Funding matters
In their need to raise sponsorship, are US museums risking the loss of their intellectual freedom?
We look beyond the Brooklyn Museum's Sensation exhibition into a troubling trend emerging across the sector
No UK country has poured as much money as England into art commissions since 1995
The £50m art bonanza has funded everything from Gormley's Angel of the North to a 48km sculpture trail
Germany leads the way as Europe sees increased sponsorship of the arts
Record giving approached £1bn across the continent
German art heavyweights including Hans Haacke and Rosemarie Trockel sign document rejecting corporate sponsorship
If the State relinquishes its responsibility for funding culture, art will be restricted by private patronage, the letter argues
Where does charity stop and commerce begin at US museums?
A legal review of the regulations governing non-profit institutions
Tate Gallery annual report for 1992-94: great progress on small funds
The study shows an increasing and successful reliance on non-government support in this time of limited funding and frozen resources
Luis Monreal, director of La Caixa, has a national-sized budget to spend
The Spanish savings bank, had an operating budget of $67.64 million in 1993, of which $11.87 million was spent on visual arts projects
The end of the Grands Projets
France's culture budget will see a 2.5% drop in real terms next year
Corporations favour political correctness
Arts sponsorship is increasingly associated with marketing concerns rather than disinterested corporate philanthropy
Has the recession spelled the end of arts sponsorships by French companies, or just wiser spending?
Admical offers a number of explanations as to why figures have declined
The smoking dilemma: will Philip Morris's art support outlive its critics?
The tobacco giant remains one of the most important private funders of the arts in the US
The mechanics of sponsorship: an interview with one of the UK's biggest exhibition sponsors
James Joll of the international media giant Pearson plc explains the who, what, why and quid pro quo of corporate involvement in the arts
Dutch government cuts Mondrian Foundation's sponsorship budget
Holland will not be participating in the Biennales of Sidney and São Paolo as a result
French Culture Minister proposes amendment to art sponsorship policy in attempt to attract investors
France looks to Britain for models to increase private funding for the arts
New Czech tax law to encourage private sponsorship for the arts
Tax will now be deductible for donations, but will a 2% relief be enough to make funding art worthwhile?
Time for a whip-round: Indiana Jones’s bull whip on sale to raise funds for Institute of Archaeology's new centre
The prop is is one of the star lots in Christie’s South Kensington's Film and Entertainment sale