• Chairman's and Executive Director's Report

    In May 2025 Alan Grieve CBE, one of Jerwood Foundation’s founders who also chaired the organisation for over 30 years, died. This marked a particularly poignant moment for all of us at Jerwood, both professionally and personally. During Alan’s tenure he initiated and oversaw many significant projects; he was instrumental in the granting of over £113.5 million in capital and project funding as well as securing the future of organisations including the Royal Court Theatre, London and DanceEast, Ipswich. More recently, he oversaw the merger of the two Jerwood charities, reuniting them into a single future-facing foundation, relevant for the 21st century and ensuring maximum impact for beneficiaries.

    In 2025, in its second year of operation since the merger, Jerwood Foundation held three open funding rounds, processed 808 applications and awarded £955,607 in grants, of which £360,450 was allocated to organisations not previously funded by Jerwood, including £105,000 to Sir John Soane’s Museum to launch the Jerwood Artist in Residence Programme.

    Importantly the recipients of the inaugural Jerwood Art Fund Commissions were announced during 2025: Tate Liverpool, in partnership with the International Slavery Museum, received funding to commission Chorus in Rememory of Flight – Liverpool, a ground-breaking multidisciplinary installation by poet, filmmaker and visual artist Julianknxx; and the University of Aberdeen was awarded funding to commission a new tapestry for the Sir Duncan Rice Library in collaboration with Zimbabwean Scottish visual artist Sekai Machache and Dovecot Studios. 

    We were also pleased to announce a grant of £200,000 to the Royal Court Theatre, an organisation to whom Jerwood has been pivotal for over 30 years. This newly announced grant will support two integral writer development programmes that sit at the heart of the theatre’s mission; Jerwood New Playwright, which offers production and development opportunities to an early career playwright; and the Jerwood Royal Court Commissioning Scheme, a new open-application national fund to encourage ambitious play commissioning.

    As we approach 2027, which will mark 50 years since Jerwood Foundation was founded by Alan Grieve for John Jerwood MC, we will reflect on Alan’s far-reaching legacy, unwavering dedication to and leadership of Jerwood, as well as his belief that the Foundation should remain energetic, imaginative, flexible, open-minded and willing to take risks. 

     

    Rupert Tyler, Chairman and Lara Wardle, Executive Director and Trustee

  • The legacy and mission of the Royal Court have long gone hand-in-hand with the values and support of Jerwood Foundation. We couldn't be prouder to announce this major new, multi-year partnership to take our joint commitment to new heights, investing in the next generation of contemporary playwriting. Not only will this extend the renowned Jerwood New Playwright award and strengthen our ability to premiere bold new work, but the centrepiece - the Jerwood Royal Court Commissioning Scheme - is a complete game-changer: jointly extending our resource beyond Sloane Square to create six new play commissions every year, with writers and producers at theatres across the country.

    - David Byrne, Artistic Director and Will Young, Executive Director, Royal Court Theatre

  • Grants and Jerwood Collection Loans

     

  •  Jerwood Collection

  • It has been a year of continued momentum and visibility for Jerwood Collection, which embodies the Foundation’s vision of fostering excellence, accessibility and engagement in the visual arts: during 2025, 78 Jerwood Collection works were loaned to exhibitions in England and Scotland, which were visited by over 270,000 people.  

    Key exhibitions and loans during the year included: Impressions: Works from Jerwood Collection at Edinburgh Printmakers which featured 20 prints by on loan from Jerwood Collection and coincided with the first Jerwood Residencies at Edinburgh Printmakers; Laing Art Gallery’s exhibition, With These Hands, which explored the representation of craft in paintings, drawings and prints; and Garden Futures: Designing with Nature at V&A Dundee. 
  • In addition, several works from Jerwood Collection are featured in A Gap in the Clouds at The Heong Gallery (October...

