The Present Group is a quarterly art subscription service. Every year TPG subscribers receive four limited edition works from four different contemporary artists. Each work is accompanied by information to help them gain insight into the piece, its creator, and recurring themes in the contemporary art world.
A New Way of Supporting the Arts
The Present Group is like a mutual fund that produces art instead of profits. As a private grant-giving organization, it enables a community of subscribers to support contemporary artists and receive original artwork in return.The Present Group is also similar to a CSA (Community Supported Agriculture) where consumers help shelter farmers from the unpredictability of the market. They buy a share in the farm each season and then receive whatever produce is fresh in the following weeks. In the same way, TPG subscribers provide an opportunity for artists to focus on their passion and to create work on a larger scale and from a different perspective than they otherwise might. Our goal is that you will trust The Present Group's quality as much as a CSA member trusts their farm.
Our Goals
The Present Group's goal is to create a new avenue of support for contemporary artists, to create consistently thought-provoking work in a variety of media, to highlight new voices and to be a resource for anyone interested in current art issues.We are working towards opening a gallery and expanding our artist support from a stipend to a three month residency grant, during which, that season's artist will create his/her work in-house and be available to the public through open studio hours and community classes/discussion groups as well as online documentation.