The exchange across borders about the medium of art, the composition of cultural understanding and friendships are the aims of the international female artists’ association „Fédération Internationale Culturelle Féminine“. For this, exhibitions and meetings will be organized annually by the existing country sections.
The artists of the FICF are women from different cultural origin, ethnicities and experience who are characterized not only by their artistic qualification but also by their experience in exhibitions.
The arts are a serious matter, they are essential in human life.
The true artists of all times are moving forward, consciously or unconsciously, in a direction that the mystics have gone before them.
They are teaching us to see the world as a gigantic symbol where everything is coordinated just like the instruments in an orchestra.
We wish you, dear Ladies, that you will be a guide for everybody by your elegant work of art and the human experience you will have.
... and then I wish to remind you that the Fédération that we have become members of, has a world political ideal! To connect women of the world in the name of art and friendship.
I personally believe that there is still a lot for us to do together. The economical Europe might be getting on its feet, but what about respect, the recognition and the acceptance of the different?
Isn’t that an endless adventure? And then there is the whole East with all its problems. Maybe, by the women’s art, we can be an open door.
I would like to speak about it again, especially for the new ones, the young ones, the ones that were born post-war:
The FICF was founded after the last war in order to reestablish and consolidate the connection between the peoples that had fought each other terribly twice in 20 years. And that by the art of women.
The founders had an extraordinary belief that made this exceptional work succeed.
FICF - History, Structures, Task and Functions
History
The Fédération Internationale Culturelle Féminine (F.I.C.F.) emerged from the „Club International Féminine“ founded by Madame Perigot de la la Tour.
This club, which was the first club like that, brought women from all over the world together and offered them visits to concerts, the theater, travels, access to libraries, etc.. This club was joined by the foundation „Madame Rene Coty“ for single, paralyzed women.
Madame Perigot de la Tour founded the FICF in 1961. Mrs Schumann-Adenauer, the chairwoman of GEDOK Cologne and granddaughter of Chancellor Adenauer and the painter Ella Hoffmann joined the FICF as founding members. The German section oft he FICF emerged from this.
Further sections from England, the Benelux countries, Greece, Italian and Romania followed.
The Fédération experienced an upturn in many countries. Madame Perigot de la Tour, who is a painter herself, and Camille Berg, who is a graphic artist and a painter as well as the general secretary oft he „TRAIT“, organized art exhibitions. This was helped by the international department and supported by state authorities, regional authorities and town authorities. Presented during those exhibitions were internationally renowned artists on the one hand and retrospectives of famous female artists such as Mary Cassatt, Suzanne Valadon, Kaspar – Filser, etc. on the other hand.
Until 1980, the Fédération was managed by Madame Perigot de la Tour, who also started the trilingual art magazine „Expression“.
Her successor was first the manager of the greek section Madame Effie Michelis, who was followed by Marianne von Hagemeister in 1983. Since 1986, the FICF is managed by the founder’s daughter, Marie-Michelle Perigot.
Structures
The FICF consists of various groups of different countries. It is a non-profit society which is unpolitical and non-denominational. Its statute is consigned in Paris. It is managed by an administration.
Its location and administration is located in Paris.
Task and function
The basis of the FICF is the following: communication, friendship, and understanding. It offers many women from different countries the possibility to meet, and to exchange and share their concepts of culture and modern society. It also aims to help young and talented female artists to meet and to get more publicity by participating in international exhibitions. It also supports when it comes to opportunities, rights and obligations.
Each year, there is an exhibition in one of the member countries. Every third year, this takes place in France. Since 1988, there is supposed to be an additional „small format“ exhibition in Paris each year. This will not take place when the regular exhibition takes place in France. There will be extraordinary guided tours of museums, archeological sites, private properties or concerts for female artists or female art lovers. There will also be official and private receptions. The exhibition will be accompanied by a round-table, which discusses subjects regarding art and women.
Member admission
In order to be admitted to the FICF, the candidate needs to have a higher education or be an autodidact having had international exhibitions. It is also possible to be admitted by being introduced by one of the members oft he FICF. The work of art will be submitted to a jury for consideration
Become a member
Admission Criteria
Meet the criteria? Send the Admission form and your documents to the contact address
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