Outset Is
Outset Contemporary Art Fund is a philanthropic organization dedicated to supporting new art by bringing private funding from their patrons, partners and trustees to public museums and art projects. Since its inception in 2003 the foundation has supported a range of projects at leading visual arts institutions, from exhibitions, education and residency programmes to publications and capital campaigns. Outset has chapters in the UK, Germany, India, Israel and the Netherlands.
Outset has a range of programmes, enabling supporters to direct their patronage to different areas of interest. Supporters attend curator-led gallery tours, studio visits, talks and international trips, allowing for a deeper understanding of the artists and organisations that work with Outset whilst forging lasting relationships within the international artistic community.
News
Shezad Dawood, Modern Art Oxford - Outset Associates support Shezad Dawood's major solo show 'Piercing Brightness' at Modern Art Oxford ... Read More
Yael Bartana, Van Abbemuseum - Outset-supported film trilogy by Yael Bartana on view at the Van Abbemuseum, Eindhoven ... Read More
Christina Mackie, Chisenhale Gallery - Outset supports Christina Mackie's new exhibition 'Painting the Weights' at Chisenhale Gallery. ... Read More
LAUNCH OF OUTSET NETHERLANDS
We are delighted to announce Outset NL is launching in March 2012 under the directorship of Gwen Neumann, previously co-director of Outset Germany. At a pivotal moment for arts funding in the Netherlands Outset NL will strive to bring support form its patrons and partners to public museums, galleries and projects. The launch of Outset NL coincides with the gifting of two major works to Dutch institutions:
Charles Avery, ‘Untitled (Miss Miss finally gives in by the tree where Aeaen sought to bamboozle the One-Armed Snake...)’, 2010, co-produced by Outset for the British Art Show 7, donated to the Gemeentemuseum Den Haag
Yael Bartana, ‘Zamach’, 2011, co-produced by Outset for the Polish Pavilion at the 54th Venice Biennale, donated to the Museum of Modern Art in Warsaw and the Van Abbemuseum, Eindhoven