Country: France + French overseas territories (Martinique, Guadeloupe, Guyane, La Réunion)
Organisation website: https://reseau-dda.org/en/about/our-regions
Contact person: Iragaëlle Monnier, [email protected]
Organisation type: Association
Scale of the organization: Federation of 8 associations based in 6 French region + Geneva+ Réunion Island + Martinique, Guadeloupe, Guyane = 8 associations member = 23 personn working daily with 700 visual artists based in these territories. Federation Réseau documents d’artistes employs 2 personns in charge of national and European projects.
PIC number: Not created yet
Aims and activities of the organisation: Since 1999, Documents d'artistes associations have been established in various regions, including Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur, Bretagne, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, Occitanie, La Réunion, Geneva (Switzerland), and Centre Loire-Valley. Their goal is to create online portfolios of selected visual artists living and working in these areas. Throughout their
websites, Documents d’artistes associations provide an evolving archive presenting the artworks of 700 artists. Documents d’artistes is a unique way to discover artists in territories developing a contemporary artistic practice. They provide mediation, communication, and professional support to
promote the richness of regional art scenes. They also advice operators in their research for projects involving artists. Nowadays, Documents d’artistes acts as a quality seal and artists operate in the professional artistic field. In 2025, Documents d’artistes association is developped for Guadeloupe, Martinique and Guyane artistic scene. Created in 2011, Réseau documents d’artistes federates the Documents d’artistes associations throughout projects that gathered artists and professionals. It produces texts, interviews, exhibitions, talks and studios visits in order to boost visibility of artist and create professional links. Réseau documents d’artistes develops its own editorial website: reseau-dda.org and it’s an open door to each Documents d’artistes website. The associations receive the support of publics partners such as Ministry of Culture ; Regional direction for cultural affairs ; Arts council ; Cities’s Cultural desk...
Role of the organisation in the project: Réseau documents d’artistes could be coordinator or partner of an European project build with 2 or 3 others partners. For “COOPERATION” open call in May 2025, Réseau documents d’artistes is positioning in “small scale”.
