Consultant to the Trustees :
David Tong

Trust Manager and Administrator :
Shelley Baxter

Address for correspondence :
The Fenton Arts Trust,
PO Box 135,
East Horsley,
Surrey KT24 9AB

The Trust was founded in 1989 by Shu-Yao Fenton in memory of her husband Colin, a collector of antiques and pictures and a dedicated supporter of the arts. Following the death of the founder in 2000 the substantial part of her estate passed to the Trust. This generous gift provided the Trust with an endowment large enough to expand its work considerably.

The Trust's aim is to give encouragement and financial support to those actively contributing to the creative arts in the U.K. It seeks to assist, through grants and bursaries, individuals and groups who are making a worthwhile contribution to the artistic and cultural life of this country.

The Trust has three objectives :
(i) to support final year or postgraduate students through the award scholarships or bursaries,
(ii) to provide grants which will support or reward work or performance by individuals early in their careers, and
(iii) to provide grants for institutions or organisations which have the same aims.

Policy :
The Trust is seeking to achieve its objectives through two programmes: The Fenton Arts Trust Scholarships / Bursaries and The Fenton Arts Trust Grants .
The Fenton Arts Trust Scholarships / Bursaries are for a one year period each in the first instance and are awarded to final year and postgraduate students at schools of art and schools of drama at the discretion of each institution. Applications may come from any institution which provides appropriate study opportunities and wishes to offer its students the scholarships or bursaries, but may not come from individual students.
The Fenton Arts Trust Grants are available to support individual works, activities, performances or prizes in the fields of drama, painting, sculpture, ballet, music and poetry. An application may come from a group, company or institution, or from an individual so long as the application does not involve support of academic study.

Applications :
Applications should be made in writing only to the Administrator, The Fenton Arts Trust, PO Box 135, East Horsley, Surrey KT24 9AB. Please see the applications page for further information about seeking support.

Recent work

The most recent issues of the Trust's Newsletter give information about its activities and lists of beneficiaries :
Annual News 2008 (available as pdf), Annual News 2007 (pdf), Annual News 2006 (pdf).

For earlier years see : 2004-5 and 2005-6 , 2003-4 , 2002-3 , 1997-2002
plus A Word From The Chairman, who was then Richard Ward, in July 2005

Future developments
We aim to help art, theatre and music schools in London and and the regions with grants, awards and scholarships in keeping with Shu-Yao's wishes. We would welcome any donations to assist the achievement of the Trust's objectives. (Please make cheques payable to "The Fenton Arts Trust")