    In addition, several works from Jerwood Collection are featured in A Gap in the Clouds at The Heong Gallery (October 2025 – February 2026) including Spring Landscape 1914, by Paul Nash (1889–1946). This is an exhibition that considers contemporary expressions of spirituality and introspection through art, bringing together modern and contemporary works that invite reflection and pause. 

    Recently the final exhibition of a three-year partnership with Arnolfini, Bristol opened:  Echoes: works from Jerwood Collection (November 2025 – January 2026) curated by Art in Motion (AIM), which explored personal and collective connections to 15 works on loan from the Jerwood Collection.  

    Acquisitions made in 2025 have had a clear and positive impact on increasing female representation within Jerwood Collection. This year’s purchases include works by Sarah Ball, Lubna Chowdhary and Barbara Hepworth, each contributing to the visibility of women artists within Jerwood Collection, which reflects Jerwood’s ongoing commitment to expanding the narrative of modern and contemporary art to include a broader and more inclusive range of voices, practices, and perspectives.
  • Hereford Cathedral, Hereford Craigie Aitchinson CBE, RSA, RA, 2019 - ongoing On loan from Jerwood Collection: Craigie Aitchison CBE, RSA, RA (1926-2009), Crucifixion, 1994 (Larger version of this image opens in a popup).
    Charleston, Lewes, Vanessa Bell: A World of Form and Colour, 26 March – 21 September 2025 On loan from Jerwood Collection: Vanessa Bell (1879-1961), Still Life, Asolo, Italy, 1955 (Larger version of this image opens in a popup).
    Edinburgh Printmakers, Edinburgh, Impressions: Selected Works from Jerwood Collection, 4 April – 29 June 2025 On loan from Jerwood Collection: Hurvin Anderson RA (b. 1965), He’s Upstairs, 2023 Frank Auerbach (1931-2024), Ruth, 2001 Gerald Brockhurst RA (1890-1978), Una, 1929 Ian Davenport (b. 1966), Colorplan Series: Azure Blue Etching, 2011 Ian Davenport (b. 1966), Colorplan Series: Citric Etching, 2011 Tracey Emin DBE, RA (b. 1963), Me - May 2019, 2020 Lucian Freud OM, CH (1922-2011), Esther, 1991 Angela Gill (b. 1964), Minotaur, 1992 Maggi Hambling (b. 1945), Jemma: leaning to the left, seated, 1992 David Hockney RA (b. 1937), A Wooded Landscape, 1969 John Hoyland RA (1934-2011), Italian Etchings: The Sorcerer, 1989 John Hoyland RA (1934-2011), Italian Etchings: Banda Oriental, 1989 Augustus John RA (1878-1961), Self-Portrait, 1920 Kim Lim (1936-1997), Untitled, 1975 Ben Nicholson (1894-1982), three mugs and a bowl, 1928 Paula Rego DBE, RA (1935-2022), The Encampment, 1989 Bridget Riley CBE (b. 1931), Sonnet, 2016 Eva Rothschild RA (b. 1971), Garland 1, 2024 Yinka Shonibare CBE, RA (b. 1962), Mayflower, All Flowers, 2020 Julian Trevelyan RA (1910-1988), Activated Sludge, 1971 (Larger version of this image opens in a popup).
    Laing Arts Gallery, Newcastle upon Tyne, With these Hands, 17 May – 27 September 2025 On loan from Jerwood Collection: Alfred Wolmark (1877-1961), In the carpenter's shop, circa 1907 (Larger version of this image opens in a popup).
    Leicester Gallery, Leicester, Blusher: Art, Make-up, Materiality, 12 July – 6 September 2025 On loan from Jerwood Collection: Rose Wylie RA (b. 1934), Self Portrait with Shut Mouth, 2017. (Larger version of this image opens in a popup).
    V&A Dundee, Dundee, Garden Futures: Designing with Nature,17 May 2025- 22 February 2026 On loan from Jerwood Collection: Cedric Morris (1889-1982), Blackbird and Flowers, 1952 (Larger version of this image opens in a popup).
    The Heong Gallery, Cambridge, Gap in the Clouds, 31 October 2025- 7 February 2026 On loan from Jerwood Collection: Rachel Howard (b. 1969), You Can Save Me, 2015David Jones (1895-1974), July Change, 1929 Peter Lanyon (1918-1964), Sharp Grass, 1964Paul Nash (1889-1946), Spring Landscape, 1914, and The Corner, 1919 (Larger version of this image opens in a popup).
    Arnolfini, Bristol, Echoes: Works from Jerwood Collection, 18 November 2025- 13 January 2026 On loan from Jerwood Collection: Frank Auerbach (1931-2024), Ruth, 2001Wildred Avery (1926-2016), Fountains Abbey, 1960 Edward Bawden CBE, RA (1903-1989), The Maharee Islands, 1963 Gerald Brockhurst RA (1890-1978), Una, 1929 Eileen Cooper RA (b. 1953), Kiss, 2020 Robert Colquhoun (1914-1962), Two Irish People, 1947 Tracey Emin DBE RA (b. 1963), Me-May 2019, 2020 Lubaina Himid CBE RA (b. 1954), A Rake's Progress Hole in her Stocking (4), 2022 HaYoung Kim (b. 1983), Internal Sequence I, 2010Laurence Stephen Lowry RA (1887-1976), The Canal Bridge, 1944 Alexander Mackenzie (1923-2002), Newlyn, 1961 Alan Reynolds (1926-2014), Blue and Grey Landscape, 1952 John Robertson (b. 1983), Den, 2011 George Truefitt (1824-1902), View of Hastings, 1884 Alfred Wolmark (1923-2002), Portrait of Norman Kohnstamm, 1916 (Larger version of this image opens in a popup).

