Every year, artists and contemporary art professionals (both French and international) can submit one or more acquisition proposals to the Frac des Pays de la Loire, either for purchase or donation (maximum of 5 works). Donation proposals follow the same protocol.
Incomplete submissions will be deemed ineligible and will not be reviewed.
Results will be communicated via email.
→ Submission Process
The acquisition proposal(s) files must imperatively consist of the following documents:
A folder named “ARTIST’S NAME – Gallery name (if applicable).pdf” and composed of the following elements:
> One form per Artist to complete The file should be named as “FICHE ARTISTE – ARTIST NAME.pdf”
> One form per Artwork to complete The file should be named as follows “FICHE OEUVRE – ARTIST NAME_title.pdf”
> CV / Updated artist biography
> Portfolio
> Visual(s) of the artwork, named as follows: “ARTIST_NAME_title_photographic_credits.jpeg”
> For proposals of video artworks, an access link to a dedicated platform is also requested, which can be communicated to the members of the committee. This link must be valid for a period ranging from the filing of the files until 3 months following the commission.
So that your proposal can be taken into account and be examined by the members of the committee, we would be grateful if you would take care to complete the entire file.
Digital files will be preferred (documents to be transferred via email, drop-box, Wetransfer).
A work that is already in a public collection in France cannot be proposed to the Frac des Pays de la Loire.
A form for each work on sale, or one for each set if the set is inseparable. A maximum of of 5 forms per artist.