FONDAZIONE SOZZANI IS A CULTURAL FOUNDATION DEDICATED TO PHOTOGRAPHY, FASHION, DESIGN, CONTEMPORARY ART, AND EDUCATION.

AS A NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION, THE FOUNDATION CARRIES OUT ITS MISSION THROUGH A PROGRAM OF EXHIBITIONS, CONFERENCES, MEETINGS, PUBLICATIONS, WORKSHOPS, TRAINING PROGRAMS, SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY PROJECTS, AND SUPPORT FOR THE NEXT GENERATION OF CREATIVES.

THE FOUNDATION’S MISSIONS ARE TO PRESERVE, EDUCATE, AND CONNECT: 

PRESERVE

PRESERVING THROUGH ARCHIVES. THE FOUNDATION PROTECTS ARCHIVES FOR THE FUTURE AND PRESERVES WORKS, OBJECTS, AND IDEAS RELATED TO PHOTOGRAPHY, FASHION, DESIGN, AND CONTEMPORARY ART.

PROMOTING FASHION AS AN ARTISTIC LANGUAGE, A MEANS OF EXPRESSION, AND A MIRROR OF SOCIAL CHANGE. THE FOUNDATION TAKES A RESPONSIBLE APPROACH TO FASHION THROUGH PROJECTS ALIGNED WITH THE PRINCIPLES OF CIRCULARITY AND SUSTAINABILITY.

SHARING THE MEMORY OF VISUAL CULTURE. THE FOUNDATION CURATES THE PHOTOGRAPHY AND FASHION COLLECTIONS STARTED IN 1968 BY CARLA SOZZANI AND SHARES A MEMORY OF IMAGES AND FASHION, PRESERVED THROUGH AN EDITORIAL PERSPECTIVE THAT CONTINUES TO EXAMINE THE PRESENT AND TO SERVE AS A RESOURCE FOR STUDY FOR NEW GENERATIONS.

EDUCATE

EDUCATING THROUGH ARCHIVES. THE FOUNDATION BELIEVES IN AN EDUCATION ROOTED IN OUR HERITAGE. MANY OF OUR EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS, FELLOWSHIPS, LABORATORIES, WORKSHOPS, RESIDENCIES, AND MEETINGS ORIGINATE FROM OUR ARCHIVES AND COLLECTIONS. IN SUPPORT OF EDUCATION AND AWARENESS, AND AS A MEMBER OF UNESCO’S GLOBAL EDUCATION COALITION (GEC), THE FOUNDATION ORGANIZES ACTIVITIES TO INTEGRATE VISUAL CULTURE, FASHION AS A CONTEMPORARY LANGUAGE, AND CIRCULAR ECONOMY PROJECTS INTO ACCESSIBLE EDUCATIONAL TOOLS.

SUPPORTING THE NEXT GENERATION OF TALENT: THROUGH THE SOZZANI AWARD, COLLECTIVE INITIATIVES, AND PROJECTS SUCH AS SEEDS, THREAD, AND WAVES, THE FOUNDATION OFFERS RECOGNITION, MENTORSHIP, VISIBILITY, AND DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES TO THE CREATIVES OF TOMORROW IN PHOTOGRAPHY, FASHION, AND DESIGN & CRAFT.

CHOOSING RESPONSIBLE CREATIVITY. THE FOUNDATION ADHERES TO A FUR-FREE POLICY AS A CULTURAL CHOICE, TO PROMOTE CREATIVITY, INNOVATION, RESPECT FOR ANIMALS, AND CREATIVITY AS A RESPONSIBILITY.

CONNECT

CREATING CONNECTIONS BETWEEN CREATIVITY AND COMMUNITY. THE FOUNDATION PROMOTES DIALOGUE BETWEEN DISCIPLINES AND PEOPLE, OFFERING SPACES OPEN TO CULTURE, REFLECTION, AND ACTIVE PARTICIPATION BY THE LOCAL AND INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY. IN COLLABORATION WITH THE PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SECTORS, THE FOUNDATION IS COMMITTED TO RAISING COLLECTIVE AWARENESS OF THE ESSENTIAL VALUES THAT CULTURE HOLD FOR THE COMMUNITY.