THE FOUNDATION
THE FOUNDATION
THE FOUNDATION

The VAF Foundation, registered with the Supervisory Authority of Foundations in Frankfurt am Main under the name VAF Stiftung, is a unique cultural project in the field of contemporary visual arts, whose aim is to promote, enhance and make known and accessible the creations and activities of Italian art in all fields of modernity, up to the most recent creative contributions

The VAF Foundation, registered with the Supervisory Authority of Foundations in Frankfurt am Main under the name VAF Stiftung, is a unique cultural project in the field of contemporary visual arts, whose aim is to promote, enhance and make known and accessible the creations and activities of Italian art in all fields of modernity, up to the most recent creative contributions

The VAF Foundation, registered with the Supervisory Authority of Foundations in Frankfurt am Main under the name VAF Stiftung, is a unique cultural project in the field of contemporary visual arts, whose aim is to promote, enhance and make known and accessible the creations and activities of Italian art in all fields of modernity, up to the most recent creative contributions

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THE COLLECTION
THE COLLECTION
THE COLLECTION

In accordance with its statutes, the art collection of the VAF Foundation consists of works by modern and contemporary Italian artists, distinguished both by its excellent level of quality and its quantitative dimension, resulting from a rich spectrum of stylistic tendencies and a considerable plurality in its holdings. In addition to examples of ‘classic’ modern art, the most recent programmatic inventions of media ideas and strategies are also represented. Underlying this passionate and committed initiative is a vast collection

of outstanding works of Italian art, covering the art-historical period from the beginning of modernity to contemporary trends, with masterpieces ranging from Futurism to Metaphysical Painting, through 20th century art and Abstract Art to other currents that appeared after 1945.
Among the more than 2000 works inventoried, there are also outstanding and conspicuous examples of Italian Modernism, covering a time span from the early 1900s to the 1940s.

NEWS AND EVENTS
NEWS AND EVENTS
NEWS AND EVENTS

Winners of the 10th edition of the VAF Foundation Award announced


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X Premio Fondazione VAF – Mart, Rovereto 28.09.2024 – 09.03.2025

The Italian venue of the tenth edition of the VAF Prize is hosted at the Mart. The names of the winners will be announced during the opening of the exhibition.


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X VAF Foundation Prize – Introduction Dr. Peter Kruska and article by Prof. Vittorio Sgarbi in “Panorama”

Introductory speech by Dr. Peter Kruska, Director of the Stadtgalerie in Kiel, on the occasion of the opening of the exhibition in Kiel and article written by Prof. Vittorio Sgarbi, President of Mart, Museum of modern and contemporary art of Trento and Rovereto, which appeared in the weekly magazine “Panorama”


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X VAF Foundation Prize – Stadtgalerie Kiel – 15 June | 1 September 2024

The VAF Foundation is very pleased to announce that the first stage of the tenth edition of the ‘VAF Foundation Prize’ will be inaugurated on 14 June 2024 at the Stadtgalerie in Kiel, Germany. Thirteen finalists will be on show: ADRIANO ANNINO, ANTONIO BARBIERI, CHIARA CALORE, VALENTINA DIENA, ROBERTO FANARI, DEBORA GARRITANI, TERESA GIANNICO, JACOPO GINANNESCHI, MONICA MAZZONE, ALESSANDRO NANNI, DAVIDE QUARTUCCI, MICHELE TAJARIOL, BEATRICE TAPONECCO.


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Alviani, Getulio , Superficie a testura vibratile assonometrica, 1971, alluminio , VAF 646, Rovereto, Magazzino VAF; Rov. A 0 sotto

Alviani, Getulio

Superficie a testura vibratile assonometrica

Accardi, Carla - Integrazione - {VAF 3 - field_5[1]} - tempera alla caseina su tela - Roverto, Mart

Accardi, Carla

Integrazione

Griffa, Giorgio, Dioniso, 1980, Acrilico su Gaze - 21 Teile, VAF 1017, Roverto, Mart

Griffa, Giorgio

Dioniso

Zen, Giancarlo , def/leg/n 11, 1972, tekla bianca, neon rosso , VAF 2078, Roverto, Mart

Zen, Giancarlo

def/leg/n 11

X VAF FOUNDATION AWARD 2024
X VAF FOUNDATION AWARD 2024
X VAF FOUNDATION AWARD 2024
16.06 – 04.09.2024 KIEL
Virtual Tour 3D of the exhibition


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THE AWARD
THE AWARD
THE AWARD

IX PREMIO FONDAZIONE VAF

CASTELLO ESTENSE DI FERRARA
5.3.– 22.5.2022

After the German venue (Kiel, Stadtgalerie, March 11-May 22, 2022) the IX Premio Fondazione VAF arrives in Ferrara. From March 5 to June 4, 2023, the rooms on the main floor of the Castello Estense will host this prestigious event, established by the German foundation of the same name to support contemporary Italian art and boost cultural exchange between Italy and Germany.

 

 


The virtual tour of the exhibition at the Estense Castle in Ferrara

IX PRIZE

VAF FOUNDATION

STADTGALERIE KIEL
12.3.– 22.5.2022

L’orMa
The Garden of Earthly Delights, 2017

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At the ideal and concrete basis of the Foundation is a rich and extremely valuable collection consisting of high-profile works collected by founder Volker W. Feierabend during years of intense collecting activity.