Etnoster foundation
Fundacja Etnoster
The Etnoster Art Foundation is dedicated to promoting and supporting artists from diverse backgrounds, fostering a vibrant and inclusive art community.
By offering grants, and exhibition opportunities, the foundation empowers artists to explore their creativity and share their unique perspectives with a wider audience. Through collaborations with galleries, association's and cultural institutions, Etnoster plays a crucial role in amplifying underrepresented voices in the art world.
Additionally, the foundation hosts workshops, lectures, and community engagement programs, encouraging dialogue and understanding between artists and the public. By championing innovation and diversity, Etnoster Art Foundation contributes to the enrichment of contemporary art and cultural discourse.
projects, exhibitions, cooperation
ART-Quake - 16th International Group Exhibition OCTOBER 25, 2025 Niğde Art Gallery Cappadocia Turkey. Curator: Safa Büte ARTquake-16 “ALL CHILDREN CRY IN THE SAME LANGUAGE” Opening OCTOBER 25, 2025, Saturday, 2:00 PM A wonderful international group exhibition in ANATOLIA...!!!
Our goal is to spread TOLERANCE AND ART. We want our community to get to know different international artists and discover different arts and cultures.
This exhibition delves into the shared emotions and challenges faced by children worldwide, transcending cultural and linguistic barriers. Featuring works from a variety of artists, the exhibition presents paintings, poster's and multimedia installations, each capturing the innocence, joy, fears, and resilience that define the early years of life.
By highlighting how children, regardless of their backgrounds, express similar emotions, the exhibition fosters empathy and understanding, encouraging viewers to reflect on the common threads that unite humanity. It serves as a powerful reminder of the importance of nurturing and protecting the youngest among us, as their cries for attention, love, and care echo universally.
TOPIC: “ALL CHILDREN cry in the same language” The submitted works will be approved by the organizers. FORMAT: All works will be printed on canvas and framed for the exhibition. MATERIAL AND TECHNIQUE: Artist’s choice EDITION: exhibition posters, invitations, certificates in high resolution will be prepared by the ANI (Art Niğde International) team EXHIBITION: (14 days) To participate in ARTQUAKE-16 Please send 3 of your works to the following address: etnoster@gmail.com for approval of participation in the event.
Each qualified artist can submit from 1 to 7 works. Please inform how many works will be considered. To print the artwork on canvas, frame, exhibition posters, high resolution certificates etc., the participation fee is 75 euros for each artwork... There will be a grand opening of the exhibition, to which the entire art community, the governor, the press and national consulates will be invited. After the exhibition, all the printed artworks will be collected in the gallery's warehouse for future use in exhibitions in different parts of Turkey.
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..
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 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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Fundacja Etnoster KRS 0001072447, NIP 6671787510
Account number: PL87 1140 2004 0000 3102 8434 5518