French-Australian Cultural Exchange Foundation
$60K Grants Propel France-Australia Creative Ties
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Wednesday 28th January, 2026: The French Australian Cultural Exchange Foundation (FACEF) is today thrilled to announce the recipients of five brand new grants, supporting some of Australia's and France's most respected visual arts institutions and artists with a total of $60,000.
Established artists such as Mel O'Callaghan and Vir Andres Hera headline this inaugural grant initiative, which forms part of FACEF's broader commitment to supporting artistic and curatorial exchange between the two countries. The program aims to enable mobility, foster collaboration and support the reciprocal development and presentation of creative projects in Australia and France.
The five grants announced today support the following projects:
Dedicated to strengthening cultural ties between Australia and France, the grants were awarded by an international jury of leading experts, including the Directors of the Museum of Contemporary Art Australia, the National Gallery of Victoria and La Cité Internationale des Arts, alongside the President of the Musée du Quai Branly - Jacques Chirac, and senior curators from Palais de Tokyo, Tate Modern and Fondation Opale.
President of the Jury, Ms Suzanne Cotter, said "The five successful recipients of this year's Resonance Grants were considered by the Jury to be outstanding in their potential to foster the mobility of ideas and perspectives through exchanges between French and Australian artists and institutions.
All five of the grant recipients address contemporary themes including collaboration, ecology, care and community, transmission, and connection to Country. We look forward to the realisation of each of the projects which we have no doubt will have tremendous cultural impact".
The French-Australian Cultural Exchange Foundation will announce more opportunities for artists soon. Full details will be available at https://www.facef.org/
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About the French-Australian Cultural Exchange Foundation
Established in 2023 as an initiative of the French and Australian governments, the French-Australian Cultural Exchange Foundation (FACEF) is a not-for-profit charity dedicated to promoting cultural and intellectual exchange between Australia, France and the French Overseas Territories. The Foundation develops ambitious programs and partnerships that set new benchmarks for creative collaboration between the two countries.
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