    Hereford Cathedral, Hereford, Craigie Aitchison CBE, RSA, RA, 2019 - ongoing

  • Acquisitions
  • Ben Nicholson (1894-1982), moon jug, 1978 Pen and ink, gouache, pastel and oil wash on paper laid on the artist's prepared backboard 32.8 x 27.3 cm (12 7/8 x 10 3/4 in) (including the artist's prepared backboard) JC300 © 2025 All rights reserved, DACS Provenance with Waddington Galleries, London, where acquired by Grandini Collection, Lugano; Thence by decent to the previous owner; with Bonhams, London, where purchased June 2025, lot 17. Exhibitions London, Waddington Galleries, Ben Nicholson: recent paintings on paper, October 1978, no. 16, illustrated. Literature Exhibition catalogue, London, Waddington Galleries, Ben Nicholson: recent paintings on paper, 1978, no. 16, illustrated. (Larger version of this image opens in a popup).
    Dame Barbara Hepworth (1903-1975), Project (winged figure – brass),1957 Ink on paper 35.5 x 25.5 cm (14 x 10in) JC299 Barbara Hepworth © Bowness Provenance Hepworth Estate; given to Kettle's Yard Development Appeal, 2011; Private collection, bought from Kettle's Yard Appeal, March 2011; Acquired June 2025. (Larger version of this image opens in a popup).
    Sarah Ball (b. 1965), Emma, 2025 Oil on panel 20.5 x 15.5cm (8 1/8 x 6 1/8 in) JC302 Copyright Sarah Ball. Courtesy the artist and Stephen Friedman Gallery, London and New York. Photo by Todd-White Art Photography. Provenance Stephen Friedman Gallery, where purchased October 2025 (Larger version of this image opens in a popup).
    Stanley William Hayter (1901-1988), Combat, 1953 Engraving, soft-ground etching and scorper on paper 56.1 × 37.7 cm (22.1 × 14.8 in) unframed JC303 Copyright The Artist c/o Dominic Kemp Modern British Prints. Provenance Private collection Mark Reading UK; Dominc Kemp Modern British Prints, London, where purchased September 2025 (Larger version of this image opens in a popup).
    John Armstrong (1893-1972), Fruit, 1964 Oil on paper laid on board 25 x 40 cm (9 7/8 x 15 3/4 in) JC301 © the artist's estate / Bridgeman Images Provenance Gifted by the Artist to a private collection, UK; Jenna Burlingham Gallery, Kingsclere, where purchased October 2025. (Larger version of this image opens in a popup).
    Lubna Chowdhary (b. 1964), Zam Zam, 2025 Relief print with polymer gravure on paper 64.5 x 62.7 cm (25 3/8 x 24 3/4 in) Edition of 20 JC304 Copyright The Artist Provenance Cristea Roberts Gallery, London, where purchased October 2025. (Larger version of this image opens in a popup).
    Lubna Chowdhary (b. 1964), Adi Kadi, 2025 Relief print with polymer gravure on paper 72.8 x 63.3 cm (28 5/8 x 24 7/8 in) Edition of 20 JC305 Copyright The Artist Provenance Cristea Roberts Gallery, London, where purchased October 2025. (Larger version of this image opens in a popup).
    Lubna Chowdhary (b. 1964), Chak Chak, 2025 Relief print with polymer gravure on paper 64.9 x 62.9 cm (25 1/2 x 24 3/4 in) Edition of 20 JC306 Copyright The Artist Provenance Cristea Roberts Gallery, London, where purchased October 2025. (Larger version of this image opens in a popup).
    William Coldstream (1908–1987), Study for St Nicholas Cole Abbey and Bow Church, 1946. Oil on canvas 35.6 x 30.5 cm (14 x 12 in) JC322 Copyright The Artist Provenance Montagu and Enid Slater, acquired directly from the artist; Private Collection, by descent; James Gould Ltd, Somerset, where purchased December 2025. (Larger version of this image opens in a popup).

