News and publications

We are delighted to announce the 10 recipients of Awards for Artists 2023 – the largest individual awards to visual artists and composers in the UK. 

Our annual report, reflecting on the year before and some of the challenges arising from the cost-of-living crisis.

Holly Donagh, our Director, Strategic Learning, Insight and Influence, reflects on new research from British Future that aims to equip practitioners in the arts and culture sector to explore inclusive histories in these polarised times.

Every four years, we ask our grantees and declined applicants to complete a survey asking about their perceptions of PHF, focusing on our impact; commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion; and our processes, interactions and communications. Our most recent survey was conducted in 2022 by the Center for Effective Philanthropy (CEP). 

This paper provides a comprehensive analysis of the feedback provided by grant holders and applicants in our 2022 survey.

Letícia Ishibashi, our Head of Programme – Migration, reflects on her first year in this role, the questions we have been asking ourselves, and our role as funders in helping shape the future we want to see for migrants and refugees.

We are pleased to announce three significant five-year grants awarded through our Youth Strategic Investment Fund.

Shoubhik Bandopadhyay, Our Head of Programme – Arts, explores what it means in practice to support art for social justice, and asks how we can work towards a sector that centres love, care, joy, justice and equity.