Fundación Antenna

What Fundación Antenna does

Fundación Antenna is a Chilean non-profit foundation founded in 2015 and headquartered in Santiago, Chile, that operates a community-driven platform to promote visual arts and culture. The organization runs four core programs: the Premio PAM (Premio Artista Mujer) annual award recognizing women visual artists over 60 in partnership with Bank of America; the Extrasolar Digital Creation Contest, a science-art collaboration with the Giant Magellan Telescope (GMTO); the Murales para Chile school muralism initiative operating in 10 regions through 15 painted schools in four years; and a community experience program (Sesiones Antenna and Visitas Guiadas) serving a philanthropic community of more than 250 professionals, collectors, and creative agents. The foundation also delivers bespoke Proyectos a Medida for corporate clients covering CSR initiatives, public-space revitalization, and non-traditional communication campaigns.

The foundation's revenue model blends philanthropic support (corporate sponsorships, individual donations, and CSR partnerships with entities such as Bank of America, LarrainVial, and Grupo Roca) with recurring community membership (Círculo Antenna and Patrons Circle) and project-based fees for custom corporate art commissions. Pricing for memberships is not publicly disclosed and custom projects are quoted based on scope; the organization operates under Chile's donations law framework. Go-to-market is community-led and event-driven, anchored on curated in-person sessions (2–3 monthly), guided museum and gallery visits (twice monthly), and content-driven marketing through artist interviews and newsletters. The team is lean at approximately 18 employees, with leadership comprising Executive Director Alfonso Díaz (co-founder), Foundation Director Macarena Aguilar, and board member Ximena Rojas.

Technically, the foundation's "platform" is a curated cultural engagement model rather than a software product: it depends on an in-house events calendar, a partner network spanning banking, real estate, science, education, and government, and an editorial content engine (interviews, newsletters, website at antenna.cl) rather than proprietary technology, AI, or data products. The organization holds no patents or disclosed certifications and has no app, API, or integration footprint. Its competitive position rests on its nine-year operating history, accumulated community of art patrons, and the credibility of flagship initiatives (PAM, Extrasolar, Murales para Chile) rather than on any technology moat.

Name

Fundación Antenna

Legal name

Fundación Antenna

Website

https://antenna.cl

Company type

Private

Founded year

2015

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Fundación Antenna is a Chilean non-profit foundation (est. 2015) that operates a community of 250+ art patrons and delivers programs including the PAM Women's Artist Award, Extrasolar digital art contest, school murals across 10 regions, and bespoke corporate art projects.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Arts and Cultural Non-Profit Services

NAICS

Museums, Historical Sites, and Similar Institutions (7121)

SIC

Services-Advertising Agencies (7311)

akta.pro primary industry

Public Art, Arts Councils & Grantmaking Programs (BPAGAHAH)

akta.pro secondary industries

Art Galleries & Exhibition Spaces (Commercial & Nonprofit) (THAJADAH), Cultural Centers & Multidisciplinary Arts Institutions (THAJADAJ), Arts & Design Camps (Visual Arts, Crafts, Design Thinking) (EDAMALAH)

Keywords

• Arts philanthropy services
• Cultural community programs
• Corporate art services
• Visual arts curation
• Art education outreach

Headquarters

HQ city

Santiago

HQ country

Chile

HQ region

Latin America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Donations and Philanthropic Support: Funding from corporate partners, individual donors, and sponsors for art projects, community programs, and cultural initiatives. The foundation works with companies on CSR projects and receives support from organizations like LarrainVial, Bank of America, and Grupo Roca.
2. Membership Programs: Community membership programs including Patrons Circle and Antenna Circle with exclusive access to sessions, guided visits, and networking events.
3. Custom Cultural Projects: Bespoke art projects developed for companies, real estate developers, and municipalities. Projects include murals, public art installations, and non-traditional communication campaigns tailored to organizational objectives.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Fundación Antenna operates a portfolio of programs that promote and broaden access to visual arts in Chile. Its main offerings include the PAM Women's Artist Award recognizing women visual artists over 60, the Extrasolar Digital Creation Contest connecting art and astronomy, the Murales para Chile school muralism program painting school facades across 10 regions, the Antenna Community Experience Program (exclusive sessions and guided cultural visits for a 250+ member philanthropic community), and bespoke art projects developed for corporate, real estate, and municipal clients covering CSR, brand communications, and public space revitalization.

