Artémed – home

Artémed is an association founded in France in 2001 to develop artistic, creative and cultural exchange in the visual arts and beyond, particularly with the countries of the Mediterranean.

About

Artémed, a non-profit association under the French law of 1901, was founded in Paris in 2001.

Artémed sets out to develop cultural relations across the Mediterranean, in both directions.

Geography and history have shaped these countries, each with its own particular character yet sharing many cultural traits.
An art of living and ways of thinking spread along these shores, shaping ways of life founded on conviviality and human relationships, with respect for the diversity and particularities of their inhabitants.

From north to south, from east to west, exchanges have never ceased, constantly nourishing artistic production on every side and enriching cultures of every kind.

Artémed works to facilitate and develop the circulation of people and ideas between the two shores of the Mediterranean.

Moving beyond the rut of the East–West duel, all too often relayed by today’s media, a project is taking shape to recognise the relationships built by actors from these regions, who also share the peaceful resolution of conflicts as their horizon.

For Artémed, the Mediterranean is a place to renew ties that are sometimes obscured by obscurantism and insularity, by recognising a diversity of artistic practices. The association presents Mediterranean artists – Lebanese artists in particular – in France, and European artists in Lebanon.

The association seeks to develop artist residencies in these two countries. The aim is to take artists out of their comfort zones by letting them experience new environments that awaken their creativity, in order to spark the public’s interest and introduce visitors to original works and approaches.

Artémed is an association under the French law of 1901Registered in the Journal Officiel in Paris on 1 July 2001

Artémed is run through:

  • Volunteer work
  • Donations in kind (computers, stationery, etc.)
  • Membership fees and donations from its members
  • Project grants. For example: a contribution from the association Connecting Cultures-Saumur for the exhibition “Grands Formats” held at the Grand Théâtre de Saumur, France, in November 2001
  • Operating grants. For example: a donation from the Compagnie Frédérik Lemaître in Pierrefitte, Seine-Saint-Denis, France

Printable form

Partners - Collaborations - Support - Alliances - Producers - Funders - Sponsorship

Zico House MACAM – Modern and Contemporary Art Museum Horisis Conseil

Artémed sets out to develop its activities in the following ways:

  • Reflecting aspects of the art of these regions in today’s context
  • Fostering intercultural encounters
  • Bringing the work of artists from these countries to a wider public
  • Broadening the audience for the art of today

“Let me stress once again that there is no single Mediterranean culture – there are several within one Mediterranean. They are marked by traits that are at once alike and different, seldom united and never identical. Their similarities arise from the closeness of a shared sea and from the meeting, on its shores, of neighbouring nations and forms of expression. Their differences are shaped by origins and history, by beliefs and customs. Neither the similarities nor the differences are absolute or constant. Sometimes the former prevail, sometimes the latter. The rest is mythology.”

Predrag Matvejević (preface to La pensée méridienne by Franco Cassano)

“Where there is art, there is neither old age, nor loneliness, nor sickness, and even death is no more than half of itself.”

Anton Chekhov