Outset Contemporary Art Fund

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Outset Contemporary Art Fund is an arts charity established in 2003,[1] and based in London, England.

The charity was the first organisation to utilise cross-institution collective patronage to fund artistic projects in the UK.[2] It has raised over £13 million for arts institutions, exhibitions, education, residency programmes, initiatives, publications and capital campaigns.

Outset describes itself as “powered by inspiration, driven by expertise, renowned for its engagement, and focused on effective energy and ideas, with a commitment to being there at the outset of impactful change”.[3]

Outset is headquartered in the UK with franchised chapters in Germany, Switzerland, India, Israel, the Netherlands, Greece, and Estonia.

  1. ^ "Meet Yana Peel, the Audacious Canadian Who's Transforming London's Famed Serpentine Galleries". W Magazine. 2016-11-29. Retrieved 2024-02-01.
  2. ^ Hedges, Frances (2020-07-27). "How to safeguard the future of the visual arts". Harper's BAZAAR. Retrieved 2021-12-06.
  3. ^ "About Us – Outset". Retrieved 2021-12-08.