About:
The Institut für Auslandsbeziehungen (Institute for Foreign Cultural Relations, ifa) is an organization operating worldwide to promote artistic exchange and dialogue between civil societies and to provide information about foreign cultural policy.
As the leading German institution for international cultural exchange, ifa devises and organizes German contemporary art exhibitions worldwide. We fund artists' exhibition projects and award scholarships; the ifa galleries in Stuttgart and Berlin feature contemporary art, architecture and design from Africa, Asia, Latin America and Eastern Europe.
We bring together people from different cultures through exchange programs and international conferences, and we support civil conflict resolution and transformation work. Special media programs enable us to support the development of structures in civil society. Ifa is also active in a wide variety of other projects in co-operation with foundations and other civil society organizations both nationally and internationally.
The specialised library in Stuttgart, the KULTURAUSTAUSCH (Journal for international perspectives) and the ifa internet portal are the most important forums for information about foreign cultural politics in Germany.
Ifa is funded by the German Foreign Office, the State of Baden-Württemberg and the City of Stuttgart.
We bring together people from different cultures through exchange programs and international conferences, and we support civil conflict resolution and transformation work. Special media programs enable us to support the development of structures in civil society. Ifa is also active in a wide variety of other projects in co-operation with foundations and other civil society organizations both nationally and internationally.
The specialised library in Stuttgart, the KULTURAUSTAUSCH (Journal for international perspectives) and the ifa internet portal are the most important forums for information about foreign cultural politics in Germany.
Ifa is funded by the German Foreign Office, the State of Baden-Württemberg and the City of Stuttgart.
Notes:
This space is interesting in two ways: 1 in that it has an exhibition space and hosts international exhibits and 2 that they also fund international exhibits and artists travelling to Germany on a cultural exchange.
The exhibition space is quite nice (one large divided room plus two smaller rooms that are currently being used for videos) and again, located in the gallery hub that is Mitte. The current exhibition is quite well curated and very interesting in that it manages to give one insight into the theme with a diversity of work. The press information is also well presented. They are also host to a wide variety of activities amongst which are art publications, artist talks/ lectures and touring exhibits. They are well funded and would in any case if not as a partner be an excellent resource for this project as a source of funding. Their web page is totally devoid of exhibition space pics so I could go back and take a few more to give a better sense of the layout than what is given here.
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