On April 6, 2021, a.c.b’s member structures unanimously voted for the network’s new associative project at their extraordinary general meeting. An “a.c.b version 2” will therefore soon be born.
But in what form?
a.c.b becomes a network representing all the actors of the contemporary art in Brittany with the opening of the memberships to the artists, curators, art critics, managers and all the independent ones of the sector but also students in art but also the employees and job seekers engaged in the ecosystem.
a.c.b develops a balanced and shared governance to represent all the professions but also a different way of functioning to carry out new missions articulated around thematic, transversal and federative projects
a.c.b has a charter of values and commitments to create a common base and improve professional practices.
A vademecum in appendix will bring recommendations and concrete elements for harmonious working relationships for each typology of members (structures, artists and professional and actor of the art).
► History will continue to be written with you. But while waiting for the official opening of the memberships, find the stages of this evolution by clicking here
WHY IS A.C.B EVOLVING?
TOWARDS A NEW PROFESSIONAL NETWORK FOR CONTEMPORARY ART IN BRITTANY
In the continuity of the collaborative approach led within the framework of the SODAVI device – Scheme of orientation and development of the visual arts, the a.c.b network acted its refoundation in order to federate the whole of the professionals of the contemporary art of the region and to structure devices of resource, accompaniment, council and professional training.
In order to take part in the organization of the visual arts sector in the region, a.c.b’s mission is to act as a representative agency with regard to its members among regional partners and local authorities.
IN THE REGION:
The Conseil cultural de Bretagne/Brittany’s Cultural Board is a consultative body created in 2009 by the Brittany Regional Council. Its 70 members represent the main figures and players in the region’s cultural, artistic, patrimonial and linguistic life. It is consulted by the Regional Council about all matters to do with the cultural identity of Brittany and its sphere of influence. The Cultural Board offers opinions, makes contributions, and carries out studies.
To learn more about the Brittany’s Cultural Board click here.
Since 2017, a.c.b has been a titular member in the Culture Committee and has taken part in the College 1-Creation and artistic and cultural practices programme.
The Forum of Cultural Policies in Brittany is an initiative carried by the Council of Communities for Culture in Brittany (3CB), which brings together, since July 2015, the State and the main Breton communities carrying cultural policies.
In 2020, the 3CB launched the Forum of Cultural Policies in Brittany, which aims to involve cultural actors in the reflections led by the 3CB: This process is a cycle of shared reflection between public actors carrying cultural policies on the regional territory and cultural actors that aims to collectively question the cultural policies and projects at work in Brittany and identify the levers likely to change them.
NATIONWIDE: A MEMBER OF THE CIPAC
a.c.b has been a member of the CIPAC (National Council for Visual Arts Professionals) since 2006, an organization which brings together visual arts professionals involved in the production, dissemination, media coverage and teaching of contemporary art in France. The network takes part in think-tanks about organizing the sector, which are involved at the national level, and plays an active part in projects and programmes specifically associated with the exercise of the professional activity of contemporary art.
To learn more about CIPAC click here.