10 Nonprofits with Collectible Editions

Artsy Specialist

May 15th, 2018 2:25 pm

It’s a little-known fact that you can buy original art from museums. Indeed, many nonprofits—from art academies to print workshops—offer limited edition prints and sculptures by leading artists like Marlene Dumas and Tracey Emin to support their missions.

Below, we’ve highlighted 10 nonprofit shops available on Artsy. To buy any of these works, you can click on the image to contact the institution directly.

LONDON

Tate Modern

Marlene Dumas’s text-filled portrayal of scientist Alan Turing, Zarina Hashmi’s symbolic woodcut of a rowboat, and Hew Locke’s layered portrait of the museum’s founder are among the standout artworks that you can buy to support the Tate Modern.

$2,700–5,000

NEW YORK CITY

Lincoln Center Vera List Art Project

Over the past five decades, the Vera List Art Project at Lincoln Center has produced more than 150 signed limited edition prints, including these festive compositions by Don Nice and Malcolm Morley, to benefit its cultural programming.

$1,200–2,800

LONDON

ICA London

Two years ago, the landmark institution celebrated its 70th anniversary with limited editions by contemporary talents Zhang Ding, Cary Kwok, Chriss Succo, and more—and a few of these exclusive prints are still available for purchase today.

£330–1,100

ALBUQUERQUE

Tamarind Institute

This nonprofit lithography workshop champions contemporary printmaking, collaborating with Abstract Expressionists like Elaine De Kooning in the 1970s and emerging stars like Hayal Pozani today.

$1,600–3,500

LONDON

Whitechapel Gallery

Founded in 1901, this museum provided breakout shows for many of art history’s greatest talents—Jackson Pollock, Frida Kahlo, and David Hockney, to name a few—and continues to pioneer exhibitions, events, and educational initiatives that are free to the public.

£145–829

LONDON

Royal Academy of Arts

Young British Artists Jenny Saville and Tracey Emin have both been showcased by this historic institution, which celebrates its 250th anniversary this year.

£750–1,100

NEW YORK CITY

BAM

Robert Rauschenberg designed sets and costumes at the Brooklyn Academy of Music in 1957, and the institution has continued collaborating with visual artists in adventurous programming ever since.

$1,200–1,500

MINNEAPOLIS

Walker Art Center

The Walker Art Center’s artworks often reflect its past exhibitions—this signed Joan Miró print, for example, was published to celebrate the museum’s show Miró Sculptures in 1971.

$6,000–8,500

NEW YORK CITY

SculptureCenter

Located at the heart of New York’s Long Island City, the museum captures what’s new in contemporary sculpture—and offers a variety of playful pieces to add to your collection.

$1,500–5,000