How we are funded
Our charity is dedicated to supporting both art practitioners and gallery visitors. We aim to offer artists a venue where they can show their work and develop their skills and to offer visitors the chance to maximise their enjoyment of a wide range of art forms including painting, printmaking, sculpture, ceramics, glass, textiles and jewellery making.
Income from sales is highly prized but exhibits are not selected simply because of their sales potential but because of the contribution they make towards the delivery of our charitable ambitions; this means that we do not operate as a commercial gallery. The continuing delivery of our work depends on a range of income streams and on our on-going fundraising campaigns.
As an artist-led charity the contribution made by our Members and Associates is essential; subscriptions provide over one tenth of our running costs; our Friends provide unfailing and generous support through their subscriptions and we estimate that the value of volunteer time provided by our Members, Associates and Friends is worth over £100,000. We raise around half of our running costs from our own activities and we are grateful to Birmingham City Council for their revenue funding which covers around 4% of our needs. However, without the support of grant giving bodies, trusts, foundations, companies and individuals we would not be able to carry out our work.
The RBSA gratefully acknowledges the support of the following Corporate Members:
+ BDO Stoy Hayward
+ Birmingham Assay Office
+ Bonhams Auctioneers
+ Coley & Tilley
+ Domino – Weston Beamor Ltd
+ Doorfit Products Ltd
+ J Hudson & Co (Whistles)
+ Judd Medical Ltd
+ Lion Picture Framing Supplies Ltd
