￭ The Artpool Art Research Center has been supported financially by the Municipality of Budapest from 1992 to 2010, based on the bilateral contract of public service between the Municipality and the Artpool Foundation. Since 2000, further financial support has been provided based on the bilateral contract of public service between the Ministry of Education and Culture (Ministry of National Resources / Ministry of Human Resources) and the Artpool Art Research Center. The latter has been the chief source of Artpool’s operation since 2010. The institution also applies for further grants every year with varying success, in order to organize large-scale events (symposia, festivals, invitations of artists from abroad, printed publications), to continue with the archival project of organization and description of the special collections, and also to preserve VHS videos, sound cassettes, etc. through digitization. Since 2010, the cuts in funds allocated for culture and the austerity measures have rendered the operation of nonprofit institutions virtually impossible in Hungary, since the private sector does not support culture; thus, Artpool will have to find a new way to ensure its future operation. The most viable long-term solution would perhaps be for Artpool to operate as a branch of a state sponsored or private museum or institution, ensuring a solid financial background.

￭ Between 1992 and 2012, further support to Artpool’s art projects came from: Accademia d’Ungheria in Roma, Budapest Bank Foundation for Budapest, Cultural Committee of the City of Budapest, C3 Foundation, Canadian Embassy, ERSTE Foundation, Budapest Festival Center, Goethe-Institut Budapest, Ministry of Telecommunication, Hungarian Cultural Centre London, Institut Français de Budapest, Institut Hongrois Paris, Istituto Italiano di Cultura, Hungarian Artists’ Foundation, Hungarian University of Fine Arts, Mozgókép Alapítvány [Motion Picture Foundation], Nemzeti Civil Alap [National Civil Fund], Nemzeti Kulturális Alap [National Cultural Fund], Österreichisches Kulturinstitut Budapest, Polish Institute Budapest, Pro Helvetia, Raiffeisen Bank, The Royal Netherlands Embassy, Soros Foundation, Summa Artium Kht., Szépművészeti Múzeum / Museum of Fine Arts (Budapest), Szerencsejáték Zrt. [Hungarian Lottery Company], Tranzit Hungary Association