Etnoster foundation
Fundacja Etnoster
The Etnoster Foundation was created to promote ARTISTS, culture and art, especially abroad. WE INITIATE AND POPULARIZE EXHIBITIONS, COMPETITIONS, SHOWS, WORKSHOPS, SOCIAL AND EDUCATIONAL ARTISTIC EVENTS. WE COOPERATE WITH VARIOUS INSTITUTIONS, CULTURAL ASSOCIATIONS AND INITIATE IMPORTANT NEW RELATIONSHIPS AND ARTISTIC EVENTS IN POLAND AND ABROAD..
projects, exhibitions, cooperation
World NGO Day was established in 2010 and is celebrated on February 27 by over 80 countries around the World. On this special day, the Etnoster Gallery will only present works donated to the foundation and all profits from sales will be donated to the Etnoster Foundation.
There will be treats and small gifts for all visitors. We cordially invite you to join the celebration in Etnoster Gallery.
We would like to thank all the artists, collectors and art lovers who donated their unique artworks to the foundation. Thanks to your donations, we managed to organize the FIA fair in Lisbon last year, co-finance exhibitions in the gallery and co-finance the promotion of the artists.
In 2025, the Foundation joined the Polish-Portuguese Chamber of Commerce and The Associação Caminhos do Meio. As an NGO, we are supported by the Polish National Institute of Freedom - Centre for Civil Society Development as part of the Government programme for civil society organisations development for 2018-2030 CSODev, Canva for NGO, Google for Nonprofits, Goodstack and ngo.pl. We are constantly expanding our activities and planning new international projects.
Let's celebrate together World NGO Day!
We are grateful for all the help that comes from the heart. Thanks to you, memories become a treasure!
In 2025, the Etnoster Foundation became a member of PPCC.
Founded in March 2008 in Warsaw, the Polish-Portuguese Chamber of Commerce (PPCC) is an independent, non-profit organization that sets out to promote the interests of its ca. 200 member companies in respect to the commercial links between businesses in Poland, Portugal and the Portuguese speaking countries.
By participating in the PPCC, entrepreneurs and organizations have the opportunity to establish pragmatic business and institutional contacts with important local partners.
In 2013 the PPCC created the international Regional Representations system, in order to help Chamber’s member companies develop international relations in South America, Africa and Central Eastern Europe (CEE).
The largest international crafts fair in the Iberian Peninsula and the second largest in Europe! FIA Lisboa TAKES PLACE AT FIL - LISBON EXHIBITION AND CONGRESS CENTRE. The events that FIL organizes have as their main objective to increase competitiveness as well as enhance the internationalization of the participating parties.
The FIA has been held in Lisbon since 1987 to promote the best of crafts, arts, design, music, gastronomy and typical products, as well as the culture of Portugal and the foreign countries.
This event has more than 100 000 visitors and more than 500 exhibitors from numerous courtiers, across 5 continents. At the fair, Etnoster presented various artworks made by Polish artists, including: ceramics, glass art, textiles, graphics, collage, recycling art. Stand number 3B33.
The promotion was partly financed by the National Institute of Freedom- Centre for Civil Society Development as part of the Goverment programme for civil society organisations development for 2018-2030 CSODev..
In 2024, the Etnoster Foundation started cooperation with ACAM.
ACAM is a non-profit association , founded in 2015. Initially focused on children and the care they deserve on an emotional level and the families.
Another of ACAM desires was to encourage creativity and give way to art, music, dance, poetry as well as all forms of plastic expression.
Visit the Mercado das Areias de São João and discover this new environment where art, culture, and tradition come together to offer unique experiences. We believe that by valuing the work of our artists, we are contributing to strengthening the local cultural identity and creating deeper ties between the community and art.
ARTLINK is an open minded and active art collective based in the center of the Algarve.
Through collaboration with local businesses and galleries, our aim is to increase exposure for selected local artists and introduce a diverse range of more accessible and effectively targeted artwork.
We offer a full spectrum of styles that include contemporary painting, Intuitive abstraction, digital composition, photo realism and nature inspired expressionism.
DIVERSITY is our strength, not a disadvantage!
The "No/body shaming" project was created at the Collect Art World Gallery in Malaysia.
The exhibition, announced on January 18, 2024, is accompanied by discussion panels, workshops and artistic competitions. The entire project is planned to be exhibited in several galleries and international schools in Kuala Lumpur until May 2024.
The primary goal of this initiative is to eliminate self-aggression, accept all weaknesses of your body and mind, create a positive environment, TOLERANCE and UNDERSTANDING. Through the international language of art, the exhibition inspires visitors to accept their uniqueness and celebrate the beauty of diversity. Artists from Poland and Malaysia present works that stimulate discussion about problems related to multiculturalism.
Guests special attention is attracted by unusual photos, posters, paintings and media by artists from the Academy of Art in Szczecin: Dr hab. Małgorzata Kopczynska, Dr. Dominika Zawojska-Kuriata, Dr. Joanna Tokarczyk - Zmurkow, Dr. Agnieszka Dajczak, Prof. Ph.D. Arkadiusz Marcinkowski, Grażyna Pasterska-Napadło, Elżbieta Wasylyk and Natalia Szostak. The Embassy of the Republic of Poland in Kuala Lumpur took honorary patronage of the entire concept. The curator of the entire project is the collector and owner of the Polish gallery in Malaysia - Mrs. Monika Lauridsen, and the ETNOSTER Art Foundation supports, connects and represents Polish artists abroad. "No/body shaming" as a symbol of integrity, thematic unity and the power of the international language of art is constantly expanded and planned in other galleries around the world.
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We are grateful for all the help that comes from the heart. Thanks to you, we can implement our crazy ideas.
Fundacja Etnoster KRS 0001072447, NIP 6671787510
Account number: PL87 1140 2004 0000 3102 8434 5518