Donate – The Foundation for Society, Law & Art in South Africa

Please Donate to the Foundation

If you prefer to mail us your donation, please send a check payable to:

The Foundation for Society, Law and Art in South Africa, 707 Summer Street, 4th Floor, Stamford, CT 06901

Thank you for your support and generous donation.

Make a donation towards the preservation and presentation of the Constitutional Court Art Collection (CCAC)

The Constitutional Court Trust, custodian of the CCAC, is dependent on donor funding to care for the more than 600 artworks in its custody – all for the benefit of the public.

To avoid conflicts of interest, the Constitutional Court Trust can, however, only receive funding from individuals or organizations that have little or no prospect of litigating before the Constitutional Court.

The Foundation for Society, Law and Art in South Africa, a US based non-profit organization, is able to receive anonymous donations to an endowment fund, that was specifically established to safeguard the financial sustainability of the CCAC.

How would a donation contribute to the Constitutional Court Art Collection?

$110

$110 would fund the costs of running an Art & Justice tour for the public

Art & Justice tours, presented by the CCAC curatorial team to small groups of up to 10 people, are an exclusive and intimate first hand account of how the art collection came to be, exploring the collection and its connectedness with justice, also giving deeper insight into the functioning of this world-renowned collection. These tours are presented on the last Saturday of every month.

$180

US$180 would fund the costs of running an Art & Justice tour for larger school, university and school groups

The curatorial team also present tours tailored to those of a younger generation, whether it be pupils from an art class, community schools or visiting international students. These tours are kept concise and inspirational, encouraging interactivity, questions and discussion about the relationship between art in justice in the highest court in our land. Larger adult groups can also be accommodated.

Keeping an art collection is expensive, especially considering the need to improve and control the environmental conditions in the Constitutional Court to that of museum standards. Many artworks need conservation treatment to ensure their preservation for generations to come. Tasks range from large-scale projects such as sending Marlene Dumas’ enormous fibre triptych for restoration by a specialist textile conservator, in Cape Town, to tending to every single bead in our vibrant beadwork collection. We need the support of benefactors to care for our diverse range of precious paintings and drawings, photographs, sculptures of various media, textiles, beadwork, basketry, posters and integrated artworks.

$750

$2,875

$10,000

The Constitutional Court Trust also employs young aspiring curators to facilitate conservation and public programming around the collection, supported by recent visual arts South African graduates, gaining their first experience of full-time employment through intensive six-month graduate internships.

A donation of US$10,000 would cover the costs of one six-month graduate internship at the CCAC.