Keep up to date with new announcements and sign up to a range of online and in-person events.
Find out about our latest work along with upcoming opportunities to get involved, meet the team and have your say. We host a wide range of events, from webinars and podcast recordings to open house events and report launches. You can find recordings of past events in our Resources library.
Join us at Somerset House on Wednesday 6th May, 10am–5pm, for informal 20-minute one-to-one chats with our investment, impact and philanthropy teams. Virtual slots are also available.
We’re launching Meet the Figurative Team – a regular short Q&A – offering a closer look at some of the brilliant people behind our work.
Over 13,500 donations raised over £3.2m for 280 charities across the UK using the arts for social impact
Take part in our short survey as Figurative looks to develop a new type of finance for the cultural and creative sector. Win a £250 donation to a charity of your choice.
Figurative Philanthropy for Arts & Culture recently (March 10th) hosted its second annual philanthropy conference, The Power of Place: Cultural Philanthropy in 2026 in Manchester. Find out more about the event here.
Now in its third year, the landmark match funding campaign aims to raise thousands for 280 UK arts and culture charities. Running from 17th March to 24th March, public donations made via Big Give will be doubled by a range of generous match funding partners.
Join us for a free half-day conference exploring the power of place-based cultural philanthropy to drive meaningful change.
Our big takeaway from Tuesday’s publication of the Hodge Review is that we at Figurative haven’t shouted enough about who we are and what we do!
Each year Figurative hosts Portfolio Day, bringing together the organisations we’ve invested in to share knowledge and discuss sector challenges. Watch our short film to hear directly from organisations including Music Venue Properties, Little Angel Theatre, and Creative Land Trust about their experience working with us.
Join the team at Figurative for a free webinar exploring financial resilience and repayable finance. Learn how cultural organisations can diversify income and leverage impact investment alongside grants.
Arts & culture charities have until 17 December to apply to take part in the 2026 Arts for Impact match funding campaign, run by FPAC in partnership with Big Give.
Figurative has announced that the investment period for its Arts & Culture Impact Fund (ACIF) has been extended until August 2027.
We’re hitting the road this October to meet socially driven arts, culture and heritage organisations in the North East, Yorkshire and the Humber, and South West.
As part of our anniversary celebrations, we’ve created an interactive map to shine a spotlight on the organisations we’ve supported across the cultural and creative sector – from community theatres transforming young lives to museums preserving our heritage
Figurative launched as an independent not-for-profit last September, spinning out of Nesta with a bold mission: to revolutionise arts funding and build financial resilience across the cultural and creative sector.
In Autumn 2024, Figurative launched as an independent not-for-profit, spinning out of Nesta with a bold mission: to revolutionise arts funding and build financial resilience across the cultural and creative sector. Here our CEO, Fran Sanderson, brings a personal reflection to the journey as she contemplates learning to embrace discomfort.
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Image courtesy of Key Changes. Find out more about our work with the organisation here.