Fonds régional d'art contemporain
The Fonds régional d'art contemporain (FRAC) is a network of 23 public collections of contemporary art across France. They are funded both regionally and nationally, and depending on the size of each collection they may be hosted in existing historical buildings, or in their own art museums.
Founding and history
FRAC was founded by culture minister Jack Lang, as part of a decentralization policy to move aspects of governance out to regional governments. Starting in 1982, regional funds were set up to promote and encourage contemporary art by forming regional collections, and engaging in outreach to local communities and cultural institutions. This quickly grew to 23 regional collections.
The goals of the FRAC program were:
- To build a heritage of contemporary art in the region, and support the creation of new art through the combined actions of acquisitions and commissioning works. Each FRAC may decide to specialize in a particular category of contemporary art.
- To disseminate funds widely within each region, developing regular partnerships with cultural institutions, local authorities and schools.
- To raise broad awareness in contemporary art methods, through tours, speakers, events with artists, and workshops with young people.
Next generation
Starting in 2012, the FRAC next generation program set out plans to build 6 physical museums for some of these collections:
- Aquitaine (Bordeaux, architect Bjarke Ingels Group, opening 2017),
- Bretagne (Rennes, architect Odile Decq, opened July 6, 2012),
- Centre (Orléans, architects Jakob + MacFarlane, opened September 5, 2013)
- Franche-Comté (Besançon, architect Kengo Kuma, opened April 6, 2013),
- Nord-Pas-de-Calais (Dunkerque, architects Lacaton et Vassal, opened November 16, 2013), and
- Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
FRAC collections
The 23 FRAC collections, as of 2015:[1]
| Region | City | Name | Creation | Collection | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alsace | Sélestat | Frac Alsace | 1982 | 1357 works, 489 artists | [2] |
| Aquitaine | Bordeaux | Frac Aquitaine | 1982 | 330 artists, over 1000 works | |
| Auvergne | Clermont-Ferrand | Frac Auvergne | 1985 | 238 artistes | [3] |
| Bourgogne | Dijon | Frac Bourgogne | 1984 | 650 works | |
| Bretagne | Rennes | Frac Bretagne | 1981 | 3928 works, 496 artists | [4] |
| Centre-Val de Loire | Orléans | Frac Centre | 1982 | 13424 works, 391 artists | [5] |
| Champagne-Ardenne | Reims | Frac Champagne-Ardenne | 1984 | 680 works, 243 artists | [6] |
| Corse | Corte | Frac Corse | |||
| Franche-Comté | Besançon | Frac Franche-Comté | 1982 | 473 works, |255 artists | [7] |
| Île-de-France | Paris, 19th arrondissement | Le Plateau / Frac Ile-de-France | 1347 works, 552 artists | [8] | |
| Languedoc-Roussillon | Montpellier | Frac Languedoc-Roussillon | 981 works, 372 artists | [9] | |
| Limousin | Limoges | Frac Limousin | 1982 | 1271 works, 311 artists | [10] |
| Lorraine | Metz | Frac Lorraine | 1983 | 729 works, 277 artists[11] | |
| Midi-Pyrénées | Toulouse | Les Abattoirs - Frac Midi-Pyrénées | 2332 works, 701 artists | [12] | |
| Nord-Pas-de-Calais | Dunkerque | Frac Nord-Pas-de-Calais | 1983 | 1272 works, 512 artists | [13] |
| Basse-Normandie | Caen | Frac Basse-Normandie | 1983 | 979 works, |393 artists | [14] |
| Haute-Normandie | Sotteville-lès-Rouen | Frac Haute-Normandie | |||
| Pays de la Loire | Carquefou | Frac des Pays de la Loire | |||
| Picardie | Amiens | Frac Picardie | 1983 | 1538 works, 223 artists | [15] |
| Poitou-Charentes | Angoulême | Frac Poitou-Charentes | 1983 | 801 works, 326 artists | |
| Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur | Marseille | Frac Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur | 1982 | 849 works, 389 artists | [16] |
| Rhône-Alpes | Villeurbanne | Institut d'art contemporain | |||
| Martinique | Fort-de-France | Frac Martinique | |||
| La Réunion | Saint-Denis | Frac Réunion | |||
References
- The 23 regional collections or contemporary art, website lescollectionsdesfrac.fr.
- Collection du Frac Alsace, sur Videomusem, au 16 juin 2009.
- Collection FRAC Auvergne, consulté le 22 mai 2011
- Collection du Frac Bretagne Archived 2016-03-03 at the Wayback Machine, sur Videomuseum, au 29 janvier 2009.
- Collection du Frac Centre
- Collection du Frac Champagne-Ardenne, sur Videomuseum, au 1er octobre 2009.
- Présentation, sur le site du Frac de Franche-Comté.
- Collection du Frac Île-de-France, sur Navigart, au 25 août 2015.
- Collection du Frac Languedoc-Roussillon, sur Videomuseum, au 31 août 2007
- Collection du Frac Limousin, sur Videomuseum, au 7 juin 2007.
- Collection du FRAC Lorraine
- Collection du Frac Midi-Pyrénées / Les Abattoirs Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine, sur Videomuseum, au 7 août 2008.
- Collection du Frac Nord-Pas-de-Calais, sur Videomuseum, au 6 avril 2009.
- Collection du Frac Basse-Normandie, sur Videomuseum, au 26 mars 2009.
- Collection du Frac Picardie, sur Videomuseum, au 12 octobre 2009.
- Collection du Frac Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur Archived 2010-04-13 at the Wayback Machine, sur Videomuseum, au 16 février 2009.
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