Foundation - Centre for Contemporary Arts

National Network
Slovak Republic
Telephone
+421.2 54413316
Fax
+421.2 54416662
E-Mail
bohdana@ncsu.sk
E-Mail (2)
vieramichalicova@ncsu.sk
Mobile Phone
+421.905 249279
Mobile Phone (other)
+421.908 731070
Website
http://www.scca.sk
Organisation Type
Non-Governmental Organization
Year of Establishment
1992
Fields of Activity
  1. Arts
  2. International/Cultural relations
  3. Research
  4. Youth and education
General Information
The foundation has 8 employees The budget resources consists mainly from grants, sponsors, donors and own income; a year turnover is app.200 000 EURO Sources of funding depends on the projects Educational projects: Open Perception, Creative trainings Capacity building projects: Training of Trainers, Closer to the Museum, Cultural policy form A to Z, Bratislava Spring Academy Exhibitions: Open Gallery Competitions: Oskar Cepan Award Auction of Slovak Contemporary Art Databases of the Slovak visual artists Library Partners: European Cultural Foundation (the Netherlands), Ministry of Culture, Foundation for a Civil Society (USA), British Council, Regional Self Government of Zilina, CSDF (Hungary)
Mission and Objectives

Foundation - Center for Contemporary Arts is non-profit cultural organization which support all kinds of contemporary arts and stimulate their creation and presentation. The foundation helps by the educational programs, grant programs, exhibitions, documentation and publication activity to improve and strengthen Slovak cultural sector.

Main Projects / Activities

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? Educational/capacity building programs:
introducing and understanding contemporary arts - for secondary schools
building capacities in culture management - Training of Trainers, Closer to the Museum (capacities for justifying educational departments in museums)
cultural policy programs - CP from A to Z (developing CP in Zilina region )
? Visual Arts Programs
Oskár ?epan Award - competition for the young visual artists
Exhibitions in the Open Gallery,
Auction of the Slovak contemporary visual art
? Grant programs
Small grant program for the young Slovak artists
? Information centre
promotion of the Slovak contemporary art , the archive documentation, library

Contact (1) Full Name
Bohdana Sprusanska
Head of the organisation
Viera Michalicova
Contact (2) Full Name
Kristina Paulenova