Outset Fund Awards £275,000 to Six Institutions Including Performa and Centre Pompidou
Through its Outset Partners initiative, the Outset Contemporary Art Fund has awarded a total of £275,000 to six organizations. Among the beneficiaries, Performa, a performance art group based in the US, received a Transformative Grant of £150,000 for its 'Living Archives', a digital archive platform. Additionally, five institutions were granted £25,000 each as Impact Grants: Artists in Residence, Bold Tendencies, Centre Pompidou, Green Papaya Art Projects, and the International Curators Forum. The funding will support various projects, including a School Residence Programme by Artists in Residence, space expansion by Bold Tendencies with Feilden Fowles Architects, and the 'Graphic Cultures of Dissent' at the Centre Pompidou, among others, culminating in 'Diaspora Pavilion 2' at the 59th Venice Biennale in 2022.
Key facts
- Outset Contemporary Art Fund awarded £275,000 in total grants.
- Performa received a £150,000 Transformative Grant.
- Five institutions received £25,000 Impact Grants each.
- Performa's grant will fund the 'Living Archives' digital platform.
- The 'Living Archives' will digitize Performa's archives from 2005 onward.
- Impact Grant recipients are Artists in Residence, Bold Tendencies, Centre Pompidou, Green Papaya Art Projects, and International Curators Forum.
- International Curators Forum's 'Diaspora Pavilion 2' will exhibit at the 59th Venice Biennale in 2022.
- Grants are awarded by Outset Partners, a private grant program funded by individuals.
Entities
Institutions
- Outset Contemporary Art Fund
- Outset Partners
- Performa
- Artists in Residence
- Bold Tendencies
- Centre Pompidou
- Green Papaya Art Projects
- International Curators Forum
- Feilden Fowles Architects
- Whitechapel Gallery
- Block 336
Locations
- United States
- United Kingdom
- London
- South London
- Paris
- France
- Philippines
- Venice
- Italy