Artiq

Artiq is a London-based international art agency creating impact with culture. Curating art collections and cultural experiences around the world, their support of fair and inclusive opportunities for artists is at the heart of their work. Founded in 2009, it has become one of Europe’s leading art agencies, demonstrating the viability of the cultural economy while championing a diverse roster of creative practitioners.

Image caption: Artiq for Belmond Splendido Mare. | Image credit: Mattia Aquila for Splendido Mare

Artiq believes in paying for creativity with real money, meaning artists exhibiting with them get paid every time Artiq shows their work. Operating at the intersection between the art and business worlds, Artiq builds bridges across sectors, increasing opportunities for artists and laying the foundations of a thriving, sustainable arts economy. In the last three years alone, they’ve paid more than £5 million to artists and completed projects in 20-plus countries.

Independent financially as well as philosophically, Artiq creates impact with projects of all kinds, from curated collections and commissioned artworks for workplaces, luxury hotels and universities, to site-specific events and installations for public spaces. By managing the entire procurement process, from briefing, concept and curation to delivery and installation, they make the experience not just stress-free for their clients but inspiring, too, from start to end.

Image caption: Curation by Artiq for Sessions House. | Image credit: Ennismore

Working with emerging and established talent, Artiq places a lot of value on its close relationship with artists around the world. Known for regularly giving emerging artists their first major commission, they help artists make the leap to a more public platform.

With a firm belief in the power of art outside the traditional gallery space, Artiq is working with some of the most impactful businesses in the world across the corporate, hospitality and higher-education sectors. The team’s passion for sourcing local artists and allowing them to tell stories of local relevance has seen them working with some of today’s most exciting luxury hospitality groups, such as Belmond, Raffles, Hilton and Graduate Hotels, to name a few.

Understanding the locality of these projects is the key to successful art collections. What is unique about the area? What are the unique stories about the local communities? How is this communicated to guests passing through? With a team of specialised art researchers and curators, Artiq has developed extensive networks of artists, makers and suppliers wherever their projects take them. It’s also the most sustainable approach to curating an art collection: avoiding unnecessary transport routes drastically reduces the company’s and its clients’ carbon footprint.

Through Artiq’s pioneering art rental model, brands can invest in art and express their commitment to culture affordably, flexibly and risk-free. For as little as £5 a week per artwork, they can inspire and engage guests and employees and continually refresh their space. This allows clients to regularly rotate their artwork to reflect topical agendas or CSR themes and enables them to support more artists with a regular income.

Image caption: Artiq is today a team of 35. | Image credit: Artiq

What started in 2009 as a team of two has grown into a dynamic team of over 35 people, bringing momentum to a new sustainable art economy where artists can thrive and careers can be built.

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