Centre d'Art Contemporain Fribourg

Friart has organised over 160 exhibitions and 30 off-site projects since it was founded in 1981. In 1991, Friart moved into an industrial building at No. 22 Petites-Rames in Fribourg’s old town. At the crossroads of Switzerland’s different linguistic regions, Friart is somewhere that brings the different art scenes of French and German-speaking Switzerland into dialogue. Friart has earned an international reputation for its adventurousness and the global reach of a curatorial programme that showcases emerging, Swiss and international artists, and presents historical surveys that aim to promote the (re-)discovery of parallel histories, alternative cultures and expression, and artists and works that have not received the attention they deserve.

Spaces

Groundfloor. October 12 - November 25, 2018, 13 OCT – 25 NOV 2018. Photography: Max Reitmeier

Groundfloor. October 12 - November 25, 2018, 13.10 – 25.11.2018. Photo: Max Reitmeier

1st. floor. Ketty La Rocca, Dal momento in cui…, 01.02 – 05.07.2020. Photo: Guillaume Python

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Located in a former cardboard factory, Friart’s exhibition spaces are located on two floors, the ground and first floors of the building. The main space (c. 100m²) is flanked on either side by large industrial windows and a central colonnade. The first floor (c. 70m²) is L-shaped. The windows and the central colonnade are similar to those on the ground floor. The technical equipment rooms can be found on the third floor, as well as an apartment for the reception of artists. The reception and bookstore are located in the basement.