{"id":2015264,"date":"2026-06-27T16:55:21","date_gmt":"2026-06-27T13:55:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2015264"},"modified":"2026-06-27T16:55:21","modified_gmt":"2026-06-27T13:55:21","slug":"oliver-trees-family-honour-his-wishes-to-launch-foundation-to-provide-grants-to-young-artists","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2015264","title":{"rendered":"Oliver Tree\u2019s family honour his wishes to launch foundation to provide grants to young artists"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/oliver_tree_rip-1.jpg&#8221;]<\/p>\n<article id=\"template-id-2749694\" class=\"post-2749694 tdb_templates type-tdb_templates status-publish post\">\n<div id=\"tdi_65\" class=\"tdc-zone\">\n<div class=\"tdc_zone tdi_66  wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div id=\"tdi_67\" class=\"tdc-row stretch_row_1400 td-stretch-content\">\n<div class=\"vc_row tdi_68  wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div class=\"vc_column tdi_70  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-column td-pb-span12\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_breadcrumbs tdi_71 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 tdb-breadcrumbs \" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_71\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span>News<\/span><i class=\"tdb-bread-sep td-icon-right\"><\/i><span>Music News<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_title tdi_72 tdb-single-title td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_72\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Oliver Tree\u2019s family honour his wishes to launch foundation to provide grants to young artists<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_subtitle tdi_73 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_73\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p>Just months before his death, Tree said: \u201cWhen I die, all the money is going to go back to artists&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_author tdi_75 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 tdb-post-meta\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_75\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-author-name-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-author-by\">By<\/span> Max Pilley<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_date tdi_76 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 tdb-post-meta\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_76\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><time class=\"entry-date updated td-module-date\" datetime=\"2026-06-27T17:55:21+01:00\">27th June 2026<\/time><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p> <!-- .\/block --><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"tdi_77\" class=\"tdc-row stretch_row_1400 td-stretch-content\">\n<div class=\"vc_row tdi_78  wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div class=\"vc_column tdi_80  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-column td-pb-span8\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_featured_image tdi_81 tdb-content-horiz-left td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_81\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<figure>\n                                    <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"696\" height=\"442\" class=\"entry-thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/oliver_tree_rip-1-696x442.jpg\" alt title=\"Exit Festival 2024 - Day Two\"><figcaption class=\"tdb-caption-text\">Oliver Tree at Exit Festival 2024 at Petrovaradin Fortress on July 11, 2024 in Novi Sad, Serbia. (Photo by Srdjan Stevanovic\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"vc_row_inner tdi_83 article-content-row vc_row vc_inner wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div class=\"vc_column_inner tdi_85  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-inner-column td-pb-span12\">\n<div class=\"vc_column-inner\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_content tdi_86 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 td-post-content tagdiv-type\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_86\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p>Oliver Tree\u2019s family\u00a0have\u00a0launched a new foundation in the singer\u2019s name to provide grants to young artists.<\/p>\n<p>The eccentric singer-songwriter\u00a0died in a helicopter crash in Brazil on June 14 at the age of 32, in an incident that also took the lives of five others.<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad0 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span>  <\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-article-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Now,\u00a0Tree\u2019s\u00a0family\u00a0have\u00a0launched Dr. Oliver Tree\u2019s Extremely Epic Art Grant for Baby Geniuses,\u00a0in accordance with\u00a0plans explicitly put in place by Tree during his lifetime.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOliver believed the most valuable way for artists to master their craft was not through studying, but by physically getting their hands dirty and creating things,\u201d the foundation has said in its mission statement.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe foundation provides grants to artists working in music, film, installation, and performance art.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DaEZ8Fyne1v\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\">\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>View this post on Instagram<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Tree\u2019s\u00a0had discussed\u00a0his desire to set up such a foundation\u00a0in interviews\u00a0just months\u00a0before his death.\u00a0\u201cWhen I die, all the money is going to go back to artists,\u201d Tree said in one interview. \u201cSo\u00a0I set up a foundation, it\u2019s called \u2018Dr. Oliver Tree\u2019s Art Grants for Baby Geniuses.\u2019\u00a0Hopefully\u00a0it\u2019ll\u00a0last for 100 years.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad1 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\"><\/span><\/p>\n<h5 class=\"taboola-mid-article-title\">Recommended<\/h5>\n<div id=\"taboola-mid-article\">\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Tree also explained that the grants would be designed to fund the physical creation of art, rather than formal study or personal expenses.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou\u2019re not allowed to buy equipment with the money, you\u2019re not allowed to get education or go to school with the money,\u201d he said, \u201cbut you\u2019re allowed to physically hire people to help produce stuff, you\u2019re allowed to rent gear and equipment.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The foundation has said Tree directed that \u201cspecified non-art-related and non-sentimental assets\u201d be sold to\u00a0establish\u00a0the grant fund, with donations also being accepted.<\/p>\n<p>It added that the fund is intended to support creative art projects while\u00a0remaining\u00a0active for \u201cat least 50 to 100 years\u201d. Application requirements, submission\u00a0dates\u00a0and further details are set to be announced soon.