Bank to the Future

Conceptualisation, consulting, and foundation establishment for an innovative art funding model.

Conventional art funding models often separate artistic practice from financial agency, reinforcing structural precarity and dependency on short-term grants or patronage. Artists are positioned as beneficiaries rather than economic actors, with limited access to financial instruments that could support long-term stability, autonomy, and strategic growth.

Conceive and advise on the establishment of a new foundation that rethinks art funding at the level of financial infrastructure. Central to the project is the development of an “art bank account” model in collaboration with a financial institution: a dedicated financial framework that connects artistic practice with banking and economic instruments tailored to the realities of cultural production. Through strategic consulting, the initiative translates artistic value into financial structures that place funding, liquidity, and decision-making power directly in the hands of artists. By aligning foundation-based funding with innovative banking tools, the project proposes an alternative ecosystem in which artists gain financial empowerment without sacrificing critical or aesthetic autonomy. The result is a scalable model that challenges traditional patronage systems and positions art as an active, self-determined participant within the broader economy.