Art collecting is, above all, an act of faith. It requires faith in the vision of an individual artist, Faith in the enduring value of living with art, and faith in the collector’s ability to preserve their acquisitions for posterity. The 10 individuals on CULTURED’s seventh annual Young Collectors list show us what comes after that leap of faith. 

The sixth annual class of Young Collectors comprises 11 legacy and first-generation names—spanning coasts, disciplines, and collecting philosophies—who are ushering in a new era in collecting.

Individuals from Venice Beach to Rome share the reasons they took the plunge into art collecting and their tips on how to get into the pool.

In assembling our annual roll call, we found ourselves pleasantly surprised by the abundance of new faces and advocates for the arts. Ambitious in their intentions and deep-pocketed in resources, together the class of 2021 embody everything that works about the current patronage system, while leaving behind its more insidious malpractices.

A new vanguard of entrepreneurs, actors, designers and executives is getting involved in the arts and redefining what a contemporary patron looks like, from multiple vantage points. For our third annual young collectors list, we showcase the breadth of this new generation’s engagement, and ask for their best advice on how we can join them.

Art collections are as varied as the individuals that curate them—in content, origin and motivation. For our second annual selection of young collectors, we focus on a diverse group that shares a common thread: the nurturing of conversations that tie art to the larger context of the world.

Five young collectors prove that stories mean more than trophies.