Established in 1991, the Art Fund – formerly the Decoration Fund – was created with the aim of supporting artistic creation and permanently integrating visual arts into public spaces, municipal buildings, and daily life.
As the municipality has transformed from a rural area into a rapidly growing community, the Art Fund has evolved to support these changes, maintain the presence of art in the region, and support artists.
The exhibition brings together a selection of some sixty works – paintings, drawings, photographs, sculptures, videos, and installations – showcasing the diversity of artistic approaches that have shaped a collection linked to the environment and contemporary practices. A first catalogue accompanies the exhibition and recounts the history of the municipal Art Fund. Conceived as an entry point to this collection, the exhibition and catalogue offer an interpretation of this artistic heritage: they reveal its evolution, contexts, and development through choices and commitments. They thus affirm the essential role of a municipal fund: to preserve, transmit and make accessible a cultural heritage.
Free guided tours, workshops and round table discussions. Information and registration: www.plan-les-ouates.ch/expositions.