The Ing Polish Art Foundation

Name

The Ing Polish Art Foundation

Legal name

Fundacja Sztuki Polskiej ING

Website

https://ingart.pl

Company type

Private

Founded year

2000

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Nonprofit Arts and Cultural Foundation

NAICS

Museums (712110)

akta.pro primary industry

Museums & Heritage Sites (History, Science, Specialty) (BPAGAHAA)

akta.pro secondary industry

Art Galleries & Exhibition Spaces (Commercial & Nonprofit) (THAJADAH)

Keywords

• Contemporary art collection
• Art exhibition programs
• Cultural education programs
• Artist professional development
• Nonprofit art foundation

Headquarters

HQ city

Warsaw

HQ country

Poland

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Annual donations from ING Group companies in Poland: The foundation's activities are entirely funded by annual donations made by companies belonging to the ING Group in Poland. This is the sole funding mechanism for the foundation's operations, including collection building, exhibition organization, educational programs, and publication production.

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Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

The Ing Polish Art Foundation (Fundacja Sztuki Polskiej ING) is a non-profit cultural foundation that builds a collection of contemporary Polish art (works created after 1990), organizes exhibitions in collaboration with major Polish art institutions, publishes books and guides on art collecting, runs the Artysta – Zawodowiec professional development program for artists, and operates public exhibition facilities including the Ekran Fundacji video screen gallery and Galeria Podgląd preview gallery.

Product overview

The Ing Polish Art Foundation operates as a cultural organization that builds a collection of contemporary Polish art (post-1990), organizes artistic and educational activities, and supports the development of Polish art. The Foundation's core offerings include: the Kolekcja (Collection) program for acquiring and promoting Polish contemporary art; Działalność (Activities) encompassing exhibitions, publications, and educational projects; the Artysta-Zawodowiec professional development program for artists; Publikacje (Publications) producing art-related books and guides; and physical facilities including the Ekran Fundacji video screen gallery and Galeria Podgląd exhibition space. The Foundation is funded by annual donations from ING Group companies in Poland.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Ekran Fundacji (Foundation Screen): A large-format video gallery located in Plac Unii building at ul. Puławska 2 in Warsaw, displaying video art works.
• Galeria Podgląd (Preview Gallery)
• Artysta – Zawodowiec (Artist – Professional)

Products and services

• Kolekcja (Contemporary Polish Art Collection) A curated collection of contemporary Polish art comprising hundreds of works created after 1990, acquired to promote Polish artists, develop the tradition of art collecting in Poland, and provide a foundation for exhibitions, loans, and publications.
• Wystawy (Exhibition Program) Organized exhibitions showcasing works from the foundation's collection, often in collaboration with major Polish cultural institutions such as Zachęta — Narodowa Galeria Sztuki, BWA Katowice, Muzeum Śląskie, and BWA Tarnów. Recent and historical exhibitions include 'Obraz w ruchu' (2023-2024), 'Duch natury i inne bajki' (2019-2020), and 'Sztuka w naszym wieku' (2015-2016).
• Artysta – Zawodowiec (Artist – Professional Program)