    Ben Nicholson (1894-1982), moon jug, 1978 

  • 2025 Grants

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  • Young Vic, London, Jerwood Assistant Directors: £70,000 awarded In 2025 Jerwood Foundation continued its support of the Young Vic Theatre through the Jerwood Assistant Directors Programme which will provide eight early-career directors with paid hands-on experience working with leading directors and artists on an eclectic programme of productions that reflect the Young Vic’s bold and innovative ethos. Jerwood Assistant Directors will work on a Young Vic show over a three-month period, during which time they will see how complex productions are realised. They will access vital learning through practical experience in the rehearsal room and through previews, playing an active and crucial role in the creative process. They will also undertake a two-week placement observing the day-to-day running of the Young Vic. The first Jerwood Assistant Director funded by this grant assisted Nadia Fall OBE directing Entertaining Mr Sloane: The Jerwood Assistant Director role presents me with an amazing opportunity to work with Nadia Fall on her first production as Artistic Director and will give me a unique insight into ‘the mischievous spirit of a makeshift, anti-establishment theatre’ that Fall aims to lead her Artistic Directorship of the Young Vic with. The prospect of learning from her and the other departments of the Young Vic as it begins a new creative life is unmissable for a director like myself who wants to work with classic texts and has genuine interest in Artistic Directing and the operations of a building of this scale and influence. Alex Hurst, Jerwood Assistant Director, Young Vic Theatre (Larger version of this image opens in a popup).
    Northern Ballet, Leeds, Conducting Fellowship: £16,000 awarded Funding was awarded to Northern Ballet to support their Conducting Fellowship. The programme will give an early-career conductor the experience and mentorship offered by a touring professional ballet company to develop the skills, insight and confidence required to pursue a career in the highly specialised skill of conducting for ballet. The company is thrilled to welcome William Lai to this role which will see him receive mentorship and training to conduct performances of Gentleman Jack across the UK. William will rehearse, tour, and conduct live performances as part of Northern Ballet’s artistic team working under the mentorship of Associate Conductor, Daniel Parkinson. With choreography by Annabelle Lopez Ochoa and a new score by Peter Salem, Gentleman Jack will premiere in spring 2026, in Leeds, before being performed across the UK. With the generous support of Jerwood Foundation, we have created a bespoke mentoring opportunity, supporting a talented emerging conductor to develop the skills, insight, and confidence required for a career in conducting for dance. The Conducting Fellowship is part of Northern Ballet's commitment to creating a pipeline of new creative talent in the North of England. Federico Bonelli, Artistic Director, Northern Ballet (Larger version of this image opens in a popup).
    Royal Shakespeare Company, Actor Training Programme: £25,000 awarded In 2025 Jerwood Foundation announced a new partnership with the Royal Shakespeare Company, to support their launch of a new actor training programme, created in collaboration with leading voice practitioner Professor Patsy Rodenburg. Developed in response to a changing creative landscape, the RSC are offering a tailored training programme focused on supporting emerging artists to build ensemble skills and develop the necessary vocal resilience needed to perform Shakespeare’s text with confidence. The programme began with a two-week intensive residential workshop in November 2025, during which 16 actors were immersed in an embodied exploration of stagecraft. They worked closely with Professor Rodenberg on speech, language, stage presence, connected body and breath, and building an ensemble. The most significant discovery for me personally was a breakthrough in confidence, raising my potential and my joy for classic text. It is something I have shied away from - perhaps believing it was inaccessible. I feel very differently about that now. In that respect, it has been life changing. Participant We are tremendously grateful to Jerwood Foundation for supporting us to pilot this new training pathway, which will equip actors of all backgrounds and experience with the tools, confidence, and collaborative ensemble spirit needed to bring both timeless and contemporary stories to life with clarity, power and meaning. Tamara Harvey and Daniel Evans, Co-Artistic Directors, Royal Shakespeare Company (Larger version of this image opens in a popup).
    Ikon Gallery, Birmingham, Break The Mould Exhibition: £19,000 awarded Break the Mould is the final chapter in a trilogy of exhibitions exploring craft, art school pedagogies, and contemporary art practice supported by Jerwood Foundation. Thread the Loom (2025) was the second group exhibition in the series celebrating the art of weaving, in which five West Midlands artists revealed the process of weaving in an unprecedented way through a series of micro residencies. The exhibition attracted19,890 visitors. This followed Start the Press! (2024) which focused on regional printmaking. The concluding instalment, Break the Mould, centres on ceramics and celebrates clay as a medium of experimentation and process-based practice. The exhibition brings together a dynamic cohort of ceramicists, including Halima Cassell, Roo Dhissou and Jack Ky Tan, for a series of residencies. The residencies are organised in partnership with the University of Staffordshire and supported by local ceramic studios in Birmingham, transforming the gallery space into a vibrant laboratory for exploration and public engagement. With the support of Jerwood Foundation over three years, Ikon has opened its galleries to an art school ecology. We started by hosting artist residencies on an antique printing press, followed by a group of weavers activating an AVL Studio Dobby loom. In spring 2026, we showcase diverse ceramic practices with focus on a physical and conceptual processing of materials. The resident artists are called on to perform their craft, whilst audiences are invited to observe, engage and participate. Break the Mould promises to be lively, and messy! Linzi Stauvers, Artistic Director (Education), Ikon Gallery Three works by Halima Cassell will also be on loan from Jerwood Collection during this exhibition, which opens on 25 March 2026 and runs until 6 September 2026 at Ikon Gallery. (Larger version of this image opens in a popup).

