The centers of contemporary art
The first art centres emerged in France in the 1970s. They are for the plastic arts sector essential actors of contemporary creation. Places of production and dissemination of contemporary art, they maintain a privileged relationship with the living artistic creation and stand as close as possible to the artistic news. Designed as places of experimentation, their activities unfold through an annual program of exhibitions, editions and mediation work with the public. Art centres are not intended to constitute collections. Some of them are nevertheless in charge of permanent collections. While most art centres have a general approach to contemporary art, some have specialized in photography, design, printed art or fashion.
Privileged places of experimentation and exploration of contemporary artistic creation decentralized throughout the French territory, the art centers are, for more than 40 years, oriented towards mediation and awareness of artistic creation for the widest public, historically affiliated with the State. Their activities of exhibition, experimentation, production of works, research, dissemination and mediation contribute to artistic renewal and cultural democratization as well as to the dynamism of the French scene and its international influence. Their activity of support for creation, dissemination and mediation contributes to the dynamism of the French contemporary art scene.
Contemporary art centers play a major role in the professionalization of the visual arts sector and participate in the construction of the path of artists on the French and international scene, as well as trades in the sector. Contributing to a fairer sharing of value, they ensure the remuneration of artists and respect for their rights. For many artists, their first exhibitions were carried by these structures before their works joined the public collections of FNAC, FRAC and museums or those, private, collectors and foundations.
Spread throughout the territory, they allow new audiences to meet the art of their time. Each year, they welcome more than one million visitors. Mostly subsidized by public funds (State via the Drac, regions, departments, agglomeration communities, cities), most of them are associations, although some are managed directly (regional, departmental or municipal). Their scope varies from one place to another, depending on their funding and situation, in downtown, suburban or rural areas.
The label "Centre d'art contemporain d'intérêt national"
Since the beginning of 2018, this distinction has gradually been awarded to certain art centres, demonstrating the State’s support and recognition for their commitment in the field of visual arts. It recognizes the excellence of the work conducted by these structures and their teams, distinguishes the strong support of art centers to the French and international art scene, the quality of their support of artists in the construction of their career and their reputation, and the implementation of innovative transmission actions for the benefit of a wide audience.
As a participant in the national policy to support artistic creation, the program of contemporary art centres of national interest plays an essential role in the accompaniment and presence of artists, and the dissemination of their works at the national level, thus contributing to the development and artistic and cultural diversity of the territories.
List of thecontemporary art by régiswe
* Centres marked with an asterisk are labeled
Contemporary Art Centres of National Interest
Auvergne - Rhône-Alpes
The Hollow of Hell*
Vallée des Usines, 85 avenue Joseph Claussat – 63300 Thiers. Tel.: 04 73 80 26 56
www.creuxdelenfer.net
Le Magasin des Horizons – National Centre for Contemporary Art
Bouchayer-Viallet site, 8 esplanade Andry Farcy – 38000 Grenoble. Tel.: 04 76 21 95 84
www.magasin-cnac.org
Villa du Parc - contemporary art centre*
12 rue de Genève - 74100 Annemasse. Tel.: 04 50 38 84 61
www.villaduparc.org
Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Parc Saint-Léger centre for contemporary art
