"The African Arts Trust will act as a catalyst for the emergence and growth of locally managed and sustainable contemporary art organisations in Africa"
The African Arts Trust supports a wide range of projects with an emphasis on grass roots organisations that support professional practicing artists trying to make a livelihood in the visual arts.
In the Trust's early years, it's grant making will concentrate geographically on Eastern and Southern Africa -this includes the following countries; Ethiopia, Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, Zambia, Malawi, Mozambique, Zimbabwe and Botswana.
The African Arts Trust seeks to acquire a collection of artworks through the sponsoring of shows and other activities.
The African Arts Trust has divided what it will fund into areas of high and medium priority: