Contemporary art + philanthropy
Subtitle: public spaces/private funding : foundations for contemporary art
By: edited by Terry Smith.
Contributors: Smith, Terry.; Sherman Contemporary Art Foundation.
Publisher: UNSW Press book in association with Sherman Contemporary Art Foundation; UNSW Press; Sherman Contemporary Art Foundation
Published: 2007
Place of publication: Sydney, N.S.W
Language: eng
Number of pages: 103
ISBN-13: 9780868409511
Subjects: Art, Modern -- 21st century; Arts -- Australia -- Endowments; Philanthropists -- Australia; Art patronage -- Australia; Public art spaces -- Australia
Other titles: Contemporary art plus philanthropy
Description: "Why support contemporary art? What role does art play in defining cultural values? How does todays Australia measure up in terms of cultural giving?  What international models exist for private support of contemporary art in public spaces? These questions and many more are answered in Contemporary Art + Philanthropy, a book of papers given by key cultural players in the contemporary art scene at a forum on private foundations held at Sherman Galleries in August 2006." -- Publisher.
Notes: "This publication paperws that were presented at a forum held on 10 August 2006 at Sherman Galleries, Sydney, NSW, Australia."--Verso title page.

Includes bibliography (p. 98 - 99).