Formation 2001 Founded at Holešovice | Founder David Černý Headquarters Prague | |
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Type Non-profit organisation Purpose Inter-genre and educational projects relating to contemporary art. | ||
MeetFactory is a non-profit organization and International Centre for Contemporary Art situated in Prague. Besides the four dramaturgic departments the program of Meet Factory is oriented on inter-genre and educational projects relating to contemporary art.
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History of the building
MeetFactory was founded in 2001 by David Černý. In the wake of the destructive floods of 2002, MeetFactory was forced to evacuate its previous premises in Holešovice. The project was resurrected three years later in an industrial building in Smíchov, in a unique space squeezed between an elevated road and an active railroad. The program started after a substantial reconstruction in 2007. A board composed of the artist David Černý, musician David Koller and film and theatre director Alice Nellis approved the long-term planning of MeetFactory.
Music program
In March 2010, in addition to residencies, galleries and theater, a fourth space for music was added. The concert hall can accommodate 1,000 people and annually organizes 50–70 concerts. The program is divided into a series of regular and one-off events. In addition to its own music events, MeetFactory organizes around 40 co-productions with various local and national organizations each year. MeetFactory regularly collaborates with festivals as Lunchmeat, Sperm, Komiksfest or with NGOs such as Amnesty International or with the Czech Association of paraplegics.
Theater program
The theatre program focuses on contemporary prose, as well as experimental interdisciplinary projects, often involving visual artists, musicians, or non-actors. The theater has an area of 150 square meters and 150 seats.
Galleries
The MeetFactory has three galleries, called the MeetFactory Gallery, the Kostka Gallery and the Wall Gallery.
Artists in residence
The international artists-in-residence program was established in 2007 and is the largest studio program in the Czech Republic. MeetFactory facilitates fifteen studios, which annually host over thirty visual artists, curators, musicians, theatre directors or writers.