Connection
Curating
Who we are
Open Art is an invest-in-art platform and brand that opens pathways to visual arts patronage for organizations that creates corporate value, sustains our collective artistic heritage, and is a catalyst to creating a dynamic and vibrant city that people want to visit, live and work in, and contribute to.
Art
Art has value beyond the intrinsic. We believe both active and new collectors deserve to capitalize on art’s full value.
Through our patronage platform, brand and logo, we help clients unlock art’s exponential value.
Local
Artists are integral to vibrant and thriving communities. Their works enhance the built environment helping to transform ordinary neighbourhoods into destinations.
We’re promoting local artists not just as makers but engines of economic value.
Open
To experience art, to have that palpable and visceral experience, you need to get out in front of it. Art belongs in the everyday spaces where it can be experienced by all.
We’re getting art in the open, beyond the narrow confines of gallery settings, making encounters with art happen.
Our approach
Simple, smart, human.
Our values-based approach reframes art not as a luxury, but a systems level investment in people and place, delivering powerful returns.
Art is opportunity, not just an asset. We’re building a platform that connects clients to the opportunities.
#Spotted
If you’re ready to unlock the value-add in your collection and believe in our vision, co-brand with us to provide recognition for local artists whose works are already in your collection.
Patronage
Through our unique curatorial process and value-add programming, we bring art into everyday spaces, making encounters with art happen so that art’s many values can be realized by all.
Art2innovate
Propel innovation through creative and fluid cross-collaborations to stimulate ideation.
Impact Art
Give the gift of art to a local non-profit or community organization. Our uniquely structured program benefits both community and artists.
Who we work with
Our clients share our vision. They are both experienced and novice collectors and cross many sectors, but as property holders or managers, they are uniquely positioned to integrate art into their spaces and leverage its many values.
FAQ
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We are different in every way. We are mission-driven. Our aim is not just to acquire art for clients but to help them become true patrons who are making investments in art and in the artists who fuel the vitality of our communities. We help clients leverage the real value of these assets, which is something they are not currently doing. So, it’s not just what we do—it’s how we do it that sets us apart.
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Our approach is completely novel and at the heart of the platform. We curate connection, not just art. In a private setting, the number one “rule” is buy what you like, because art markets can be fickle. In a corporate or institutional context we believe it’s important to be both intentional and objective. Our methodology is informed by this view. The purpose of the art comes first.
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Fundamentally we get art into the open, helping clients acquire and deploy art to create value. Our platform has multiple programs to meet the needs of both experienced and novice collectors. All have bespoke elements designed to meet an organization’s objectives and drive ROI.
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Art and design are everywhere! You are interacting with it all the time. But one of our aims is to demystify art. Art appreciation is completely subjective and is not dependent on knowledge. Everyone responds to art. You get it! We got you.
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Getting started is simple. Reach out through our contact form or schedule a call—we’ll walk you through our various programs and answer any questions along the way.