Scops Arts Trust aims to give people of all ages, backgrounds and life circumstances, opportunities to access, participate in and enjoy the arts, particularly the performing arts.

About the trust

Scops Arts Trust was established in March 2019 thanks to an endowment from the late Tony Wingate. Throughout his life, Tony enjoyed a love of the arts, particularly music, and as an inspirational English teacher, his other passion was education.

What we support

As a small trust awarding a limited number of grants each year to support high quality projects delivered by committed organisations, we hope to contribute towards the positive impact which the arts can make on people’s lives.

Latest news

Opening for applications on 14 May

We will next be inviting Stage 1 applications from Tuesday 14 May, with a deadline of Tuesday 28 May at 5pm. Our focus this time will be on music education projects for adults and additionally, as for every grants round of 2024, we will invite applications for children’s music education projects. Please visit the ‘what…

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Photo: Cor Pawb Choir of SPAN Arts (photo credit Pembrokeshire Studio)