The Progressive Art Collection
Encouraging the pursuit of innovation and change.
Learn how The Progressive Art Collection began
When Peter Lewis unveiled the new Progressive corporate headquarters in 1974, he envisioned a unique, modern space that reflected the creative and innovative culture of the company. To achieve that vision, he purchased a few pieces of original, contemporary art to display throughout the building. He saw this not only as a way to energize the workspace, but also as an opportunity to provoke passionate discussion—and to foster a culture of Risk, Learn, Grow.
As the company grew in scale, so did the collection. From Peter’s original “works-on-paper” collection of 30 photographs, prints, and drawings, we’ve flourished over the decades, into a world-class collection of more than 10,000 contemporary artworks, including sculptures, paintings, photography, and new media. As diverse as it is vast, the collection features more than 2,000 contemporary artists from 70 different countries. We don’t hold any artworks back for permanent storage. We install all artworks where our people are, in offices throughout the country, and offer in-person and virtual education opportunities for every Progressive person, regardless of location.
For years, thousands of our employees, their friends and families, and the public have engaged with the collection through tours, seminars, artist talks, exhibitions, and team activities. Now we’ve opened up our collection to anyone, anywhere, with just a few taps. Experience the collection for yourself with The Progressive Art App and see how pieces would fit inside of your own home.
Our Collection
A world-class contemporary art collection that provokes people to dialogue and debate
Mohau Modisakeng / Passage
Recent acquisitions
Each year we acquire approximately 200 artworks. We seek diverse artists who reflect our people, and art that provokes our people to dialogue and debate. Our collection can be described as compelling, visually unforgettable, innovative, rich in content, and critically representative of the times in which we live.
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Gregory Crewdson / Untitled (Woman in Flowers)
Collection highlights
We’ve built a world-class contemporary art collection with a wide array of wonderful highlights. Sometimes bold and beautiful, sometimes subtle and profound—and always reflecting our culture of change—art at Progressive changes you whether you know it or not.
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Petah Coyne / Untitled #788, #790, #796, #799, #800, #804
Installations
We’ve commissioned several artists to create large-scale, site-specific artworks for our regional contact centers across the country. Often the most memorable takeaways from a site visit, these massive artworks proactively awaken our shared spaces.
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About the collection
Art Education
Intelligent and innovative art programs to encourage and facilitate critical communication
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Annual Reports
See how artists have interpreted our annual report theme over the years
2023 Annual Report: For the 2023 Annual Report we commissioned multidisciplinary artist Geoff McFetridge to respond to ""Uncertainty"" through his deceptively complex paintings of people continually adapting to a changing world. Throughout the annual report, there are scenes of trepidation balanced with participatory engagement, aspiration, and achievement. McFetridge’s most recent body of work was created to demonstrate the perseverance of the human spirit in strange and uncertain times. The paintings point toward the community and individual work that must be done to move through uncertainty into stability and peace. While not easy or straightforward, these moments of brainstorming, contemplation, and collective action encapsulate the familiar feeling of being on the precipice of certainty – all the while knowing that change may again be just around the corner.
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Our collection is just one of the many things that makes Progressive a great place to work. Now, anyone across the country can engage with our culture with just a few taps in the Progressive Art App.
Download the app
Text ART to 99354 to get a download link straight to your phone. Or download the app now from the Apple App Store.
Place it in your home
Choose from hundreds of pieces in the collection and see it anywhere in your home—from above the fireplace to your home office.
Favorite special pieces
Start your own collection when you ‘heart’ your favorite pieces, including photography, installations, recent acquisitions and more.
Scan to learn more
See a piece while on a Progressive campus and want to learn more? Scan it to get real-time information on the artist, their background and some history about the piece.