Avenue Conti – 58320 Pougues-les-Eaux. Tel.: 03 86 90 96 60
www.parcsaintleger.fr
The Consortium
37 rue de Longvic – 21000 Dijon. Tel.: 03 80 68 45 55
leconsortium.fr/
The 19 Centre régional d'art contemporain*
19 avenue des Alliés – 252000 Montbéliard . Tel.: 03 81 94 43 58
http://le19crac.com/
Gantner*
General Council of the Territory of Belfort
1 rue de la Varonne - 90140 Bourogne. Tel.: 03 84 23 59 72
www.espacemultimediagantner.cg90.net/
Brittany
40 cubic metres*
46 avenue du Sergent Maginot - 35000 Rennes
www.40mcube.org/
La Criée*
Place Honoré Commeurec – 35000 Rennes. Tel.: 02 23 62 25 10
www.criee.org
Centre d’art Passerelle*
41 rue Charles Berthelot – Quartier Saint-Martin – 29200 Brest. Tel.: 02 98 43 34 95
www.cac-passerelle.com
GwinZegal Art Centre*
3 rue Auguste Pavie - 22200 Guingamp. Tel.: 02 96 44 27 78
www.gwinzegal.com
Centre-Val de Loire
Olivier Debré Contemporary Creation Centre (CCC OD)*
Jardin François 1er – 37000 Tours. Tel.: 02 47 66 50 00
www.cccod.fr
Les Tanneries, contemporary art center of the municipality of Amilly*
234 rue des Ponts - 45200 Amilly. Tel.: 02 38 85 28 50
www.lestanneries.fr/
Grand-Est
Rhine Centre for Contemporary Art (CRAC Alsace)*
18 rue du Château – 68130 Altkirch. Tel.: 03 89 08 82 59
www.cracalsace.com
European Centre for Contemporary Artistic Action (CEAAC Alsace)
7 rue de l'Abreuvoir – 67000 Strasbourg. Tel.: 03 88 25 69 70
www.ceaac.org
The Kunstalle Mulhouse*
La Fonderie, 16 rue de la Fonderie – 68093 Mulhouse Cedex. Tel.: 03 69 77 66 28
www.kunsthallemulhouse.com
Le SIGNE (CIG) - Centre National du Graphisme*
1 place des Arts - 52000 Chaumont
https://centrenationaldugraphisme.fr/
Passages
9 rue Jeanne d'Arc – 10000 Troyes. Tel.: 03 25 73 28 27
https://cac-passages.com/
Delme Synagogue*
33 rue Poincaré – 57590 Delme. Tel.: 03 87 01 43 42
www.cac-synagoguedelme.org
The Wind of the Forests*
Town hall of Fresnes-au-Mont, 21 Rue des Tassons, 55260 Fresnes-au-Mont. Tel.: 03 29 71 01 95
www.ventdesforets.com
Guyana
CARMA, Mana* art and research centre
PK1 RD22 Route d'Awala - 97360 Mana. Tel.: 05 94 27 60 53/ 06 94 42 15 16
http://chercheursdart-carma.fr/
Hauts-de-France
Birth Certificate – Head Office H Gallery
15 rue de l'Hôpital de Siège - 59200 Valenciennes. Tel. : 03 27 36 06 61
www.hdusiege.org/
CRP/ - Centre régional de la photographie*
Place des Nations – 59282 Douchy-les-Mines Tel: 03 27 43 56 50
www.crp.photo/
Diaphane, photographic center in Hauts-de-France*
16 rue de Paris - Clermont-de-l'Oise
www.diaphane.org/
Crossspace
La Condition Publique - 14 place Faidherbe – 59100 Roubaix. Tel.: 03 20 73 90 71
www.espacecroise.com/
Île-de-France
The Palais de Tokyo National Contemporary Art Centre
2 rue de la Manutention – 75116 Paris. Tel.: 01 47 23 54 01
www.palaisdetokyo.com/
Jeu de Paume National Contemporary Art Centre
1 place de la Concorde – 75008 Paris. Tel.: 01 47 03 12 50
www.jeudepaume.org
Bétonsalon - Centre for Art and Research*
9 esplanade Pierre Vidal-Naquet - 75013 Paris
www.betonsalon.net/
CREDAC*
La Manufacture des Œillets, 25-29 rue Raspail – 94200 Ivry-sur-Seine. Tel.: 01 49 60 25 06
www.credac.fr
Centre national de l'estampe et de l'art imprimé (cneai)
Les Maghasins Généraux, 1 rue de l'Ancien Canal – 93500 Pantin. Tel.: 01 39 52 45 35
www.cneai.com
Espace Jules Verne Centre for contemporary art in Brétigny sur Orge*
Rue Henri Douard – 91220 Brétigny-sur-Orge Cedex. Tel.: 01 60 85 20 76
www.cacbretigny.com
La Ferme du Buisson*
Allée de la Ferme – Noisiel – 77448 Marne-la-Vallée Cedex 2. Tel.: 01 64 62 77 77
www.lafermedubuisson.com
The Gallery*
1 rue Jean Jaurès – 93130 Noisy-le-Sec. Tel.: 01 49 42 67 17
lagalerie-cac-noisylesec.fr/
Ile-de-France Photographic Centre (CPIF)*
Ferme Briarde – Hôtel de Ville – 107 avenue de la République – 77340 Pontault-Combault Tel: 01 70 05 49 80
www.cpif.net
Normandy
Centre photographique Rouen Normandie - CPRN*
15 rue de la Chaîne - 76000 Rouen. Tel.: 02 35 89 36 96
centrephotographique.com/
Le Point du Jour – Centre régional de la photographie*
107 avenue de Paris - 50100 Cherbourg-Octeville. Tel.: 02 33 22 99 23
www.lepointdujour.eu
Duchamp Gallery*
