Fonds régional d'art contemporain (Frac) de Franche-Comté

The collection held in the Frac’s vast reserves totals more than 700 works by artists from France and elsewhere. The whole illustrates the richness of creation today and the diversity of forms of contemporary art: paintings, sculp-tures, drawings, photographs, videos, installations, perfor-mances, etc. and echoes the clock making past of Franche Comté by questioning the notion of time. It is enriched every year by new purchases chosen by a panel of experts.

The marked feature of the collection is its mobility. Indeed, we organise exhibitions elsewhere every year—in primary and secondary schools, for cultural associations, festivals, etc. To discover works of art in a familiar setting.In these projects that lead to a first awareness, we ap-proach and meet people and groups throughout the area, from Belfort to Mouthe by way of Dole. The Satellite, a small lorry fitted out as an exhibition space, and Les Mal-lettes that cover the region and enable a school class to borrow a work are symbols of our involvement in the de-mocratisation of the art of our time.Finally, we loan works to both large institutions and more modest venues in France, abroad and in the region.