Get to know us
Established in 2007, the International Association of Corporate Collections of Contemporary Art (IACCCA) is a non-profit organisation bringing together corporate art curators from around the world. For nearly twenty years, IACCCA has provided a platform for its members to exchange knowledge, share professional practices and reflect on the questions involved in collecting, managing and engaging with contemporary art in a corporate context.
Today, IACCCA connects 58 members representing leading corporate collections across a wide range of sectors in 19 countries.
Purpose & mission
IACCCA is a unique international network of curators who represent leading corporate collections of contemporary art around the globe. Together, we set management and organisation standards for corporate collections by establishing guidelines for professional practice and targets for collections. Our mission is to acknowledge the importance of companies’ commitment to art and increase awareness of the artistic and patrimonial value of each member’s collection. By engaging stakeholders in an educational dialogue, we seek to enhance the importance of contemporary art in both our corporations and in broader society.
In practice
To put our vision into practice, IACCCA organises several events annually. Ranging from collection visits to workshops or webinars, our events enable members to meet and share their expertise, based around topics chosen by members. Dedication to the development of best practices makes IACCCA a leading global think tank for corporate collections.
Board members
Our Board is currently composed of the following seven IACCCA members, who serve on a voluntary basis:
Barbara Staubli
Julius Baer
Switzerland
Anne Bambynek
National Bank of Belgium
Belgium
Gemma Avinyó Fontanet
Fundació Sorigué
Spain
Loa Haagen Pictet
Pictet Group
Switzerland
Heike Maier
EVN
Austria
Paul di Felice
Arendt
Luxembourg
Kika Kyriakakou
Polygreen Culture & Art Initiative
Greece
Delphine Munro
Luxembourg
History
The idea to establish IACCCA arose from a series of informal roundtables held between curators of corporate art collections in the early 2000s. Our founder Jacqueline d’Amécourt (1951-2024), then Curator of the Lhoist Collection in Belgium, realised from these encounters that while corporate curators had many common questions, but were not in contact with each other. This realisation fuelled her desire to create an association that could bring together the expertise of corporate art collections.
Accordingly, the International Association of Corporate Collections of Contemporary Art, or IACCCA, was formally launched in 2007. The association began with a composition of 17 corporate collections, many of which are still part of the association today, and has grown to 58 collections.