CAS Annual Conference: Care in Practice
Wednesday 9 September 2026
10:30 am - 4:30 pm
Venue: Assembly Room, Whitechapel Gallery
The 2026 Annual Conference of the Contemporary Art Society: Care in Practice, will explore how practices of care unfold within institutions and how they might support, foster and reshape today’s museums and art collections. Speakers and presenters will include Nataša Petrešin-Bachelez, Jade de Montserrat, Griselda Pollock, and Paul O’Neill.
Artist's Table with Eva Helene Pade | Monday 9 November 2026
We are thrilled to announced the next edition of the Artist’s Table – an intimate dinner and fundraising event hosted by a contemporary artist – will be in collaboration with celebrated Danish painter Eva Helene Pade on Monday 9 November 2026.
The CAS Yearbook 2025–2026 is available to read now
We're very happy to announce the publication of a new edition of our annual CAS Yearbook. This volume tracks all of our activity from the 2025–2026 period, spanning our acquisition, CPD, *Consultancy and Development programmes.
The CAS placed 130 artworks by 42 artists in 31 museum collections in 2025–2026, with a total value of £1.2 million. For more details, follow the link below to read the Yearbook in full.
Iconic artist Linder creates a landmark public artwork for ZSL’s 200th anniversary
ZSL (Zoological Society of London) and Contemporary Art Society *Consultancy are pleased to announce a new permanent mosaic by the celebrated British artist Linder (Linder Sterling, b. 1954) marking ZSL’s 200th anniversary in 2026.
Summer is here at last...
Dive into the Contemporary Art Society's vast collection to discover works that capture the spirit of summertime.
At The Pub With... Michael Landy
At the Pub With… is a new video series from the Contemporary Art Society, inviting contemporary artists to pull up a chair and join us for informal chats at The Lady Ottoline in Bloomsbury.
Our second episode features Michael Landy CBE, RA (London, b.1963, UK). Known for his conceptually-rooted work that often softly critiques or playfully challenges dominant systems, whether capitalism, consumer culture or religious iconography.
CAS Collections Fund at Frieze 2025
We're delighted to announce the winners of the CAS's Collections Fund at Frieze 2025: Michael Landy and Shaqúelle Whyte. Two works have been acquired for the Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool. In anticipation of the Walker’s 150th anniversary in 2027, the works selected by this year’s Collections Fund at Frieze Committee and the Walker’s curators draw from prominent themes in the museum’s vast collection while also signifying a refresh of its contemporary collection.
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