PROJECT PROFILE
The Benter Foundation
The Benter Foundation occupies 6,000 sq. ft. over three floors of mixed-use office space. The client requested our corporate art consulting services to help build a collection that feels professionally relevant and impactful in the community.
To build this incredible collection for our client, we sourced the majority of works from living, local artists. This allowed us to bring in sample works to the space and see them in situ. We filled a total of 13 rooms with works, allowing each floor to showcase a different look. This corporate art consulting project began after a renovation of the space, so we worked with the textile and furniture choices of the interior designer plus the client’s carefully thought out aesthetic. A catalog and map of the collection were designed and printed to complete the project.
Photos by Porter Loves Creative and Ivette Spradlin.
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LOCATION
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
INDUSTRY
Mixed-use Office and Private Collection
SERVICES
Curation, Procurement, Installation, Documentation, Design
TIME FRAME
Originally 8 months, refreshed 4 years later with additional works and catalog update.
ARTWORK
Total Works Purchased: 75
Total New Commissions: 8 paintings, 1 piece of furniture, 6 sculptures, 1 photograph
Total Artists: 27 artists, 24 live and work in the Pittsburgh region
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![Artwork hanging beside a door frame on each side. The door frame leads to a well-lit, corporate office hallway]()
Natalie Settles
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![Two large paintings hang along a corner of a corporate room, facing each other. One of the paintings is above a large, white couch]()
Crystal Latimer
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![A detailed, abstract line drawing is drawn on a reclaimed window pane. The window pane is hung on a blue wall, coloring the window art piece]()
atiya jones
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![Two colorways of screenprint portraits of Chairman Mao hang in the corner of an executive office space]()
Andy Warhol
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![A brown, wooden office lounge opens up to a white, well-lit staircase. Above the staircase is a gold painting.]()
Clayton Merrell
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![A series of 10 paintings of pill bottles in different colors are hung beneath a staircase, where there is a small working station with two chairs and an ottoman.]()
Mia Tarducci
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![Two paintings hang on either side of a mahogany doorframe. There are drinking water founcatins outside of the doorframe, and inside there is a small dining set.]()
Ashley Cecil
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![A wooden display chest contains a collection of fine China vases and four stoneware vases in various shapes]()
Ali Karsh
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![An abstract, horizontal piece hangs on a brocade wallpapered wall]()
Rachel & Katie Rearick
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![Three colorful paintings hang in a dining room, where there are three small sets of metal tables and chairs for two people each]()
Tate Leone
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![A framed, close-up photograph of grass hangs on an off-white wall]()
Vania Evangelique
“When Bill Benter revitalized an historic space for his business offices downtown, it seemed fitting that local artists should reflect this personal and philanthropic support of the arts. Today more than 75 works of art from 27 artists, including 24 living local artists, represent the vitality of Pittsburgh’s cultural ecosystem in what is now known as The Benter Foundation Art Collection.”
Kathy Buechel
Executive Director, The Benter Foundation