South Street Trust grants

Who can apply

Farnham organisations who wish to apply for funding for an art-based educational activity.

Grant criteria

• Projects must have a visual arts creative input, such as painting, sculpture, textiles etc.
• Projects outside the Farnham area may be considered depending on how many beneficiaries are from the Farnham area.
• For the purposes of the South Street Fund, the definition of art does not include performing arts such as drama, music or dance or photography. Applicants connected to these types of project will need to demonstrate the creative connection to visual arts for funding to be considered.

Successful applications

We award around 25 grants a year. In 2026-27 this has helped fund activities such as:

• Craft Your Year 2026 – A programme from The New Ashgate Gallery that is delivering free family craft workshops across Farnham
• Visiting artists to work with children in Farnham’s schools.
• The provision of art materials at the Phylis Tuckwell hospice for patients living with an advanced or terminal illness
• Marks of Belonging – a community craft project delivered by Farnham Maltings

When to apply

1 October 2026 – Grant round opened.

27 November 2026 – The deadline for submitting a grant application.

February/March 2027 – Decisions made and applicants notified.

May 2027 – Grant payments, by cheque, are made. 

How to apply

Once the next grant round opens, download and complete the application form. The form asks for details about the project, information about the beneficiaries and the educational value of the project, a financial breakdown of costs and key dates.

How applications are assessed

Farnham Town Council is trustee of the fund. Members of the Council assess the applications and award grants to those that meet the criteria and according to the merit of the projects.

About the South Street Trust

The South Street Trust was set up following the sale of the Farnham School of Science and Art in 1986/87. The school was established by local philanthropists James and John Knight in 1880 for the ‘instruction of children and adults in drawing, painting, modelling, designing for architecture, manufacture and decoration and for no other purpose’.

Proceeds from the sale of the school were invested and the income of around £20,000 per annum is used to provide annual grants for art-based activities.

For further information email the South Street Trust.