our beginning
Trust Art was introduced at the TED Conference in 2009 with a novel way to create community around public artist projects: issuing ‘shares’ and making philanthropically-minded individuals 'shareholders' in the projects.
We found inspiration in the story of the Statue of Liberty, which had as much art and imagination in the funding and community-building efforts as in the sculpture itself.
HOW it works
You may gift monies, materials, or time over this website to any project.
You are given one share for every dollar you give. You are also given shares for your ‘in-kind’ contributions of time and materials.
Shares may in turn be given to your friends and acquaintances, passing the gift along to a larger community.
# Every three years, the ART from completed projects is auctioned, and any profits are shared between artists and shareholders.
The first Trust Art Triennial is being planned for February 2012.
our GUIDING BELIEF
The gift must always move.
This is an example of what you can see on our shareholders’ profile pages.
PLAN for GROWTH
Our plan is to be transparent, accessible, and ever-inviting.
We want to grow as a community that experiences art, learns from its experiments, and gets inspired by new people and ideas together.
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directors
Seth Aylmer and Jose Serrano-McClain founded Trust Art, the culmination of their creative work together for the last five years. Seth is a video artist, painter, and sculptor, currently apprenticing with renowned American sculptor Michael Rothschild. Jose started his career as an economic analyst at the Federal Reserve which led him to develop a stronger interest in the economy of the creative spirit.
Kate Goyette is an artist and writer who administers website content, art exhibitions, and institutional development for Trust Art. Paul Amnuaypayoat is an MBA in information systems and ensures the integrity of Trust Art's accounting. Kelly Knapp is a music journalist and jewelry designer who manages Trust Art's social media presence.
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Trustee
Lewis Hyde is a poet, essayist, translator, and cultural critic with a particular interest in the public life of the imagination. His book, The Gift, illuminates and defends the non-commercial portion of artistic practice, and proposes that the key to cultural renewal is to reconcile the market economy with the gift economy. Lewis is a MacArthur Fellow and a Fellow at Harvard’s Berkman Center for Internet and Society, and is recently completed his third book, Common As Air: Revolution, Art, and Ownership.
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Technology Partners
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Bell & Whistle creates interactive experiences that people love.
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Cauzing makes philanthropic gifts shareable online.
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Media Temple hosts world-class websites for the creative community.
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contact us
Trust Art, L3C
498 Humboldt Street
Brooklyn, NY 11222
917 215 3717
Are you a journalist, blogger, or documentarian?
Write to
press@trustart.org
Are you a socially-responsible corporation or progressive non-profit?
Write to
partners@trustart.org
Are you a big supporter of the arts and civic life?
Write to
philanthropists@trustart.org
Are you a public artist wondering how you can become part of Trust Art?
Write to
artists@trustart.org
