Art Mentor Foundation Lucerne’s concept of «Visual Art» encompasses not only the classical genres of art such as painting, sculpture, graphic art, drawing and photography, but also new forms of expression and media such as performance, experimental film and video. The Foundation provides funds for regular and special exhibitions as well as their accompanying catalogues at publicly accessible, well established museums and art collections provided that the exhibitions funded are international in their orientation, relevant from an art historical perspective, and carefully curated. Furthermore, Art Mentor Foundation Lucerne supports innovative und interactive projects that explore new approaches to fostering art education so as to attract new audiences. In principle, the Foundation also provides funds for the involvement of modern media in the expansion or presentation of significant pieces of art in the context of major museum projects.
Art Mentor Foundation Lucerne does not award grants for biennials, triennials or art fairs, commercial galleries, local art associations, happenings and art initiatives.
Selection of supported projects
Haus der Kunst, Munich
Exhibition «El Anatsui. Triumphant Scale», 2019
Kunsthalle Bern, Bern
Exhibitions «Harald Szeemann- Museum of Obsessions» and «Grandfather: A Pioneer Like Us», 2018
Kunsthalle Mannheim, Mannheim
Exhibition project «John Bock. AuraAroma Ω-Beule.», 2019–2020
Kunsthaus Zurich, Zurich
Exhibition «Robert Delaunay und Paris», 2018
Kunstmuseen Krefeld, Kaiser Wilhelm Museum, Krefeld
Exhibition «Tailored for Freedom. The Artistic Dress Around 1900 in Fashion, Art and Society», 2018–2019
Kunstmuseum Lucerne, Lucerne
Exhibition «Turner. Das Meer und die Alpen», 2019
MMK Museum für Moderne Kunst, Frankfurt a. M.
Exhibition «Cady Noland: Deep Social Space», 2018–2019
mumok Museum moderner Kunst Stiftung Ludwig, Vienna
Exhibition «Vertigo. Op Art and a History of Deception 1520–1970», 2019
Museum Haus Konstruktiv, Zurich
Exhibition «Imi Knoebel: Guten Morgen, weisses Kätzchen», 2018
New Museum, New York
Exhibition «Thomas Bayrle: Playtime», 2018
Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York
Exhibition «Danh Vo: Take My Breath Away», 2018
Tate Modern, London
Exhibition «Franz West», 2019
Victoria and Albert Museum, London
Exhibition «Frida Kahlo. Making Her Self Up», 2018