We organise a major fundraising event every year, which raises vital funds to purchase new works of contemporary art for public collections in the UK.
These events, which contribute directly to our charitable mission, would not be possible without the generous support of the Annual Fundraiser Committee, artists, galleries and attendees.
LEAP! promises an evening spectacle with marvels, eccentricities, illusions - an art auction and dinner to benefit the work of the Contemporary Art Society held at the wonderful and enigmatic Farmiloe Building, 34 St John Street, London EC1M 4BE.
To download the LEAP! Table Booking Form (pdf) click here.
For further details regarding the Contemporary Art Society's Annual Fundraiser please contact Dida Tait, Head of Market Development & External Relations on tel +44 (0)20 7831 3217 or email dida@contemporaryartsociety.org
Building on the increasing profile of this annual event we are pleased to announce the 2012 gala entitled LEAP! taking the leap year date, Wednesday 29 February, as a point of departure and will develop further cues from a circus related venue.
Our 2011 Annual Fundraiser – Material Worlds - was held on Wednesday 9 March at Victoria House, Bloomsbury Square and was a tremendous success! More than 350 art world VIPs, collectors, artists and celebrities joined our members and patrons for a champagne reception and dinner with an auction kindly conducted by Oliver Barker of Sotheby’s.
The Contemporary Art Society enjoyed another triumphant evening on 10 March 2010 with more than 360 VIP guests for our annual fundraiser - entitled Systems - which was held in the spectacular core of one of London's most recognisable landmarks, the Battersea Power Station.
Gothic was the first of a number of special events in 2009 and 2010 to mark the Centenary of the Contemporary Art Society. Around 30 artists and galleries generously donated works celebrating the ‘gothic sensibility in contemporary art’, for a unique installation in the vast, atmospheric vaults next to London Bridge.