false 6295061 1 Why support contemporary art? What role does art play in defining cultural values? How does today's Australia measure up in terms of cultural giving? What international models exist for private support of contemporary art in public spaces? These questions and many more are answered in <i>Contemporary Art and Philanthropy</i>, a book of papers given by key cultural players in the contemporary art scene at a form held at Sherman Galleries. After twenty years launching the careers of artists such as Tim Storrier and Mike Parr, Gene Sherman has bowed out of the commercial art trade to establish a not-for-profit foundation to promote contemporary art, the Sherman Contemporary Art Foundation. 6479466 5 2008 Contemporary Art + Philanthropy: Public Spaces/Private Funding: Foundations for Contemporary Art 0 0 3 0 0 0 false false Mon Sep 21 08:46:29 -0700 2009 Mon Sep 21 08:46:29 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Sat Mar 14 17:16:08 -0700 2009 Sat Mar 14 17:16:08 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Thu Feb 26 15:42:05 -0800 2009 Thu Feb 26 15:42:18 -0800 2009 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=6295061