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# Sponsors of a variety of sculpture communities, of which those at Tengenenge<ref>Leyten, H. (1994) "Tengenenge", Kasteel Groenveld, Baarn, Netherlands. {{ISBN|9074281052}}</ref> and Chapungu<ref>Guthrie R (2000) "Chapungu: Custom and Legend – A Culture in Stone". Exhibition Catalogue for [[Kew]] ASIN B001ANIIXW</ref> have been most influential. Further Communities have developed post-independence, for example the Chitungwiza Arts Centre, which was an initiative involving the United Nations Development Programme and the Zimbabwe Ministry of Education and Culture, which provided the land.
# Commercial sponsors in Zimbabwe, including AVAC Arts, the Baringa Corporation, the Nedlaw Investment and Trust Corporation, Zimre Holdings Limited, [[British American Tobacco|BAT]] (who part-fund the Workshop School of the National Gallery) and [[Mobil]] (who support the "Zimbabwe Heritage" annual exhibition at the Gallery).
# The Zimbabwean Government, especially through its support for the National Gallery, which now has regional centres in Bulawayo and Mutare in addition to commissioning pieces of art such as a [[statue of Robert Mugabe]].
# Patrons who buy works or write forewords to catalogues for international exhibitions. Examples of well-known individuals in this category include [[Richard Attenborough]], [[Richard E. Grant]], and [[Joshua Nkomo]].
# Other notable contributors to the sector include AVAC Arts<ref name="www.avacarts.com">{{cite web|url=https://avacarts.com/|title=AVAC Arts|website=AVAC Arts}}</ref> founded by Terrence T. Musiyiwa. AVAC Arts founded in 2003 created one of the first websites in Zimbabwe which promotes international art trade from Zimbabwe. The idea was to show how the internet can be used as a tool to promote adaptation and utilization of new technologies towards improved art community livelihoods in Zimbabwe.
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