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About us
Who we are
The AGBI is an artist-led benevolent fund supporting professsional visual artists in need who are unable to work due to injury or illness. The AGBI Children’s Fund supports the children of artists who have lost the support of one or both parents.
Our History
The AGBI was founded in 1814 by members of the Royal Academy of Arts including J.M.W. Turner, John Constable and John Soane and was incorporated by Royal Charter in 1842. It is one of the oldest charities in the United Kingdom.
Our Purpose
The AGBI provides financial support to professional visual artists and their dependents in need, who live in England, Wales or Northern Ireland who cannot work or earn due to injury or illness.
Our Vision
The AGBI is the benevolent fund that all visual artists support and from which visual artists and their dependents in need receive support.