    Young Vic, London, Jerwood Assistant Directors: £70,000 awarded

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    Sir John Soane's Museum

    Jerwood Artist in Residence, London: £105,000 awarded

    Over the course of three years, this unique and important residency will provide six artists, (two resident artists each year), whose work engages deeply with drawing as a conceptual, material, or procedural foundation, with the opportunity to develop their drawing practice in response to the context of the historic space and the wider legacy of Sir John Soane’s Museum. This year the 2025 Jerwood Artists in Residence were Simon Faride (b. 1987) and Mohammed Qasim Ashfaq (b. 1982).

    With the support of Jerwood, and the openness of Sir John Soane’s Museum, I was able to immerse myself in an exceptional collection, gain new perspectives on the different functions of a museum, and experience the ways people work with and within it. This residency gave me the opportunity to explore, develop and expand into new areas of my practice, centred on drawing, collaboration and working with collections.

    Simon Faride, Jerwood Artist in Residence, Sir John Soane's Museum 

  • Jerwood Foundation have a long and inspiring history of supporting young talent in many fields. Young talent and young aspiration are the heart of The Herds.  Without Jerwood we would not have been able to bring together so many young people from across the planet with an intensity that is proving to be crucial to the long-term impact of The Herds’ highly ambitious journey.  The entire Herds team are extremely grateful to Jerwood for lending such effective support to our project.

    - David Lan CBE, Producer, THE HERDS

  • The Walk Productions

    THE HERDS Emerging Company, London: £37,500 awarded

    In April 2025 herds of life-size puppet animals stampeded through city centres from Kinshasa to Marrakech and entered Europe in June as part of THE HERDS’ 20,000km journey from the Congo Basin to the Arctic Circle; a groundbreaking public art and climate initiative designed to inspire action and reignite our connection with the natural world. Jerwood funding supported 25 early-career performers to participate in the Emerging Company activities and seven performances across London and Manchester over two weeks from 23 June to 6 July 2025, reaching a live audience of 35,000 people. Those involved in the Emerging Company expressed powerful personal and artistic transformations throughout the experience.

  • Ongoing Grants 
  • ThickSkin, Wigan, Jerwood Associate Artist: £40,00 awarded ThickSkin, Wigan’s own award-winning theatre company and one of the only mid-scale producing companies in the North West of England was awarded a total grant of £40,000 over two years to support their Jerwood Associate Artist placement. The 2025 Jerwood Associate Artist was announced as Anna Berentzen. Anna worked with the company on Pigeon, a play commissioned and produced by the Royal Exchange Theatre, in association with ThickSkin. It was performed as part of the Local Exchange Festival at The Den, Fred Longworth High School, Tyldesley in August 2025. Anna worked closely with ThickSkin’s Artistic Director, Neil Bettles, to support planning, rehearsals, and performances. I’m halfway through my Jerwood Associate Artist residency with ThickSkin and absolutely loving it. Already, this has included working on Pigeon, a collaboration between ThickSkin and the Royal Exchange Theatre, as well as a new musical R&D and rehearsals for It Walks Around the House at Night. All projects have fused art forms, but more than anything I’ve been inspired by Neil’s ability to work across creative roles. This has directly affected the self-development I have undertaken in my time here and my ambitions as a director. Anna Berentzen, Jerwood Associate Artist, ThickSkin (Larger version of this image opens in a popup).
    Natural History Museum, London, Our Story with David Attenborough and Jerwood Contemporary Arts Programme : £75,000 awarded A total grant of £75,000 over three years is supporting programming in the Jerwood Gallery, a capital project of Jerwood Foundation within the world-renowned Natural History Museum. As well as the Jerwood Contemporary Arts Programme, which will resume in 2026, Our Story with David Attenborough opened in the gallery in June 2025. Having welcomed over 80,000 visitors, it was announced in November that the headline immersive cinematic experience will extend its run until Summer 2026. In this new immersive experience at the Natural History Museum, we explore two stories – the four-billion-year epic of the Earth, and our own, relatively brief chapter, the story of humankind. These two stories are not, at this moment, aligned – but they could be. My hope is that anyone visiting the Our Story experience will come to understand how important humanity is in writing the planet’s next chapter. Sir David Attenborough (Larger version of this image opens in a popup).
    Glyndebourne, East Sussex, Jerwood Young Artists and Jerwood Pit Perfect: £120,000 awarded A multi-year grant of £120,000 to support Jerwood Young Artists, a programme providing world- class coaching and performance opportunities for exceptionally talented young singers in the Glyndebourne chorus continued in 2025 along with Jerwood Pit Perfect, a programme supporting young recently graduated professional instrumentalists to join the Glyndebourne Sinfonia, gaining their first professional operatic experience. This year as a Jerwood Young Artist has been nothing short of remarkable. The coaching, mentorship, alongside the recital and operatic opportunities have really helped me grow in confidence and artistry. Working with such inspiring people has taught me so much about performing and collaboration. One of the highlights was stepping in to sing Figaro in Mozart’s ‘Le nozze di Figaro’ — an unforgettable moment where everything I’d learned came together, allowing me to meet the challenge with assurance and joy. I’m so thankful for the support, guidance, and encouragement I’ve had throughout the year. To the supporters of the Jerwood Young Artist programme, please know that your support is gratefully received and deeply appreciated. Charles Cuncliffe, Jerwood Young Artist, Glyndebourne. (Larger version of this image opens in a popup).

