HOW WE ARE FUNDED
Ikon Gallery is a registered educational charity (no. 528892) and relies upon regular funding from Arts Council England and Birmingham City Council. These core grants cover the gallery’s running costs. Ikon’s exhibitions, education programme and off-site projects are primarily paid for through fundraising activity.
The gallery raises this money through grant making trusts and foundations, corporate patrons and sponsors, international funding sources and the generosity of those visitors and supporters who make a donation.
These funds are supplemented by income generated through commercial activity including hiring out the gallery for events such as drinks receptions and weddings and revenue earned through Ikon Shop.
Ikon is a registered educational charity (no. 528892) and gratefully acknowledges financial support using public funding by the National Lottery through Arts Council England, and Birmingham City Council. Ikon Gallery Limited trading as Ikon.
EXHIBITION SUPPORTERS
Friends in Love and War – L’Éloge des meilleur·es ennemi·es is supported by the British Council and is presented as part of UK/France Spotlight on Culture 2024 Together We Imagine, with additional support from Fluxus Art Projects and Birmingham City University.
OFF-SITE AND EVENT SUPPORTERS
Ikon’s Slow Boat programme is supported by Freelands Foundation and Sandwell Metropolitan Council. Artist in Residence at HMP Grendon is supported by Marie-Louise von Motesiczky Charitable Trust.
INDIVIDUAL PATRONS
Paul Aston; Lulu Badr; Simon Chapman; François Chrétien; John Davenport; Victoria Denning; Robert Goddard; John Hayes; Ian Hyde; Jeanette Koch; David Lodge; Oliver Longmore; Tom Merilion; Stephen Pallister; Jasmin Pelham; Jonathan Seville; Jonathan Wearing; and those who wish to remain anonymous.
Ikon is dependent on individual giving more than ever before. There are two levels for individual patronage. Find out more.
Capital Funders and Founder Patrons
The new Ikon Gallery in the former Oozells Street School was opened on 20 March 1998 by the Rt Hon Clare Short, Secretary of State for International Development and MP for Birmingham Ladywood.
Capital Funders
The National Lottery Through The Arts Council of England European Regional Development Fund; The Foundation for Sport and the Arts; Royal Society for Arts; Art for Architecture ward; Argent; William A Cadbury Charitable Trust.
Corporate Founder Patrons
Birmingham Cable Communications; Brindleyplace Office Environments; BT Midlands; Colebrook Veterinary Services; CSFM (Holdings) Ltd; Haslimann Taylor Ltd; Industrial Brushware Ltd; König and Neurath; Lloyds Plc; Neil Willies and Co; Novotel, Birmingham Centre; Peel and Fowler; PricewaterhouseCoopers; Rubery Owen Holdings Ltd; Shakespeares; Tarmac; We Are Cleaning (GB) Ltd; Z3 Limited.
Founder Patrons
Rob Ayling; Adrian Bland; Siena and Simone Hilley Bland; W Dennis Bland; Dr Nigel Buller; Anthony Coombs; Graham Coombs; Mr and Mrs P Couse; Anna Dunford; Elnora Ferguson; Martin Hopkins; Tony Hughes; Lyn Hunter; Dr Philip John; Tom Jones; Stephen Kent; Tessa King-Farlow; Amanda Knight Adams; Mark Knight Adams; Jeanette Koch; Shirley and Michael Laffoley; Mr and Mrs J Marston; David Maxwell; Vivienne Moulder; Christine Parker; Ray Pheasant; Lorna Phillips Coombs; John Pickering; Angus and Midge Skene; Josef and Marjorie Soller; Dr Sheila Stowell; Dr Jennifer Young.
