Programs
Faou Foundation promotes awareness of our planet’s natural treasures through community-based educational programming in conjunction with each of its public art installations. These programs are designed to support each Mariko Mori installation, increase the accessibility of the artwork to the public, enhance its educational value, and provide a forum for exploring the dialogue between art and nature. Faou utilizes art as a means to engage local communities in celebrating and conserving natural resources.
Benesse Art Post Visit Presentations and Workshop, Miyako Island, Japan, 2026
Projecto TRAMA with SerCidadao, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, January 2026
Miyako Island High School Student Field Trip to Benesse Art Site, Naoshima, Japan, 2025
Projecto TRAMA with SerCidadao, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, October 2024
Talk at Berggruen Culture & Arts, Venice, Italy, June 17, 2024
Mariko Mori Opening Performance, Venice, Italy, June 15, 2024
Palazzo Corner Della Ca' Granda, Venice, Italy, June 16-October 7, 2024
Berggruen Arts & Culture, Venice, Italy, April 19-November 24, 2024
Projecto TRAMA with SerCidadao, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, May 2024
Summer in the City with SerCidadao, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, August 2023
Summer in the City with SerCidadao, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, March 2023
Summer in the City with SerCidadao Closing Event, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, April 9, 2022
Art and Design Workshops at Gaia Art Association, March 19-20, 2022
Summer in the City with SerCidadao, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, March 4-April 9, 2022
Solstice Performance at Seven Light Bay, Miyako Island, Japan, June 21, 2021
Winter Solstice, Ring at Veu da Noiva, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, June 20, 2021
Winter Solstice Performance at Seven Light Bay, Miyako Island, Japan, December 21, 2020
Miyako Island High School Student Field Trip to Benesse Art Site, Naoshima, Japan, August 2019
Miyako Island High School Student Field Trip to Benesse Art Site, Naoshima, Japan, December 2018
Miyako Island High School Student Field Trip to Benesse Art Site, Naoshima, Japan, March 2018
Children's Ring Program, INEA, Cunhambebe State Park, Brazil, October 29, 2017
Ring Exhibition at INEA, Cunhambebe State Park, Brazil, August 1, 2017
Children’s Ring Tour, INEA, Cunhambebe State Park, Brazil, June 12, 2017
Winter Solstice Appreciation Event, Miyako Island, Japan, December 21, 2016
Tree Planting at Ring, INEA, Cunhambebe State Park, Brazil, October 29, 2016
Miyako Island High School Student Field Trip to Benesse Art Site, Naoshima, Japan, August 2016
Rio Olympics Torch Relay, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, August 5, 2016
Ring Opening Ceremony, Cunhambebe State Park, Brazil, August 2, 2016
The Meaning of Life Documentary, Cunhambebe State Park, Brazil, 2016
Conference on Sustainability, Education, and Art in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, December 2015
Miyako Island High School Student Field Trip to Benesse Art Site, Naoshima, Japan, July 2015
Winter Solstice Performance, Miyako Island, Japan, December 22, 2011
Earth Consciousness Exhibition, Kaichu-Marine Park Gallery, Miyako Island, Japan, December 15, 2011-January 5, 2012
Ceremonial Performance at Seven Light Bay, Miyako Island, Japan, July 21, 2009
Earth consciousness exhibition in Miyako Island
ETHIOPIA PROGRAMS
Peace Crystal Exhibition at Palazzo Diedo
Ring: One with Nature Exhibition
Peace Crystal Exhibition
COLLABORATORS
Faou is committed to local partners to serve its mission and global audience, and the foundation’s partnerships have made invaluable connections and contributions.
Gaia Art Association is a non-profit organization on Miyako Island, Okinawa, founded by former Mayor Toshihiko Shimoji. Primal Rhythm: Sun Pillar, gifted to Gaia from Faou in 2011, serves as the primary focus of Gaia’s mission to highlight contemporary art and education with the cultural revitalization of Miyako Island. Faou and Gaia have worked hand-in-hand to organize and sponsor on-going Benesse Art Site field trips for high school students to foster their exposure to global art and encourage new ways to engage with their local community.
INEA (Instituto Estadual do Ambiente) protects, conserves, and recovers the environmental heritage of the State of Rio de Janeiro in order to promote sustainability and play a strategic role in the development of the state. Faou Foundation gifted Ring: One with Nature to INEA in 2016, where the work is open to the public and remains on permanent display in Cunhambebe State Park. Faou and INEA continue to promote engagement activities like tree planting and children’s educational programs.
Ser Cidadão serves as an educational opportunity for kids and young adults from the outskirts of Rio de Janeiro to immerse themselves in art and culture. They offer a participatory, dynamic environment, with programs that encourage essential life skills such as critical thinking, collaboration, and creativity. Projecto TRAMA is dedicated to strengthening connections between public school students and the environment. Since 2022, SerCidadão has taken field trips to Ring: One with Nature to explore links between human beings and nature.