Society Society Art Art Contemporary Contemporary individuals companies and companies guidance we offer we guidance and the advice and advice the and public museums public through our gifts to gifts our through contemporary art contemporary collecting of collecting We promote the promote We ANNUAL REPORT 2000/2001 REPORT ANNUAL @ DESIGN GIANT ARC DESIGN / STUDIO / DESIGN ARC GIANT DESIGN GIANTARC.CO.UK PATRON HER MAJESTY QUEEN ELIZABETH THE QUEEN MOTHER VICE- PATRONS BRYAN FERRY DAVID GORDON CARYL HUBBARD PAULINE VOGELPOEL MANN THE LORD MCALPINE OF WEST GREEN THE LORD AND LADY SAINSBURY OF PRESTON CANDOVER THE LADY VAIZEY THE VISCOUNT AND VISCOUNTESS WINDSOR ARTIST PATRONS SIR ANTHONY CARO, OM BRIDGET RILEY, CH COMMITTEE MEMBERS OLIVER PRENN, CHAIRMAN PESH FRAMJEE, HONORARY TREASURER MARK STEPHENS, HONORARY SOLICITOR LANCE BLACKSTONE, HONORARY SECRETARY JOLYON BARKER WENDY BARON (UNTIL 27 JANUARY 2001) JANICE BLACKBURN PHILIP HEWAT-JABOOR (FROM DECEMBER 2000) SEAN RAINBIRD ANN STANTON (UNTIL 5 JULY 2000) BABS THOMSON DIRECTOR GILL HEDLEY PROJECTS DIRECTOR CAT NEWTON-GROVES COLLECTIONS CURATOR MARY DOYLE OFFICE MANAGER PAULA HOLLINGS EVENTS/MEMBERSHIP MANAGER KATE STEEL ASSISTANT COLLECTIONS CURATOR JESSICA WALLWORK ARTfutures SELECTOR JENI WALWIN ACCOUNTANT (PART TIME) SUZANA BAKAR (FROM APRIL 2000) 192 OVERPRINT 192 192 PANTONE 432 PANTONE Society Society Art Art Contemporary Contemporary individuals companies and companies guidance we offer we guidance and the advice and advice the and public museums public through our gifts to gifts our through contemporary art contemporary collecting of collecting We promote the promote We ANNUAL REPORT 2000/2001 REPORT ANNUAL @ GIANTARC.CO.UK STUDIO / DESIGN ARC GIANT DESIGN PATRON HER MAJESTY QUEEN ELIZABETH THE QUEEN MOTHER VICE- PATRONS BRYAN FERRY DAVID GORDON CARYL HUBBARD PAULINE VOGELPOEL MANN THE LORD MCALPINE OF WEST GREEN THE LORD AND LADY SAINSBURY OF PRESTON CANDOVER THE LADY VAIZEY THE VISCOUNT AND VISCOUNTESS WINDSOR ARTIST PATRONS SIR ANTHONY CARO, OM BRIDGET RILEY, CH COMMITTEE MEMBERS OLIVER PRENN, CHAIRMAN PESH FRAMJEE, HONORARY TREASURER MARK STEPHENS, HONORARY SOLICITOR LANCE BLACKSTONE, HONORARY SECRETARY JOLYON BARKER WENDY BARON (UNTIL 27 JANUARY 2001) JANICE BLACKBURN PHILIP HEWAT-JABOOR (FROM DECEMBER 2000) SEAN RAINBIRD ANN STANTON (UNTIL 5 JULY 2000) BABS THOMSON DIRECTOR GILL HEDLEY PROJECTS DIRECTOR CAT NEWTON-GROVES COLLECTIONS CURATOR MARY DOYLE OFFICE MANAGER PAULA HOLLINGS EVENTS/MEMBERSHIP MANAGER KATE STEEL ASSISTANT COLLECTIONS CURATOR JESSICA WALLWORK ARTfutures SELECTOR JENI WALWIN ACCOUNTANT (PART TIME) SUZANA BAKAR (FROM APRIL 2000) 192 OVERPRINT 192 192 PANTONE 432 PANTONE 1/CAS/ CONTENTS CONTEMPORARY ART SOCIETY ANNUAL REPORT 2000/2001 2 ABOUT CONTEMPORARY ART SOCIETY 3 CHAIRMAN’S REPORT 4 DIRECTOR’S REPORT 7 DISTRIBUTION 2000 19 SPECIAL COLLECTION SCHEME 26 PROJECTS’ REPORT 27 MEMBERS’ EVENTS 2000/2001 29 MEMBER MUSEUMS 30 STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES 32 ACKNOWLEDGEMENT TO CAS SPONSORS 5/CAS/ ABOUT CAS 6/CAS/ CHAIRMAN’S REPORT The Contemporary Art Society is CAS has presented over 5000 funding on behalf of 15 It has been a wonderful year. years but, as expected, our Patron different to any other friends’ and works of contemporary art to its member museums funds devoted to the purchase (£1,000 p.a. for 4 years) heritage supporters’ group. member museums throughout The distribution of the year of new art have depleted in a Britain since 1910 by artists from CAS continues to raise funds to 2000 to our 69 member distribution year. In the case of U.K. taxpayers, CAS actively supports living Picasso, Henry Moore and benefit 69 museums in England, museums was a huge success. Gift Aid may increase the value artists and for ninety years Francis Bacon to Anthony Caro, Scotland, Wales and N.Ireland. Exhibitions at the Harris Sir Nicholas Serota, in his of the gift by almost a third. We has backed its own judgements David Hockney, Damien Hirst Museum in Preston, followed by Dimbleby Lecture, said on have a facility for eligible gifts to about which works of and Mona Hatoum. the Jerwood Space and The television that the Contemporary be made in the United States. contemporary art should be `I cannot overestimate the Economist in London, looked Art Society is the ONLY At these levels, your name may presented to public CAS is a registered charity benefits to artists and museum exceptionally good, diverse and organisation which buys be attached to specific works museum collections. supported by its members and visitors provided by CAS. It plays stimulating. A tribute to our contemporary art to present to when they are presented to grants from the Arts Council of a vital role in supporting and buyers, our donors and the museums nationwide. a museum. CAS individual members join England, Henry Moore spreading enthusiasm for the Nancy Balfour Bequest, we in our events and activities Foundation, Crafts Council, work of living artists throughout were able to present 160 works It is therefore with an eye to I believe that the best in because they have a curiosity Esmée Fairbairn Charitable Trust, the country.’ Richard Cork with a total value of £620,000. the distribution in 2004 that contemporary art contains a about or commitment to Paul Hamlyn Foundation and the we have now launched the kind of magic and that often base contemporary art. Elephant Trust. Through the support of ACE Catching Comets Appeal to raise materials can be transformed by Lottery, our Special Collection £1,000,000 for our purchasing a vision - and I have faith that our CAS encourages individuals CAS raises funds for its museum For further information Scheme has enabled our fifteen funds. Acquisitions have to be invited buyers can often spot this. to collect contemporary art and purchases through Contemporary and membership forms partner museums to begin made progressively and a I do hope you will help us in our enjoy art by living artists. An Art Society Projects, which offers please contact: buying substantial works for start has already been made: crusade, and I can be contacted extensive range of events, visits advice to companies wishing to Kate Steel their collections under CAS we try to catch artists before on (020) 7938 3440. If the line is to studios and private develop corporate collections. Contemporary Art Society guidance. We are starting to they become “comets” and their engaged, please try again. collections, lectures and 17 Bloomsbury Square make a real difference to city fame and prices go beyond our overseas trips, are advertised CAS also organises ARTfutures, London WC1A 2NG and university collections reach - hence the name of I am very pleased to announce in a regular newsletter. an annual selling event to throughout the country. the Appeal. that David Gordon, my encourage collecting and Telephone 020 7831 7311 predecessor as Chairman, has Facsimile 020 7831 7345 CAS offers professional guidance support artists. ARTfutures successfully moved We enjoy the continuing accepted our invitation to become Email [email protected] to those developing contemporary to the Barbican, where we confidence of the Henry Moore a Vice Patron of the Society. collections or commissioning CAS has secured major Arts or visit our website at: received a warm welcome, and Foundation and the Crafts art or craft. Council of England lottery www.contempart.org.uk the enlightened and generous Council and approaches are My final paragraph must be sponsorship of Hewlett Packard. being made to many of the devoted to Gill Hedley. She The Contemporary Art Society major trusts. We seek combines flair, integrity and was first in the field with an art corporate support for our effort with cheerfulness to a market, retains the loyalty of its activities, and such sponsorship greater extent than anyone else I supporters and attracts many may release equivalent sums know. She enjoys the loyalty of new buyers. This is our main for purchases. the staff and the confidence of London event. the Committee. Her year as Catching Comets was however Nancy Balfour Fellow of Our overseas trip for members initially launched to individuals at Contemporary Art was a total was to Oporto, unthinkable until three levels: success and I would like to thank recently, but now a thriving her on your behalf. centre for contemporary art. Benefactor (£7,500 p.a. for 4 years) We have achieved a reasonable Major Donor Oliver Prenn financial surplus in the last two (£2,500 p.a. for 4 years) Chairman 7/CAS/ DIRECTOR’S REPORT 8/CAS During 2000/1, the Contemporary the craft section at The Economist. During the summer, museum listed on p27 but the highlight Hollings, Office Manager, who packers, hangers and sellers Art Society has been particularly This was the second such curators started to submit their was undoubtedly the visit to joined us in February 2000, and that become part of the CAS staff active in promoting the collecting collaboration within a few months. requests for works both from Oporto in October. Our monthly Suzana Bakar, Accountant. for one week. of contemporary art through Give and Take and the Nancy bus tours, supported by The substantial gifts to museums and The project manager, Lara Balfour Bequest. In addition, we Elephant Trust, continue to be one We all welcome and depend on Hewlett Packard’s sponsorship the advice offered to companies Donaldson, and the collections offered a large group of works of our greatest successes and wonderful volunteers or freelance of ARTfutures made a great and individuals. curator, Mary Doyle, worked that formed the legacy of the Kate Steel, Membership and staff to work on specific projects, impact on our finances this year, closely together to advise the major exhibition Artranspennine Events Manager, also organises such as Juliet Bingham and now supporting us after two The year in which we make a Royal Armouries, Leeds, on the to member museums in that tailor-made tours for visiting Matthew Poole as co-ordinator at difficult years without an art distribution is always the most creation of a photography and part of the country.