<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad2 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span>  <\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-article-2\" class=\"lazy-ad\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Tree\u2019s family\u00a0have\u00a0also announced details of a celebration of life and memorial service, which will take place on July 25 at the University of California, Santa Cruz\u2019s Quarry Amphitheater.\u00a0Due to limited space, the event will be attended primarily by friends and family, but it will be livestreamed for fans.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>In a recent tribute,\u00a0Tree\u2019s mother Christine Begin Nickell said she was \u201cso proud\u201d of her son and thanked fans for their support.<\/p>\n<p>Post Malone\u00a0also dedicated his Toronto show to Tree earlier this month, describing him as a \u201cbeautiful man\u201d and telling the crowd: \u201cWe love you so much, 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There\u2019s a festival on your doorstep that\u2019s saving grassroots venues<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>                    <span class=\"td-page-meta\"><\/span><span class=\"td-page-meta\"><span class=\"td-page-meta\"><\/span><\/span><span class=\"td-page-meta\"><\/span>                <\/article>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_content tdi_86 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 td-post-content tagdiv-type\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_86\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p>Oliver Tree\u2019s family\u00a0have\u00a0launched a new foundation in the singer\u2019s name to provide grants to young artists.<\/p>\n<p>The eccentric singer-songwriter\u00a0died in a helicopter crash in Brazil on June 14 at the age of 32, in an incident that also took the lives of five others.<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad0 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span>  <\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-article-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Now,\u00a0Tree\u2019s\u00a0family\u00a0have\u00a0launched Dr. Oliver Tree\u2019s Extremely Epic Art Grant for Baby Geniuses,\u00a0in accordance with\u00a0plans explicitly put in place by Tree during his lifetime.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOliver believed the most valuable way for artists to master their craft was not through studying, but by physically getting their hands dirty and creating things,\u201d the foundation has said in its mission statement.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe foundation provides grants to artists working in music, film, installation, and performance art.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DaEZ8Fyne1v\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\">\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>View this post on Instagram<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Tree\u2019s\u00a0had discussed\u00a0his desire to set up such a foundation\u00a0in interviews\u00a0just months\u00a0before his death.\u00a0\u201cWhen I die, all the money is going to go back to artists,\u201d Tree said in one interview. \u201cSo\u00a0I set up a foundation, it\u2019s called \u2018Dr. Oliver Tree\u2019s Art Grants for Baby Geniuses.\u2019\u00a0Hopefully\u00a0it\u2019ll\u00a0last for 100 years.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad1 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\"><\/span><\/p>\n<h5 class=\"taboola-mid-article-title\">Recommended<\/h5>\n<div id=\"taboola-mid-article\">\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Tree also explained that the grants would be designed to fund the physical creation of art, rather than formal study or personal expenses.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou\u2019re not allowed to buy equipment with the money, you\u2019re not allowed to get education or go to school with the money,\u201d he said, \u201cbut you\u2019re allowed to physically hire people to help produce stuff, you\u2019re allowed to rent gear and equipment.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The foundation has said Tree directed that \u201cspecified non-art-related and non-sentimental assets\u201d be sold to\u00a0establish\u00a0the grant fund, with donations also being accepted.<\/p>\n<p>It added that the fund is intended to support creative art projects while\u00a0remaining\u00a0active for \u201cat least 50 to 100 years\u201d. Application requirements, submission\u00a0dates\u00a0and further details are set to be announced soon.<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad2 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span>  <\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-article-2\" class=\"lazy-ad\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Tree\u2019s family\u00a0have\u00a0also announced details of a celebration of life and memorial service, which will take place on July 25 at the University of California, Santa Cruz\u2019s Quarry Amphitheater.\u00a0Due to limited space, the event will be attended primarily by friends and family, but it will be livestreamed for fans.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>In a recent tribute,\u00a0Tree\u2019s mother Christine Begin Nickell said she was \u201cso proud\u201d of her son and thanked fans for their support.<\/p>\n<p>Post Malone\u00a0also dedicated his Toronto show to Tree earlier this month, describing him as a \u201cbeautiful man\u201d and telling the crowd: \u201cWe love you so much, Oliver.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Tree, whose real name was Oliver Tree Nickell, was best known for songs including \u2018Life Goes On\u2019,\u00a0\u2018Miss You\u2019,\u00a0\u2018Alien Boy\u2019 and \u2018Hurt\u2019.\u00a0His most recent album, \u2018Love You Madly Hate You Badly\u2019,\u00a0was released earlier this year.<\/p>\n<p>In a statement following his death, his family described him as \u201cmore than a musician\u201d, adding that he was \u201ca true artist in every sense of the word\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNo matter how strange you think you look, no matter how ugly you feel, you are beautiful,\u201d they added, quoting one of Tree\u2019s messages to fans.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>[analyse_source url=&#8221;https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/oliver-trees-family-honour-his-wishes-to-launch-foundation-to-provide-grants-to-young-artists-3953672&#8243;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/oliver_tree_rip-1.jpg&#8221;] NewsMusic News Oliver Tree\u2019s family honour his wishes to launch foundation to provide grants to young artists Just months before his death, Tree said: \u201cWhen I die, all the money is going to go back to artists&#8221; By Max Pilley 27th June 2026 Oliver Tree at Exit Festival 2024 at Petrovaradin Fortress [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[226,78],"class_list":["post-2015264","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-politics","tag-crawlmanager","tag-nme-com"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2015264","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2015264"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2015264\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2015264"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2015264"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2015264"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}