STRATEGIC CONSULTANCY

Act IV offers strategic consultancy to arts and business. We help arts organisations to raise money and businesses to spend their money wisely. We work with our clients to build creative strategies to meet corporate and cultural objectives and facilitate creative partnerships.

Our work lays down foundations for a sustained legacy of cultural engagement and development.

Act IV for Louis Vuitton: Trunk designed by Grayson Perry at the British Museum, then exhibited in the Louis Vuitton Maison

FUNDRAISING

Insulate Ukraine

The Meaning of Home transformed the RSA into a Ukrainian style home, to raise funds to help install unbreakable windows in war-torn areas

EVENTS

South London Gallery

Act IV organised a successful fundraising gala for the South London Gallery in 2024, raising significant funds, attracting new donors, and enhancing the gallery’s profile for future initiatives.

British Council

Act IV has worked with the British Council for 6 years and helped create this Patrons Board for Sonia Boyce at the Venice Biennale, 2022

Artangel

Artists for Artangel raised over £2 million, securing support for bold, extraordinary art in London. The funding has enabled the production of up to 20 new projects to take place over the next decade.

Private Foundation

This event, hosted in a philanthropist's garden, attracted world renowned performers, heads of States and raised

National Centre for Circus Arts

Since 2014, Act IV has produced biennial galas for the National Centre for Circus Arts, combining live performance with successful fundraising. Each event has exceeded financial targets and reinforced support for the Centre and British circus arts.

CULTIVATION

We design and deliver strategic events that connect clients with prospective funders and influencers, building relationships and laying the foundation for future fundraising success.

London Evening Standard

Genesis Foundation

Venice Biennale

Space for Giants

CONNECTING BUSINESSES

Act IV advises companies on their association with the arts.  We help companies to identify suitable partners and support them in building and maintaining successful creative relationships. We provide strategies to help them to develop stimulating CSR opportunities and financial objectives.

Mat Collishaw for Jimmy Choo Vices Dinner

Jim Lambie commissiond by Diageo to create a whisky cabinet

FILM SCREENINGS AND LITERARY LUNCHES

We organise exclusive film screenings and literary events designed to raise the profile of charities or promote writers, publishers, film studios and distributors.

Here's what our clients say...

“I just wanted to thank you and all of your team once again for your support for the National Centre and our Gala. Please do pass on my heartfelt thanks to every one of them. Your support for our team is hugely appreciated and it does really feel as though you become ‘one of us’ through this process. Thank you again.” 

Kate White

Former CEO, National Centre for Circus Arts

“The feedback has been coming in thick and fast about how much guests enjoyed themselves and the funds raised speak for themselves!! Your talent and skill is next level and I am so glad that you were there to help steer the ship through rocky seas and smooth ones too! Huge heartfelt thanks from all of us at NYT.”

Cliodhna McCorley

Development Manager, National Youth Theatre

“When I saw the very long check list on a spreadsheet leading up for the night, earlier in the week, I knew that we are going to have a good evening. I was wrong...

It was an amazing evening and memorable for Camden’s community.”

Camden Art Centre, Chair of Trustees