstrating the transformative impact of the arts, and which together make a powerful case for support for arts and culture
- Information about an emerging group of place-based networks which aim to bring together philanthropists in a particular area.
