Your donations support our charity's Art For All By All learning programme enabling us to provide artist-led creative learning for local people who would not ordinarily have this opportunity.

This year, you've helped us raise £75,000 in our Big Give Christmas Challenge and transform lives through art.

Watch this video to find out how your support helps people living locally

Why donate to Watts Gallery

Watts Gallery provides art workshops to some of the most vulnerable in our community. Working alongside community partners, we give opportunity for participants to gain benefits from engaging in art and creativity in a calm, safe setting including; fostering creativity, building confidence, self esteem and the foundations for positive progression.

How your donation will help:

To support disadvantaged young people:
Working with young people who are facing challenging circumstances, we aim to offer those who are not in employment, education or training the opportunity to gain key learning for life skills, rediscover enjoyment in learning and gain confidence.

To enrich school level education:
Working with schools including those serving the most deprived areas of Surrey, our programme aims to offer pupils the opportunity to re-discover their enjoyment of learning, to engage in art and creative activities, improve confidence and self esteem.

To improve independence and employability:
We aim to develop key life and personal skills helping to aid independence, personal progression and development, and the potential for moving into employment or volunteering.

To improve outcomes for those involved with or at risk of entering the criminal justice system:
Our programme aims to help to equip participants with the life skills, confidence, self belief and motivation through creative expression to help them progress positively in their lives.

We are grateful to the Borrows Charitable Trust, Robin Privett,Reed Educational Trust Limited, and the Big Give for their support.