This project is based on voluntary work that has been ongoing since 2014. The transnational nature of this project led to the creation of two associations:
The association Kunstraum Synagoge Hegenheim was founded in 2014 to initiate and support the conversion of the building into a cultural venue. It is an association under Swiss law. le ventre is an association under French law. It has been in existence since 2020, has an international network and is responsible for the operation, further development and implementation of the concept. The association now wants to complete the preservation of the building and create a place dedicated to artist residencies, performances and cultural encounters.
The restoration will make it possible to welcome visitors on a permanent basis and strengthen the cross-border relationships that define the identity of the region.
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Pascale Grau, Association President, artist, lives and works in Basel (CH)
- Matthias Scheurer, Board Member, Non-Profit Manager VMI, Basel (CH
Board of Directors of le ventre:
- Sus Zwick, Association President, artist, lives and works in Basel (CH)
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Muda Mathis, Vice President, artist, lives and works in Basel (CH)
- Willem Mes, Treasurer, artist, photographer, Rotterdam/Mulhouse (NL/F)
- Sofia Lismont, Secretary, art historian and museologist from Tallinn, Estonia, studied in Tallinn, Paris and Brussels, now lives in Arlesheim (CH)
- Johannes Joseph, board member, musicologist, cultural manager, Basel (CH)
- Clement Stehlin, board member, curator, lives in Biederthal (F)
- Anne Zimmermann, artist, lives in Wittersdorf (F)
The Synagoge Hegenheim and le ventre associations currently has around 70 members.
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