A philanthropic foundation created in 2000 and recognized as a public utility in 2005, the François Schneider Foundation has a dual commitment to education and culture. It supports contemporary artists in the development of their careers, and provides scholarships to enable young graduates to access higher education.
Its activities are complemented by publications, loans, touring exhibitions and a residency program for young artists from schools along the Rhine. Numerous social projects (schools, prisons, hospitals, etc.) have also been developed since 2018.
“Our aim is to bring contemporary art closer to the public. By choosing a unique theme for our site, we can more easily bring new emotions and perceptions to our contemporaries, especially the youngest among them. Water, the subject common to all the works on display, will be the Ariadne’s thread that guides visitors, helping them to better understand the diversity of views on the world around us, the richness of the sensibilities that make it up, and the infinite register of the imaginations of artists of all origins and cultures.”
François Schneider
