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The Vila Casas Foundation, distinguished with the FAD 2025 Medal
Honorary award that recognizes his key work in the dissemination of contemporary art and support for Catalan creators.
The FAD Festival 2025 , held on May 15, culminated with the awarding of the FAD Medal , an honorary award that has highlighted exemplary careers and projects in the field of the arts since 1928. This year, the distinction went to the Vila Casas Foundation for its sustained dedication to the promotion and dissemination of contemporary art in Catalonia.
The Board of the Promotion of Arts and Design (FAD) wanted to recognize “its tireless work and firm commitment to culture, both in the preservation of artistic heritage and in the support of visual creators”. According to the FAD, the Foundation's network of museums, quality exhibitions and proximity to society make it “an essential institution for understanding and enjoying art today”.
Dr. Montse Viladomiu , vice president of the Foundation, and Bernat Puigdollers , director of Art, collected the medal from the president of A-FAD, Carol Fleischman , and Maria Lluïsa Samaranch , member of the FAD board.
Carol Fleischman, Bernat Puigdollers, Montserrat Viladomiu i Maria Lluïsa Samaranch. Foto: Xavier Padrós.
In recent years, the FAD Medal has recognized entities and personalities as diverse as the Arrels , Loewe and Kālida Sant Pau foundations; the textile company Teixidors ; the Sant Joan de Déu Hospital ; the designer Òscar Tusquets; the Santa Eulàlia firm; the Banc dels Aliments; the creator Sybilla; the poet Joan Margarit, and the artist Rosalía.
About the FAD
The Promotion of Arts and Design is a non-profit organization that brings together professional associations and companies linked to design. Its mission is to stimulate excellence and promote creative culture in fields such as product, architecture, fashion, graphic design, visual communication, crafts and the arts in general, while supporting new generations of creators.
Exposició Santi Moix 'La costa dels mosquits. Una antològica (1998-2022)'. Espais Volart ©AntoniaMardones GrisArt
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