£800k for visual arts projects addressing racial inequality

Freelands Foundation has awarded £800,000 to two projects addressing racial inequality in the visual arts.

Wysing Arts Centre’s Syllabus artist development programme has received £500,000 to support it over the next decade. 

Every year, the project offers 10 artists from diverse and underrepresented backgrounds mentoring, artistic development and peer networking to create pathways into the sector.

University of the Arts London's (UAL) Decolonising Arts Institute will receive £300,000 towards its three-year 20/20 programme, which places 20 Black and Brown artists in residencies across the UK.

Since 2020, Freelands Foundation has awarded over £2m to organisations boosting opportunities for Black and Brown artists.

“These two new grants are a landmark in terms of our continuing commitment to addressing racial inequality throughout the visual arts,” said Diversity Action Group Chair Sonita Alleyne.