Arts & Culture Finance is now part of Figurative

Advisory

We offer bespoke support for organisations and funders looking to develop their impact and funding models and achieve their goals.

Our Expertise

Our team is uniquely positioned at the nexus of the impact, finance, philanthropic and creative sectors. We understand where their goals and needs intersect, and therefore where opportunities exist. We have extensive experience of raising and managing investment funds, leading cultural fundraising campaigns, designing world-leading innovation programmes, and creating impact frameworks tailored to the complexities and nuances of the cultural and creative sector.

We offer pragmatic, expert advisory services to organisations and funders around the world, with a view to creating a global community of practice around impact investing in the cultural and creative sectors.

How We Can Help

Examples of our advisory offer include:

  • Advice on setting up impact investment funds for the arts.
  • Impact strategies and measurement frameworks for cultural sectors and subsectors.
  • Programme development support and consultancy.
  • Networking opportunities and cross-sector introductions.
  • Expert speakers at conferences and events.
  • Advice on how to attract philanthropic gifts.
  • Development of place-specific networks of arts supporters and would-be supporters.
  • Research into arts philanthropy, including what motivates donors and how sector models might evolve to attract new supporters.

We can tailor our services to your requirements, so don’t hesitate to start a conversation with us.

Our People

Our team combines extensive investment experience with deep knowledge and appreciation of art and culture.

Chief Innovation Officer

Chief Investment Officer

Project Lead, Figurative Philanthropy for Arts & Culture

Latest Case Studies

Explore our portfolio to learn how our investments and programmes support cultural organisations of all types.

Figurative’s philanthropy team partnered with the Middlesbrough Cultural Partnership to help revitalise the city’s creative sector and increase local philanthropic support.

Figurative was invited to Japan to share insights into how impact investing can help develop a more self-sustaining cultural and creative sector.

In February 2024, Figurative’s Fran Sanderson presented to a Financing Media Freedom conference in Brussels on blended finance models and their applicability to mixed model economies.

Figurative is working with Australia’s arts council to examine the feasibility of a pilot impact investment fund for the Australian cultural sector.

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Project INC, student tutorial. Image courtesy of Pinc College. Find out more about our work with the organisation here.