How You Help
Acquisition support
From Paula Rego, Rebecca Warren, Francis Alÿs and Bob & Roberta Smith to John Constable, Ben Nicholson, Jacob More and William Blake; Tate Patrons have supported the acquisition of over 200 works right across the full range and media of our Collection.
Find out more about just a few of the works:
Loa by Albert Oehlen
The Hotel, Room 44 by Sophie Calle
Five Forms by Paule Vézelay
Portrait of Mrs Salesbury with her Grandchildren Edward and Elizabeth Bagot by John Michael Wright
Felix in Exile by William Kentridge
Exhibition support
The popularity of Tate’s exhibitions programme continues to illustrate the huge impact Patron support has in attracting and sustaining audiences for the arts.
Find out more about the exhibitions supported by the Patrons in 2009-10:
Van Doesburg and the International Avant-Garde
Henry Moore
Learning projects
Tate Learning plays a fundamental role in achieving Tate’s aim of widening knowledge and understanding of art. In 2010, the Patrons supported two youth-led projects which have enabled a diverse group of people to participate in and enjoy the arts.
The I-Dent Fashion Show
Supported by the Patrons as part of Tate Forum, the I-Dent Fashion Show was held on 5 February 2010, as part of the Afrodizzia Late at Tate Britain. The amazingly vibrant show invited 50 young Londoners to design and create garments base on the Chris Ofili exhibition.
Quicksilver
Working in conjunction with some of the UK’s leading dance companies, Quicksilver is a dance project for a group of untrained dancers aged between 13 and 24, showcasing and widening the talent of young people from the area local to Tate Modern.
Conservation projects
Patron support continues to play a crucial role in the care and restoration of existing works within the Collection, ensuring that whether historic or modern, they are enjoyed at their best for generations to come. In 2010, the Patrons supported the treatment of two favourites from the Collection, Agnes Martin’s Morning and William Hogarth’s Three Ladies in a Grand Interior (‘The Broken Fan’) .
