Mission Statement

Perma Locum exists to make original art a permanent part of how people live and work — and to ensure that the artists who make it are recognized, compensated, and supported as the foundation of everything we do.

We were built on a belief that is as simple as it is enduring: that original art belongs in the world, that the people who make it deserve sustained financial participation in its success, and that the distance between wanting to live with great work and actually owning it should be measured in time, not in barriers. Our program is the bridge between those two points — and every structure within it, financial and curatorial alike, has been designed with that purpose in mind.

Curator Led.

Perma Locum maintains a juried, actively managed roster of artists selected through a rigorous curatorial process grounded in artistic merit, exhibition history, medium diversity, and ongoing production. Admission to the program reflects genuine curatorial conviction — each artist is evaluated with the same care and critical attention applied in the most serious gallery contexts, because we believe that the integrity of what we place in the world is inseparable from the integrity of how we select it. We do not accept everything. We are not a platform. We are a program, and that distinction carries real responsibility. Our curatorial standards exist not to exclude, but to elevate — to ensure that every work placed through Perma Locum arrives with the full weight of considered selection behind it, and that every client who receives a work knows it was chosen with purpose.

Each artist accepted into the program receives a professionally written editorial profile, consistent promotion across our channels, and active representation in conversations with collectors, designers, corporate clients, and institutional partners. The curation does not end at selection. It is an ongoing commitment to the artist's presence in the world.

Artist First.

Every financial and operational structure within Perma Locum has been designed with the artist's interests as a primary consideration. Artists retain ownership of their work throughout the rental period. Monthly rental income flows back to the artist on a regular, transparent disbursement schedule. When a lease converts to a sale, the artist receives their share promptly and clearly. Our consignment model means we carry no inventory and speculate on nothing — we succeed when artists succeed, and that alignment is not incidental. It is the architecture of the business.

Beyond the financial structure, we actively invest in the careers of every artist in the program. We promote exhibitions, amplify press coverage, facilitate introductions to collectors and institutions, and treat each artist's professional development as an ongoing responsibility rather than a completed transaction. We believe that artists whose practices grow and deepen produce more significant work, build stronger relationships with collectors, and bring greater meaning to every space their work enters. Supporting artists is not separate from our mission. It is the mission.

The Opportunity.

The appetite for original art has never been greater. Corporate interiors, luxury residences, boutique hospitality, and high-end real estate development are increasingly defined by the works on their walls. Clients across these sectors want original work — work with provenance, narrative, and the unmistakable presence of a human hand and a distinct point of view. They want to know the story of what they are living with. They want it to mean something.

At the same time, a new class of client has emerged — one who understands the value of original art, wants it in their space, and is looking for a pathway that meets them where they are financially. The lease-to-own model was built for exactly this client. It transforms a significant acquisition into an accessible monthly commitment, removes the friction of outright purchase, and creates a path to ownership that feels considered rather than impulsive. Every payment is a step toward permanence. Every placement is a relationship in progress.

Perma Locum enters this moment with curatorial credibility, genuine artist partnership, and a financial model designed to serve everyone in the transaction — the artist who made the work, the client who receives it, and the broader culture that is enriched when original art finds its way into more of the spaces where people actually live.

That is what Perma Locum is. That is why it exists. And that is why now is exactly the right moment to build it.

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