    ThickSkin, Wigan, Jerwood Associate Artist: £40,00 awarded 

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    Far From The Norm

    NORMGROUND, London:  £20,000 awarded in 2024, £10,000 awarded in 2025

    NORMGROUND’s 2025 edition took place in London over three intensive weeks in Summer 2025, and the company partnered with a network of organisations to select nine participants that reflected the rich diversity at the intersection of Hip Hop and Contemporary dance today. 

    The cohort was predominantly rooted in the underground (Hip Hop, Krump, Popping and House) scenes, particularly through events and battles. Most were beginning to explore choreographic creation, and some were considering establishing themselves as performers in more formal settings. The three-week process focussed on key aims including high quality professional development and championing under-represented talent.  

    NORMGROUND 2026 will be delivered in the North West in partnership with The Lowry in Salford. 
  • Jerwood Space

    Jerwood Space

    Major Grant:  £480,000 awarded

    Jerwood Space was established by Jerwood Foundation in 1998 as a dedicated rehearsal space for theatre, musical theatre, opera and dance companies. In 2024, Jerwood Foundation awarded Jerwood Space a major grant of £480,000 to assist with the refurbishment of the building. This essential work has ensured an enhanced environment for rehearsal companies and provides a building that is fit for an industry that is constantly pushing at the boundaries of what is possible in the creative arts, whilst pursuing an environmentally sustainable operating practice.

    As a result of the grant, Jerwood Space has been able to accommodate a number of rehearsals, including Rebecca Frecknall’s take on Eugene O’Neill’s Moon for the Misbegotten, across an extended run. Importantly, essential subsidised rehearsal space was provided for 25 productions including Random Acts of Heroic Love written by Danny Scheinmann, directed by Phelim McDermott, and Jermyn Street's Little Brother written by Amets Arzallus Antia & Ibrahima Balde adapted by Timberlake Wertenbaker and directed by Stella Powell- Jones.

  • 2025 Grants Analysis

     

  • Sustainability Statement and Carbon Report

    Jerwood Foundation is committed to reducing our environmental impact. In 2021 we joined Gallery Climate Coalition (GCC). We aim to...

    Jerwood Foundation is committed to reducing our environmental impact. In 2021 we joined Gallery Climate Coalition (GCC). We aim to reduce our carbon footprint by 50% by 2030 (from baseline measures in 2022) and are continuously working towards becoming more eco-friendly and to improve our understanding around sustainable best practices.

