Outset around the world

Outset is an international network of independent charities operating in Estonia, Greece, Israel, the Netherlands and the UK. They share the Outset name, a belief in the value of contemporary art to society, and of the catalytic role of philanthropy in supporting risk-taking and experimentation at the outset.

Each is a separate organisation, independently governed and regulated by the relevant national charity regulator.

Estonian Pavilion. The 58th Biennale di Venezia. Kris Lemsalu 'Birth V - Hi and Bye', 2019. Photo: Andrej Vasilenko.

Outset Estonia

(2015 - )

Outset Estonia is committed to building international relationships, supporting Estonian contemporary art projects on the international scene as well as backing acquisitions to public institutions...

Bed Manners at Kunstpunkt Berlin / A project by Daily Lazy & frontviews; Kostis Velonis, What people dream in their workplace, 2015.

Outset Greece

(2012 - )

Outset Greece aims to support and promote Greek cultural organisations, museums and artists by offering crucial funding, activating networks, and initiating new relationships and partnerships...

Maya Dunietz, 'Sound Requires a Medium', CCA, Tel Aviv, 2016.

Outset Israel

(2009 - )

Outset Israel was founded in 2009 to strengthen contemporary visual art production by supporting new commissions from both established and emerging Israeli artists and by advancing the donation of works...

Alexis Blake ‘rock to jolt [ ] stagger to ash’ (2021) Photo: Daniel Nicolas.

Outset Netherlands

(2012 - )

Outset Netherlands has independently built a strong reputation for supporting a diverse range of multidisciplinary art projects, providing support in crucial moments for both artists, curators and institutions...

Outset Contemporary Art Fund (UK)

(2003 - )

Since 2003, Outset Contemporary Art Fund has been a global leader in collectively-funded expert-led philanthropy. Outset Partners is the charity’s flagship annual fund, continuing long and extraordinary history...