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Fundación Actual

Huechuraba, Santiago, Chile

Arts & CultureCommunity development
Operating foundationFounded 2017National reach
Profile last updated: June 29, 2026

About

Founded in 2017, Fundación Actual is a foundation based in Huechuraba, Santiago, Chile working on arts & culture, community development.

Fundación Actual is a non-profit foundation created in 2017 by the real estate company Actual Inmobiliaria (ActualCorp). It aims to bring art into city life and to support the development of Chilean visual artists, particularly those in the middle stage of their careers. Its main initiatives are Arte en tu Barrio, which places public artworks and creates encounters between artists and residents; Arte sobre Ruedas / La Combi del Arte, a mobile gallery that brings exhibitions and mediation activities to public spaces in Santiago; and the biennial Beca Fundación Actual MAVI, a production grant for a solo exhibition at the Museo de Artes Visuales. The organisation works in Chile, mainly in Santiago.

Location

Huechuraba, Santiago, Chile

Founded

2017

Organisation type

Operating foundation

Registration

266792

Focus areas

visual artspublic artart mediationmid-career artistsChileSantiagogrants for artists

Languages

ES

Causes & programmes

Causes

Arts & CultureCommunity development

Works for

Communities

How they work

Community programmesGrant-makingAwareness & education

Programmes

Arte en tu Barrio

Arts & Culture · Chile

Places new artworks by mid-career Chilean visual artists in common urban public spaces, selected through competitions or direct commissions, and fosters encounters between artists and neighbourhood residents.

Arte sobre Ruedas (La Combi del Arte)

Arts & Culture · Chile

A mobile gallery in a converted van that takes exhibitions by Chilean visual artists to plazas, parks, schools and cultural centres in Santiago, free of charge, with guided mediation activities.

Beca Fundación Actual MAVI

Arts & Culture · Chile

A biennial production grant, run with the Museo de Artes Visuales, that gives mid-career Chilean artists funding over 18 months to create and produce a solo exhibition at the MAVI.

Countries of operation

Chile

Credentials & affiliations

Partnerships

Museo de Artes Visuales (MAVI)

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