Fondation d’Entreprise Hermès supports projects aligned with its four missions: preserving craft and know-how, creating and disseminating contemporary art, protecting biodiversity, and backing solidarity initiatives. Its giving is especially distinctive for artist residencies, commissions, photography programs, and partnerships with cultural institutions, often pairing financial support with exhibition, publication, or production opportunities. It also funds selected environmental and education projects, but usually through curated, mission-specific programs rather than open general grants.
Primarily curated, program-based support with a mix of invite-only opportunities and selective open calls. Grants often include production budgets, residencies, exhibitions, publications, or capacity-building support, with annual or multi-round committee review cycles rather than rolling unrestricted funding.
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Check the specific program access rules carefully: several flagship initiatives are invite-only, while others such as Transforme and Académie des savoir-faire use open calls with fixed windows and committee cutoffs. Applications should be tightly aligned to the program theme, with a strong emphasis on artistic quality, craft/knowledge transmission, or biodiversity impact, depending on the stream.
Current and upcoming funding from Fondation d'Entreprise Hermes that your nonprofit may be able to apply for.
Who can apply: Producteurs de spectacles (compagnies, structures culturelles, artistes) ; projets sélectionnés via un appel à projets international.
Deadline: Comités de programmation : mai 2026 (projets reçus jusqu'au 12 avril 2026), octobre 2026 (jusqu'au 31 août 2026), février 2027 (jusqu'à début janvier 2027, date à venir).
Who can apply: Les projets sont sélectionnés via un appel à projets international. Le programme soutient des spectacles/projets artistiques avec des pratiques hybrides; la Fondation précise que les créations sont accompagnées en production puis en diffusion avec des partenaires culturels.
Deadline: Comités de sélection: octobre (projets reçus avant le 1er septembre à midi), février (avant le 1er janvier à midi), juillet (avant le 1er juin à midi).
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