Welcome
to the Fondazione Claudia Cardinale

I have always been convinced that art and creation are unlimited resources for renewing the imaginary over contemporary issues. 

The battles I have defended in my life, such as the defense of women rights and environment, are still as vivid as ever and require new energies to be carried out in today’s society. 

It is in this desire for transmission that the Fondazione was born. 

Today, to my delight, it is not about me, a figure from the cultural world, but about a team that works in this common wish to allow art to be a voice for change.

The Fondazione is also my home, a place to live in every sense of the word. A place for sharing that feeds on the richness of a territory and open to the world.

Hoping that this can find your interest and support.

Warmly,

Our cardinal points:

Production support
The Fondazione offers an accompaniment team as close as possible to the invited artists, doing the most to ensure the smooth development of their creative process, from research work to the final realization. In this follow-up, we encourage the artist to work with the driving forces in action, favoring a spontaneous production that is open to the context. At the end of these creative times, the work is presented to the public, at Le Picardeau or in a local venue, before travelling in France and internationally.

Programming
The Fondazione contributes to the local dynamic through the programming of artistic events. It opens the doors of Le Picardeau, its headquarter : with the B&Bs, the bar-restaurant and the garden, as a place of life, meetings and circulation in order to act locally as a real lively harbour, accessible to all.

Linking territories
The Fondazione is committed to promoting the rooting of artists in the territory of Sud Seine-et-Marne in a practical, historical and empirical way and by connecting them with local realities and collaborating with other institutions active in the territory. These interactions promote mutual enrichment and rich artistic creations emerge from this network of knowledge, skills and ideas. The Fondazione also serves intercultural exchanges by working with international partners, so that artists can nurture and share their approaches and visions internationally.

Opening up to young artists
The Fondazione wants to work with and for young artists to favour time and space of research and to open up the field of contemporary creation in germ. The Fondazione welcomes young artists during artistic workshops in partnership with cultural structures or of higher education.