Quantifiable outcome

• 25 years of continuous operation and collection building with works post-1990
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Zachęta — Narodowa Galeria SztukicoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPrimary institutional partner for joint exhibitions and cultural programming. The foundation and Zachęta have collaborated on multiple major exhibitions including 'Obraz w ruchu' (2023-2024, 25th anniversary exhibition), 'Sztuka w naszym wieku' (2015-2016, 15th anniversary), 'Dzikość serca' (2018), 'Hokaina. Jakub Julian Ziółkowski' (2010), 'Teraźniejszość?' (2017), and others. Zachęta also serves as the designated recipient of the foundation's entire collection should the foundation dissolve. Zachęta additionally distributes foundation publications through its online shop.
• The School of Creativity (Szkoła Kreatywności, Vilnius)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborated with Zachęta's education team to develop educational workshops for youth as part of the 'Obraz w ruchu' exhibition (second opening, January 2026). The School of Creativity contributed a specially developed educational methodology inspired by the pedagogical principles of Janusz Korczak for the workshop program.
• Fundacja ING Dzieciom (ING Children Foundation)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in the 'Obraz w ruchu' exhibition, presenting the theme of cultural heritage inheritance in an educational context for children. The partnership connected the 25th anniversary of the ING Polish Art Foundation with the ING Children Foundation's educational mission.
• Muzeum Śląskie, KatowiceminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerInstitutional partner for the 'Duch natury i inne bajki' exhibition (2019-2020, 20th anniversary of the foundation), which explored complex relationships between humans and nature using works from the foundation's collection. Curator: Marek Pokorný.
• BWA Katowice (Biuro Wystaw Artystycznych)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerInstitutional partner for the 'Sztuka w naszym wieku' exhibition in Katowice (2015-2016, traveling from Zachęta), organized for the 15th anniversary of the foundation. The exhibition confronted contemporary artists' work with fundamental questions about art's relationship to reality.
• BWA Tarnów (Biuro Wystaw Artystycznych)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerInstitutional partner for the 'Sztuka w naszym wieku' exhibition in Tarnów (2016), another iteration of the traveling exhibition organized for the 15th anniversary of the foundation.
• BWA Studio, WrocławminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerOne of the institutions that has shown works by Jan Kowal, an artist supported by the foundation through the Artysta – Zawodowiec program.
• Warsaw Gallery WeekendminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborative partner for the publication 'Tu jest sztuka. Warszawska scena galeryjna' (2021), published in cooperation with Warsaw Gallery Weekend. The publication documents the history of Warsaw's private gallery scene over two decades, with Polish galleries and artists becoming active nodes in the global art circulation in the 21st century.
• Zachęta — Narodowa Galeria Sztuki (distribution partner)minorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorDistributes foundation publications through its online shop and physical store, including 'Tu jest sztuka. Warszawska scena galeryjna' and 'Zbieram nową sztukę. Rozmowy z kolekcjoner(k)ami'.
• Fundacja Bęc ZmianaminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorDistribution partner for the 'Przewodnik kolekcjonowania sztuki najnowszej 2' (2019), which was co-published by Fundacja Bęc Zmiana. Also originally co-published the first edition 'Przewodnik kolekcjonera sztuki najnowszej' (2008) with Korporacja Ha!art, with support from the ING Polish Art Foundation.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Muzeum Śląskie w Katowicach: Regional museum that has co-hosted foundation exhibitions including 'Duch natury i inne bajki' (2019-2020). Operates contemporary art programming and collection-building in Poland.
• BWA Katowice: Contemporary art exhibition space in Katowice that has partnered with the foundation on the 'Sztuka w naszym wieku' traveling exhibition. Comparable as a contemporary art presenter in Poland.
• Muzeum Sztuki Nowoczesnej w Warszawie (Museum of Modern Art in Warsaw): Warsaw's museum of modern art dedicated to collecting and exhibiting contemporary art, including Polish post-1990 works. Overlaps directly with the foundation's curatorial mission and audience.
• Muzeum Sztuki Współczesnej w Krakowie (MOCAK): Kraków's museum of contemporary art, focused on post-1989 Polish art and supporting emerging artists. Directly comparable in mission and exhibition focus to the ING Polish Art Foundation.
• Centre for Contemporary Art Ujazdowski Castle (CCA): Warsaw-based contemporary art institution presenting exhibitions of Polish and international artists. Comparable exhibition programming, audience, and curatorial focus to the foundation.
• Zachęta — Narodowa Galeria Sztuki: Poland's national art gallery and the foundation's primary institutional partner and statutory collection heir. Zachęta operates contemporary art exhibitions and educational programming with a similar curatorial mission focused on Polish and international contemporary art.
• Fundacja Bęc Zmiana: Polish cultural foundation and the foundation's co-publisher for art-collecting guides. Operates as a nonprofit in the Polish contemporary art ecosystem with similar cultural programming scope.

Broad incumbents

• Deutsche Bank Art Collection / Foundation: Comparable European banking-sector corporate art foundation that builds a corporate contemporary art collection and funds exhibitions and educational programs. Highly analogous operating model to ING Polish Art Foundation.
• ING Corporate Art Collection (global): The global ING corporate art collection, of which the Polish foundation is part. Operates a much broader geographic footprint and represents the parent institutional context.

Regional players

• Fundacja Sztuki Polskiej (Polaris) / Era Art Foundation: Comparable corporate-funded Polish art foundation supporting contemporary Polish artists via collection, exhibitions, and grants — directly comparable mission and operating model in the same Polish market.

Market position

Strengths1 record

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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