The Prince’s Foundation for Children & the Arts

The Prince’s Foundation for Children and the Arts is an educational charity which provides access for young people who would otherwise grow up having had no, or very limited opportunity, to engage with the arts.

It was launched by The Prince of Wales in 2002 and became an independent charity in 2006. Since then it has worked with more than 90,000 children, providing them with a high quality and sustained experience of the arts.

The Prince's Foundation for Children and the Arts believe that if denied access to the arts, children miss out on the enormous benefits that our shared cultural heritage can bring. The arts can play a unique role in the development of a child. They can improve self-esteem and confidence as well as a child’s attainment across the curriculum. Perhaps most importantly the arts encourage creativity, experimentation and fun, often changing a child’s attitude towards learning forever.

The charity runs two programmes of activity: Start and Quests. Both programmes enable it to bring together local and national arts organisations with primary and secondary schools through funding and support.

Through the work of The Prince's Foundation for Children and the Arts children learn that cultural venues are welcoming, accessible and exciting places to visit. It seeks to foster in them a lifelong love of the arts.