“Le Crac is a Contemporary Rhineland Art Center open for 30 years. Its location was not chosen at random because the Crac building housed the former Jean-Jacques Henner high school in Altkirch,” explains Sarah Menu, the public manager. The Rhenan Art Center is a place managed by a group of five people: Maria Gamboa, responsible for mediation and communication; Sandrine Desmoulin, administration manager; Richard Neyroud, exhibition manager as well as Sarah Menu, public manager. The management position is currently being recruited.
Artists from all over the world
“The Crac has two missions: to support artists in the production of new works as well as to make exhibitions, programs and works more accessible to as many people as possible,” explains Sarah Menu. There is no typical day working at Crac; employees’ schedules vary depending on whether they have an exhibition in progress or a college class visit. “The Crac is not a museum as indicated on Google but rather a Contemporary Rhenish Art Center. », specifies Sarah Menu, the public manager. Le Crac is in contact with artists from all over the world, which reinforces this idea of novelty and originality in the works it exhibits. This art center hosts up to three temporary exhibitions per year.
Novelty and diversity
The Crac attracts a varied audience: locals, tourists and even school trips. Traveling works are rare. It is an art center that does not keep any works. Crac is in partnership with a Paris museum, which reinforces this idea of novelty and diversity. Currently, an exhibition called Les Phalènes presents the works of eight artists: Io Burgard (France), Luisanna Gonzalez Quattrini (Peru/Switzerland), Maude Léonard-Contant (Canada), Vasilis Papageorgiou (Greece), Marie Raffn (Denmark), Margaret Salmon (Scotland), Ernesto Sartori (Italy) as well as Lucile Uhlrich (France).
The Les Phalenes exhibition, visible until January 12, 2025, explores the world of moths and has a link with the sea. Sarah Menu highlights the history of Crac and the organization behind the creation setting up new exhibitions: “Pushing open the doors of Crac is a very enriching and memorable experience. » An invitation to escape.
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