7 rue Percée - 76190 Yvetot. Tel.: 02 35 96 36 90
www.galerie-duchamp.fr
Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Abbaye Saint-André, contemporary art centre in Meymac*
Place du Bûcher - 19250 Meymac. Tel.: 05 55 95 23 30
www.cacmeymac.fr/
LCdr*
7 rue Ferrère, 33000 Bordeaux
www.capc-bordeaux.fr/
International Centre for Art and Landscape*
Île de Vassivière – 87120 Beaumont-du-Lac Tel: 05 55 69 27 27
www.ciapiledevassiviere.com
Artist Book Centre
1, place Attane – 87500 Saint-Yriex-la-Perche. Tel.: 05 55 75 70 30
http://cdla.info/en
Joan of Arc Chapel*
Place Jeanne d'Arc - 79100 Thouars Tel: 05 49 66 02 25
www.ville-thouars.fr/artsplastiques/diffusion/chapelle/chapelle.html
Le Confort Moderne, centre of contemporary art and contemporary music scene in Poitiers*
185 faubourg du Pont Neuf – 86000 Poitiers. Tel.: 05 49 46 08 08
www.confort-moderne.fr
Centre photographique la Villa Perrochon, For the moment*
64 rue Paul-François Proust – 79000 Niort. Tel.: 05 49 24 35 44
www.cacp-villaperochon.com/
Occitania
Regional Centre for Contemporary Art
26 quai Aspirant Herber – 34200 Sète Tel: 04 67 74 94 37
crac.languedocroussillon.fr/
Le LAIT, International Artistic Laboratory of Tarn*
6 rue Jules Rolland - 81000 Albi. Tel. : 09 63 03 98 84
www.centredartlelait.com
Le Parvis*
Centre Méridien – route de Pau – BP 20 – Industrial Zone – 65421 Ibos Cedex. Tel: 05 62 90 08 55
www.parvis.net
Georges & Claude Pompidou*
Route de Gréalou – PO 24 – 46160 Cajarc Tel: 05 65 40 78 19
www.magcp.fr
Humpback Whale Jump (BBB)
96 rue Michel-Ange – 31200 Toulouse. Tel.: 05 61 13 37 14
www.lebbb.org
Chapelle Saint-Jacques*
Avenue du Maréchal Foch - BP 125 - 31803 Saint-Gaudens Cedex. Tel.: 05 62 00 15 93
www.lachapelle-saint-jacques.com
Lectoure Photography Centre*
8 cours Gambetta - 32700 Lectoure. Tel.: 05 62 68 83 72
www.centre-photo-lectoure.fr/
Pays de la Loire
Le Carré Genêteil Chapel*
Place André Counord – BP 357 - 53203 Château-Gontier Tel: 02 43 09 21 50
www.le-carre.org
Le Grand Café*
Place des quatre Z'Horloges – 44600 Saint-Nazaire Tel: 02 44 73 44 00
www.grandcafe-saintnazaire.fr
Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
3 bis f - Contemporary Arts Centre*
Centre Hospitalier Montperrin, 109 avenue du Petit Barthélémy – 13100 Aix-en-Provence. Tel.: 04 42 16 17 75
www.3bisf.com
Ambulo – artistic and museum hub of Digne-les-Bains *
15 rue de la Grande Fontaine, 04000 Digne-les-Bains (France). Tel.: +33 (0)4 92 31 45 29
Interim site: https://site-provisoire-ambulo.webflow.io/
Ambulo reunites the Gassendi Museum, the Cairn - home of contemporary art, the Alexandra David-Neel House and the Art collection in the mountains.
Lambert Collection - Museum of Contemporary Art*
Hôtel de Caumont – 5 rue Violette – 84000 Avignon. Tel.: 04 90 16 56 21
collectionlambert.com/
Space of concrete art*
Château de Mouans – place Suzanne de Villeneuve – 06370 Mouans Sartoux Tel: 04 93 75 71 50
www.espacedelartconcret.fr
Asteroid Triangle*
Friche la Belle de Mai, 41 rue Jobin 13003 Marseille
www.trianglefrance.org
Villa Arson
20 avenue Stephen Liégeard – 06105 Nice Cedex. Tel.: 04 92 07 73 73
www.villa-arson.fr
Villa Noailles*
Montée Noailles – bp 70 176 - 83405 Hyères. Tel.: 04 98 08 01 98
www.villanoailles-hyeres.com
DCA
In 1992, the art centres came together in an association, «d.c.a» (French association for the development of art centres) whose purpose was to promote the development and promotion of art centres at national and international level and to work towards the construction of a European network.
Today, as a national reference network, d.c.has entered a phase of reinforcement and development in the various areas of intervention that are his. It currently federates 51 contemporary art centers throughout France to promote access to contemporary creation for all audiences, to contribute to the national and international influence of art centres by organizing events in France and abroad, and to promote the specific action of art centres in the contemporary art ecosystem, in connection with art schools, public collections, museums and private structures.
The website of d.c.a.