The Max Kohler Foundation supports efforts that use the arts as a transformational force and are distinguished by their high level of quality, professionalism and the passionate dedication of those in charge.
CULTURE
Art for Art
We help people experience and interact with exceptional art and invest in exhibitions and performances in the areas of fine art, music, opera and dance. Furthermore, we also support research projects with international significance from the areas specified above.
Currently, only grant applications in the area of VISUAL ARTS are accepted.
We do not accept unsolicited applications from other cultural areas.
YOUTH AND CULTURE
Arts for Education
Effective cultural education is able to address the participants at eye level, thus providing access to groups that have been neglected until now. We support educational efforts at cultural institutions and from independent players who utilise sustainable, modern approaches in order to broaden the horizons of children and young people and get them excited about art and culture, regardless of their backgrounds.
Arts for Change
Children and young people in challenging situations particularly benefit from the power that art has to encourage and foster personal development. We therefore support programmes that are run by specialists who use the arts as a vehicle to overcome life’s challenges or support therapy work.
Youth
Art of Empowerment
We want to help children and young people to fully tap into their potential regardless of where they come from or their current situations. That is why we support efforts in the area of child protection as well as programmes that promote integration, both of which contribute to the development of children and young people with special needs in Switzerland.