The Foundation
The Foundation is the Gallery’s major benefaction group.
Through the Foundation you can assist in the acquisition of major works of art for the Art Gallery of South Australia’s collections.
Ninety percent of the Gallery’s outstanding collection is the result of private giving. The Foundation plays a vital role in this regard, raising funds and encouraging gifts of cash, works of art and bequests to continue this great philanthropic tradition for the benefit of all our visitors now and in the future.
Since 1981 the Foundation has added hundreds of important works with a combined value over $80 million to the Gallery’s collections, and many of these works remain on permanent display today.
Foundation Membership begins at just $300 per year and higher-level contributions are recognised with special privileges.
Join the Foundation and receive all Membership benefits plus:
> Your name on the Donors' Board in the Gallery vestibule
> Invitations to all exhibition opening nights
> Invitations to exclusive Foundation events including unveilings and fundraising dinners
> Acknowledgement of your support in the Foundation Annual Report
> All donations to the Foundation are Tax-deductible**
**Based on ATO guidelines Foundation Membership is tax deductible
(except for a $60 non tax deductible annual membership fee).
Click here to download the Foundation brochure.
To join, please telephone the Foundation Office on 08 8207 7040 or download and complete the application form (PDF opens in new window) and return to Executive Officer, Foundation, Art Gallery of South Australia, North Terrace, Adelaide SA 5000.
Upcoming Foundation Events
Click here to see all upcoming
Member events.
THE COLLECTORS’ CLUB
The Collectors’ Club is an innovative way for donors to be active in the acquisition process, and is available to all Foundation Members for an additional annual contribution of $5000 which is fully tax deductible.
The Collectors' Club Members meet once a year for an extraordinary and exclusive dinner at the Gallery, hosted by the Director and Foundation Chairman. Throughout the night, Club Members are presented with a wide range of works for potential purchase, encompassing all collection areas of the Gallery. Curators vigorously debate the merits of each work, before Members vote on those they would most like to see enter the Gallery’s collection.
Each Club Member will then be personally acknowledged as a donor of their favoured work of art selected for purchase. Their name will appear permanently on the display label and credit line for the work, in the Foundation Annual Report and wherever the work is reproduced.
Membership may be for only a year, or on an ongoing basis. All funds given by the donor will also be credited to their current Foundation membership, which may enable the donor to be upgraded to the next higher level of Foundation membership.
Joining the Collectors’ Club is a wonderful opportunity to play a part in building the Art Gallery’s collection, through making a gift which will bear your name in perpetuity.
Click here to download the Collectors’ Club brochure (PDF opens in new window).
Enquire about joining the Collectors’ Club by emailing or telephoning the Foundation office on 08 8207 7040.
WAYS TO GIVE
Gifts
Gifts of significant works of art can also be made to the Art Gallery Foundation, either directly or through the Australian Government’s Cultural Gifts Program. The Cultural Gifts Program provides tax incentives to encourage gifts of culturally significant items from private collections to Australia’s public art galleries, museums, libraries and archives.
Visit the
Cultural Gifts Program website.
Bequests
Have you considered leaving a legacy to the Art Gallery of South Australia?
Many people believe that they have to be wealthy to leave money or assets in a will but this is not true. Bequests both large and small are vital as they add up to significant funds to support our State Gallery.
Bequests come from people without relatives or dependants as well as individuals with loving families.
A gift can include shares, real estate, money or nominate the Art Gallery as a beneficiary of a life insurance policy. A gift can be the whole or residual of an estate after providing for loved ones.
To request a copy of the Art Gallery's publication on Bequests, and for more information on leaving a Bequest or to discuss other ways to give to the Art Gallery of South Australia email or telephone the Foundation 08 8207 7040.
Contact
Foundation Executive Officer
T 08 8207 7040
F 08 8207 7072
E smith.charlotte@artgallery.sa.gov.au
Detail: Rupert Bunny, Australia, 1864-1947,
A summer morning, 1897, Paris, oil on canvas, 97.9 x
129.5cm (sight), M.J.M. Carter AO Collection through the Art Gallery of South Australia Foundation
2009, Art Gallery of South Australia, Adelaide.
