The Drawing Center

Name

The Drawing Center

Legal name

The Drawing Center

Website

https://drawingcenter.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1977

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Art Museum

NAICS

Museums (712110), Museums (71211), Museums, Historical Sites, and Similar Institutions (712)

akta.pro primary industry

Art Museums (THAJADAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Cultural Centers & Multidisciplinary Arts Institutions (THAJADAJ), Arts & Crafts Workshops (Painting, Pottery, Ceramics, Sculpture) (THAJAKAA)

Keywords

• Art museum exhibitions
• Drawing and works on paper
• Contemporary art programming
• Arts education programs
• Cultural nonprofit institution

Headquarters

HQ city

New York

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Admission and Memberships: Revenue from admission fees and membership programs for museum visitors
2. Bookstore Sales: Retail bookstore operations selling exhibition catalogs, art books, and merchandise
3. Donations and Fundraising: Tax-deductible contributions from individuals and private foundations as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization (Tax ID: 13-2887872)
4. Government and Foundation Grants: Public funding from NYC Department of Cultural Affairs, NY State Council on the Arts, and private foundations including Robert Lehman Foundation, Andy Warhol Foundation, and others

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

The Drawing Center operates a nonprofit art museum that presents rotating exhibitions of drawings and works on paper, complemented by drawing workshops (DrawNow! in English, ASL, and Spanish), K-12 school programs, curator and artist talks, scholarly publications, and an on-site bookstore. Founded in 1977 in SoHo, New York, it is the only U.S. museum singularly dedicated to drawing as a primary artistic medium spanning historical and contemporary practice.

Product overview

The Drawing Center is New York's museum dedicated to drawing and works on paper, presenting a rotating schedule of exhibitions alongside education programs. The core offerings include Exhibitions featuring drawings and works on paper by established and emerging artists; the DrawNow! program suite including ASL DrawNow! (American Sign Language workshops), DibujoAhora! DrawNow! (bilingual Spanish/English workshops), and standard workshops; Education Programs such as Drawing Connections and Drawing All-Stars for NYC public school students; an on-site Bookstore; and a Bloomberg Connects digital guide. The organization positions itself as a singular institution exploring drawing as a dynamic medium relevant to contemporary culture.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Exhibitions Rotating exhibitions featuring drawings and works on paper by established and emerging artists, presented at the SoHo gallery throughout the year. Past exhibitions include Joan Jonas: Animal, Vegetable, Mineral (300+ drawings), The Way I See It: Selections from the KAWS Collection (350+ artworks), Ceija Stojka: Making Visible (60+ artworks), and Stéphane Mandelbaum (50+ works on paper). For museum visitors, contemporary art audiences, and scholars.

Named customers3 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered core, minor, flagship and supporting.

• Bloomberg ConnectscoreTechnology or IntegrationPartnership providing free digital exhibition guides through the Bloomberg Connects mobile app, allowing visitors to access additional content, drawing activities, and educational resources related to exhibitions.
• Black Art LibrarycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBlack Art Library, founded by Asmaa Walton in Detroit in 2020, has partnered to present a curated selection of over 800 books available for reference in the Drawing Center's bookstore, serving as a living archive of Black art history and a reading room for community engagement.
• Other MeansminorOthersWebsite design and development partner responsible for the Drawing Center's official website (drawingcenter.org).
• NYC Public SchoolscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with P.S. 42 The Benjamin Altman School, Lexington School for the Deaf, and Chelsea CTE High School for Drawing Connections and Drawing All-Stars programs.
• KAWS CollectionflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with artist KAWS to present selections from his personal collection of over 3,000 works on paper, featuring The Way I See It exhibition (Oct 2024-Jan 2025) showcasing diverse artists and challenging artistic hierarchies.
• Outsider Art FairsupportingGTM or Marketing PartnerSponsor for The Way I See It exhibition, supporting the Drawing Center's programming.
• Skarstedt, New YorksupportingGTM or Marketing PartnerSponsor for The Way I See It exhibition.
• Teen Art SaloncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner organization for Drawing All-Stars program and collaborative zine workshop.
• Misplaced PresssupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner organization for zine workshop, offering opportunity to browse and purchase zines from archives.
• 8-Ball CommunitysupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner organization for zine workshop collaboration.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Market position

Competitive moat4 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles12 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

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