ECHO ART FOUNDATION is a non-profit organization whose mission is to provide support and advocacy for contemporary artistic projects without imposing hierarchies based on artistic trends, forms of expression, or ideological orientations.
The organization comprises associates, directors, and founding members with diverse expertise spanning education, culture, science, institutional strengthening, cooperation for information development, and environmental protection. Our foundation also actively encourages volunteering and fosters artistic creations, whether individual, collaborative, or addressing social issues that are at risk of exclusion.
These endeavors encompass various themes, including emigration, race, and gender, and they emphasize expressions of resilience and the methods for constructing, fortifying, and expanding one’s unique artistic universe.
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Wildlife Photographer of the Year Narrows a Global Field to a Vivid Top 100
More than 65,000 images from 121 countries have been narrowed to a 100-strong shortlist for Wildlife Photographer of the Year, with winners to be announced on October 13 and an exhibition at London’s Natural History Museum from October 16 to July 11, 2027.
September 2026: Artist Residencies, Open Calls, and Grants With Fast-Approaching Deadlines
A curated roundup of September 2026 opportunities spans a four-week Hayama Artist Residency in Japan, major open calls like CraftForms 2026 and the Dobell Prize for Drawing, and grants including Innovate Grant, the 1858 Prize, and more, with deadlines throughout September and early fall.
Handmade Utopia traces Northern Californias hand-built homes and the ideals behind them
In Handmade Utopia, David Jacob Kramer and Michael Schmelling document Northern California’s back-to-the-land architecture—improvised dwellings in redwood and salvage, geodesic echoes, and ad hoc additions—while tracing the ideals that shaped them. Published by D.A.P./Edition Patrick Frey, the book arrives September 1.
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Past events
The Art of Choosing
Echo Art Foundation shared “The Art of Choosing,” an exhibition featuring Yoan Capote, Christian Santy, Rafael Pérez Alonso, Iván Blasser, and Los Carpinteros at 4 Midtown in Miami.
Presentation of the Catalogue: Christian Santy — Obras / Works 2012–2022
Echo Art Foundation supported the December 2022 presentation of Christian Santy’s catalogue Obras / Works 2012–2022 at the Centro de Desarrollo de las Artes Visuales in Havana, Cuba.