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Founded in 1910, the Contemporary Art Society exists to support and develop public collections of contemporary art in the UK.
They do so by raising the funds to purchase and commission new works of contemporary art for a national network of public collections, which subscribe to them as Member Museums and Galleries, and by soliciting gifts of works to these collections for public benefit.
For 100 years, they have played a unique and largely solitary role in the formation of public collections of contemporary art in this country, donating more than 8,000 works where they are enjoyed by audiences everywhere. They continue to act as a catalyst for the visual arts in the UK, developing audiences, artists, curators, collectors and collections alike.
They are a national membership organisation, bringing together individuals, institutions and organisations, including contemporary art enthusiasts and collectors, curators and artists, commercial gallerists and a UK-wide network of public collections in regional museums and art galleries.
In addition to placing contemporary art in public collections, they run membership schemes for individuals which offer an inspirational insight into the world of contemporary art and private collecting; and for curators and those who work with collections, strategic programmes and initiatives which aim to build capacity and knowledge within and about public collections to strengthen the context in which they place works. They also offer one of the UK’s leading arts consultancy services, providing independent expertise and advice to the corporate and public sectors on contemporary art collecting and commissioning. All proceeds raised through their diverse activities are used to purchase new works of art for Member Museums and Galleries.
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