Art Fund

Art Fund is the national charity for museums and galleries. For over 120 years, it has helped institutions across the UK to develop and share their collections, invest in people and expertise, grow their audiences and inspire the next generation.

Art Fund connects museums and people with great art and culture through funding, advocacy and initiatives, because access to art is vital for a healthy society. It champions the sector through the prestigious Art Fund Museum of the Year award - the world’s largest museum prize - and supports museum professionals through dedicated training and grant programmes. Independent and people-powered, Art Fund is supported by members who buy a National Art Pass, opening doors to great culture through free or discounted entry to hundreds of museums, galleries and historic places in the UK,

Ying Tan is currently Senior Programme Manager, Acquisitions at the Art Fund, where she leads on museum acquisitions including the development of new funding streams and commissioning projects as well as managing areas of Art Fund’s diverse portfolio of programmes. Previously, she was Curator, Visual Arts at the British Council (2018-2020) and has been a visiting lecturer for Christie’s Education on the MA Art of Asia course as well as the Curating the Contemporary MA course at Goldsmiths, University of London. She was also on the curatorial faculty for Liverpool Biennial 2016 and served as curator of Centre for Chinese Contemporary Art in Manchester (now esea contemporary) from 2013-2018. She has initiated and realised touring exhibitions, site specific installations as well as multidisciplinary projects both in the public realm and within major institutions.

Ying joined a Long Table Discussion as part of the activation programme for the 14th edition of Sculpture in the City.

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