In 2019 Wysing Arts Centre celebrated its 30th birthday. 

Across the year we received donations of £30 or more that went directly to supporting some of the most radical artists working in the UK today. 

Please consider becoming a Friend of Wysing. Your donation will help us provide the crucial support artists need to develop and make new work and keep our programmes free for artists at all stages of their career.   

Image: Florence Peake, Eve Stainton and Tai Shani live event as part of Peake and Shani's two person exhibition,
Andromedan Sad Girl, 2017

 

To become a Friend of Wysing, make a one-off annual gift of £30 or more today by clicking the button below. Or join our new programme The Producer's Circle for £1,000 (further information can be found on this page).

As a Friend of Wysing you will receive insights into our evolving vision and programme, invitations to previews, screenings and talks, and occasional invites to exclusive events. We will also ensure to keep you regularly updated via Wysing’s e-newsletter.    

To make a one-off payment of £30 or another amount, please click 'Donate' below:

 

The Wysing Producer's Circle is a cohort of changemakers who support new artistic work. Much of this work is experimental in nature and often falls between artistic disciplines which can make it difficult to fund through traditional routes. Producer's Circle Members will recognise this and want to make a real impact through direct donations to one of the only residency and production-focussed arts centres in the UK.  

To be part of this forward-thinking group of patrons, we ask for a minimum annual donation of £1,000. Upon joining, you will receive a uniquely commissioned Wysing Producer's Circle edition and be invited to an annual artist-designed Producer's Circle Dinner, in addition to receiving invitations to previews, screenings, talks, and exclusive events. 

The first edition is by artist Philomene Pirecki and everyone who becomes a member of the Wysing Producer's Circle in 2019 will receive a unique version of the work.

“Wysing has established a brave and imaginative emphasis on experimentation and critical discussion in which the Wysing community, and the broader community, are given every opportunity to participate. Wysing offers the practical support of space, time and resources for artists to engage with the more challenging aspects of their creative activities and to bring these to fruition, and the organisation enables both artists and audiences to be rewarded with diverse, stimulating and enlightening encounters: both artists and audiences can collaborate in mutually questioning what art is, who it is for and where it can be seen beyond the commercial precedents of today’s art world. ”  — Phyllida Barlow, CBE 

To join the Circle, or to find out more, call or 01954 718881 or email info@wysingartscentre.org.

Image: Philomene Pirecki, Gathering, 2019 (detail) Polaroid photograph mounted on black card, 29.5 x 21 cm

Individuals who have joined the Producer's Circle in 2019 include: 

Jenny Brooks
Terry Brooks
Margaret & Hank Erbe
Jo Marsh
Elizabeth Price
Yinka Shonibare CBE
Helen & Page Starr
Victoria Thomas & Darryl de Prez