One of the Phoenix set
of paintings by Penny Warden in a travelling exhibition to Cathedrals around the country,
2000-2004

1. The Christian Arts Trust is a Registered Charity (no 282582) which, according to its deed, exists for

• The advancement of the Christian faith
• The encouragement, promotion and development of public appreciation in those arts which are essentially consistent with the Christian faith and have as their primary purpose the propagation of Christian truth and ideals.

Applicants should first of all ask themselves whether their aims, individually and corporately, are consistent with the objects of the Trust.

2. The Trust does not engage in sponsorship, but makes charitable gifts from time to time. Such gifts are not large - typically in the range £500-£2000 - and are intended to encourage artists to develop their projects and help "get them off the ground", rather than to provide major funding, which is outside the range of the Trust.

3. The Trust reserves the right to inspect a project to ensure that it is both Christian and professional. This might involve two Trustees reading a script, seeing a performance or viewing a work of art.

4. A registered company, whether or not it is a charitable company, may be asked to produce a copy of its Memorandum of Association to ensure that its objects accord with the objects of the Trust. Other forms of association, which are not registered companies, may be asked to produce copies of their constitution or other document of incorporation. Individual artists may be asked to produce evidence of previous work and the names of two referees.

5. Applications should be addressed to the Executive Secretary in writing. Only the first two pages of A4 will be circulated to the Trustees in advance of their meeting. You should therefore ensure that these are concise and include:

• A statement of the objects of your company or group
• The purpose for which you need a grant
• A brief description of the project
• Your target audience and what effect you hope to have on them
• The amount you are requesting
• The overall budget
• Other sources of funding
• Other documentation in support of your application may be sent to the Executive Secretary who will make it available to the Trustees when they meet.

6. The Trust meets twice a year, in May and November. Applications should reach the Executive Secretary no later that 1 April and 1 October respectively. Consideration of applications received after those dates may be held over until the next meeting.

The Trustees have registered a strong preference for supporting single arts projects, such as performances, exhibitions or commissions and do not support training, education, administration or other ongoing expenditure.

7. The Trustees regret that for the time being they are unable to consider applications for grants from outside the UK.

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Flame/Cross by Graham Carey in the exhibition Cross Culture
© The Park at the Yorkshire Sculpture Park and Bradford Cathedral, June 2001