Fountain with Canadian geese.
Our Mission
The mission of the Vanderven Foundation is:
To establish the Vanderven Institute as a world-class institution for art training.
To prepare young and exceptionally talented painters and sculptors for major careers in the arts.
To provide a platform for emerging world-class talent to display their skills and to enter the fine art profession at the highest possible level.
To establish the Vanderven Institute as a center for excellence in the fine arts of painting and sculpture and to attract leading professionals and academics to support the development of our studio artists.
To develop and foster close international relationships and collaborations with leading art scholars, museums, higher art education institutions and post-academic young artist training programmes throughout Europe and beyond.
To weave the Vanderven Institute firmly into the cultural fabric of Florence and its regions by providing first class, high quality artistic exhibitions and to increase accessibility and inclusion via its enrichment programme.
Cultivate an ever-continuous power of observation.
John Singer Sargent
Vanderven Foundation 