     

  • Lead image: John Armstrong (1893-1972), Fruit, 1964 Courtesy of Jerwood Collection. Copyright The Artist 

     

    Royal Court Theatre. Photo credit: Helen Murray

     

    Jerwood Collection: A Gap in the Clouds, The Heong Gallery, 2025. Photo credit: Jo Underhill; James Wylie, Curator, V&A Dundee; Paul Nash (1889-1946) Spring Landscape 1914; Craigie Aitchison CBE RSA RA (1926-2009), Crucifixion, 1994, Hereford Cathedral, 2008; Vanessa Bell: A World of Form and Colour. Charleston, 2025 Photo credit: Charleston in Lewes; Impressions: Selected Works from Jerwood Collection, Edinburgh Printmakers, 2025. Photo Credit: Alan Dimmick; With These Hands, Photo Credit: Laing Art Gallery, North East Museums, 2025; Rose Wylie RA (b. 1934), Self Portrait with Shut Mouth, 2017. Copyright The Artist; Garden Futures: Designing with Nature V & A, Dundee, 2025. Photo credit: Ruth Clark; A Gap in the Clouds, The Heong Gallery, 2025. Photo credit: Jo Underhill; Echoes: Works from Jerwood Collection, Arnolfini, 2025. Photo credit: Alice Hendy; Ben Nicholson (1894-1982), Moon Jug, 1978. Courtesy of Jerwood Collection, © 2025 All rights reserved, DACS; Dame Barbara Hepworth (1903-1975), Project (winged figure – brass),1957. Courtesy of Jerwood Collection, Barbara Hepworth © Bowness; Sarah Ball (b.1965), Emma, 2025. Copyright Sarah Ball. Courtesy the artist and Stephen Friedman Gallery, London and New York. Photo by Todd-White Art Photography; Stanley William Hayter, (1901-1988), Combat, 1953 Courtesy of Jerwood Collection. Copyright the artist; John Armstrong (1893-1972), Fruit, 1964 Courtesy of Jerwood Collection. Copyright the artist; Lubna Chowdhary, (b. 1964) Zam Zam, 2025. Courtesy of Jerwood Collection. Copyright the artist; Lubna Chowdhary, (b. 1964) Adi Kadi, 2025. Courtesy of Jerwood Collection. Copyright the artist; Lubna Chowdhary, (b. 1964) Chak Chak, 2025. Courtesy of Jerwood Collection. Copyright the artist; William Coldstream (1908-1987), Study for St Nicholas Cole Abbey and Bow Church, 1946. Courtesy of Jerwood Collection. Copyright the artist.

     

    Project Grants: ThickSkin, Blood Harmony. Photo credit: Tommy Ga-Ken Wan; Young Vic, Jerwood Assistant Directors. Photo credit: Ellie Kurttz; Northern Ballet, William Lai. Photo credit: Wojciech Mateusiak; Royal Shakespeare Company, Titus Andronicus rehearsal 2025. Photo credit: Marc Brenner; Ikon Gallery, Halima Cassell MBE (b. 1975). Photo credit: Matt Alexander; Sir John Soane’s Museum. Video credit: © Sir John Soane’s Museum; The Walk Productions, THE HERDS, Tower Bridge, London. Photo Credit: Noor Zuabi; The Walk Productions, THE HERDS. Video credits: Footage captured by Chloe Morris and Andrew Muir with the drone captured by Peter Keith

     

    Ongoing Project Activity: Far From The Norm: NORMGROUND Joshua Shanny Wynter, (c) Far From The Norm, Photo credit: Camilla Greenwel; ThickSkin, Photo credit: Joel Chester Fildes; Natural History Museum, Sir David Attenborough at the Natural History Museum. (c) The Trustees of the NHM; Glyndebourne, Rachel Roper. Photo credit: Pablo Strong; Far From The Norm, Video credits: Film by Ben Williams, music by Torben Sylvest, cover photo by Camilla Greenwell; Jerwood Space, Jermyn Street's Little Brother, Photo credit: Steve Gregson.

     

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