SUPPORT SYSTEM,

INSTITUTIONS, AND INITIATIVES

ACROSS THE REGIONS
Support System of the Art

Support system of the art include

institutions, organizations and collectives,
media and alternative platforms.
Support systems can be government-
initiated, community or municipality- based,
privately supported, university oriented,
artist- run or internet based.
 PATRONAGE

The system of relationships between artists

and those who employ their services, the
patrons.
 ART MARKET

Refers to the financial system that surrounds

the exchange of new or existing art products.
 MEDIA

This refers to the mass media. These are the

major channels of communication and
information distribution which is available to
the general public.
 Schools and Universities

Their significance in this discipline is

primarily in their role in the education and
training of artists.
 State- sponsored Institutions and Platforms

These are entities and activities in support of

artistic practice and industry as initiated, run
or funded by a national government.
 Artist Collectives

A term used for an organization of artists

with common ideologies, practices, styles or
goals and whose activities are managed and
funded by the members themselves.
 Artist- initiated Residencies

Refer to a period of time in which a

practitioner spends time in a studio or a
specific locale for professional development,
such as training, apprenticeship, research,
immersion and art production.
 Museums

Physical institutions dedicated foremost to

acquiring, archiving, preserving and
exhibiting artifacts and works of art for atudy
and for the education of an audience.
 Alternative Spaces

Spaces for exhibiting or performing

art other than the traditional spaces
in which art is experienced.
 Curation

The management of items in a collection, as

in a museum archive or in an exhibit, which
includes responsibilities like acquisitions,
research and documentation.
 Festival

A social celebration based on a specific

locale, traditionally associated with religious
beliefs, usually integrating several
expressive forms, such as music, dance,
performance, visual arts and cuisine as part
of the merriment.
 Cultural Mapping

Is a tool to determine the unique

tangible and intangible cultural
assets or strengths of a locality.
 Support Systems for the Art

Are the socio- economic network of

relationships and entities that primarily
maintains the production of art as an
integral part of culture but also
recognizes its monetary value.