The Annual Report for the following years are available:
- Annual Report 2002
[ English version, 100kb pdf ]
The Statutes of the FCA can be downloaded here:
- Statutes of FCA
[ Czech version, 165kb pdf ]
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Annual Report
Foundation mission
The aim of FCA Prague is to support contemporary visual arts as the integral constituent of a harmonious development of civil society that enables our self-reflection. Foundation program helps artists create artwork that is free of ideological and commercial pressure and also aims to strengthen the role of visual art in society. Funding for artists and FCA Prague strategy are therefore guided by these key criteria: high quality and social impact of the artwork.
A grant advisory board of experienced art historians that are elected for a three-year period considers the first criterion. Quality of art judged by qualified specialists - a criterion is important for two main reasons: The open yet firm framework of foundation decision-making depends on rules to guide its decisions. Also, works of art whose qualities express humanity, openness and creative freedom as well as care, thoroughness and personal integrity are presently under pressure from performance criteria, achievements and other economic, promotional and media-based factors. FCA Prague aims to confront these tendencies with its limited resources.
At the same time, a work of art no matter how exceptional its qualities, cannot be created outside of society without losing its meaning. That's why the second important criterion for awarding grants is the social impact of the artwork. Based on this criterion FCA Prague supports artwork that involves other disciplines and brings other benefits to the general public. Therefore, FCA Prague awards grants to public art projects, artwork involving ecology, social minorities and other similar projects.
FCA Prague programs support individuals and institutions based in the Czech Republic with the aim of breaking through shortsighted nationalism resulting from long-term cultural isolation under the communist regime. Focus on contemporary art is an important aspect of the FCA Prague strategy and its programs support independent creativity, the developing present, the open future and tolerance of new and alternative thinking. By supporting individual artists as they present their artistic inventions, FCA Prague endeavors to strengthen the role of the individual in society and opposes the pressures of consumer culture.