Product overview

Fundación Antenna is a Chilean non-profit organization that operates as a community-driven platform for art promotion, offering a portfolio of interconnected programs. The core offerings include: the Premio PAM award for women artists over 60, the Extrasolar digital art competition, the Murales para Chile school program, and community experiences (Sesiones Antenna and Visitas Guiadas). The organization also provides custom art projects for corporate clients and partners with companies for CSR initiatives. The platform connects over 250 members including professionals, businesspeople, collectors, and artists through exclusive and public cultural experiences.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Premio PAM (Premio Artista Mujer) Annual award recognizing women visual artists over 60 years of age in Chile, addressing gender inequality in the visual arts through blind voting and public participation. The award is targeted at overlooked women creators and supported by Bank of America and corporate sponsors such as Grupo Roca; in 2024 it received 330 applications, 20,268 public votes, and 47,000 web visits.
• Extrasolar Digital Creation Contest Digital art contest connecting science and astronomy with visual arts, inviting Chilean artists and digital creators aged 14+ to imagine the universe beyond the solar system, developed in collaboration with the Giant Magellan Telescope. The 2023 contest received 178 applications and reached 4.1 million people, with winning works broadcast through Metro de Santiago screens and exhibited at Museo Interactivo Mirador.
• Murales para Chile School muralism program bringing art education to children across Chile by painting school facades with muralists, with 15 schools painted in 10 regions over four years. Operated through the Haciendo Escuela program of Falabella and designed to expand art access and beautify learning environments nationally.
• Programa de Experiencias Antenna (Community Experience Program) Membership-based community experience program for the 250+ member philanthropic community combining exclusive Sesiones Antenna sessions (held at collectors' homes, artist workshops, galleries, and museums, with artists, curators, and cultural experts sharing creative processes) and Visitas Guiadas (guided visits to museums and cultural centers held twice monthly and led by directors, artists, and curators). Patrons Circle and Antenna Circle members also receive access to special sessions 2-3 times monthly.
• Proyectos a Medida (Custom Art Projects) Bespoke art projects delivered directly to corporate, real estate, and municipal clients, including CSR initiatives, non-traditional creative communications campaigns, client loyalty programs, and public space revitalization through muralism and other artistic interventions. Projects are tailored to organizational objectives and budgets and quoted on a project-by-project basis.

Quantifiable outcome

• 4.1 million people reached through Extrasolar project
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers10 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

16 partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• KenozminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 18 July 2025New alliance announced July 2025 aiming to expand connections between crafts, territories, experiences, and visual arts. Partnership celebrates craftsmanship as a form of applied art.
• AdDI (Asociación de Diseño de Interiores)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 20 May 2025New alliance announced May 2025 to connect creators and artists with interior designers and architects. Aims to build collaborative opportunities and position designers as key figures in cultural reference construction.
• LarrainVialcoreGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 January 2024Presenter of the Antenna Community Experience Program since 2024. Broader cultural partnership including support for exhibitions (Contactos at Museo Precolombino), MAVI UC LarrainVial Arte Joven prize, and publishing projects like Emilio Jéquier monograph and Vicente Huidobro tribute book.
• Grupo RocaminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 January 2024Supported PAM Women's Artist Award 2024, enabling greater reach than previous editions with 47,000 web visits and 330 applications.
• Giant Magellan Telescope (GMTO)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2023Organized the Extrasolar Digital Creation Contest 2023, connecting art with astronomy and science communication. The project invited Chilean digital artists to imagine the universe beyond the solar system, reaching 4.1 million people.
• Metro de SantiagominorGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 January 2023Strategic partner for Extrasolar project, broadcasting digital artworks through metro screens to reach millions of commuters and promote science-art intersection.
• Museo Interactivo Mirador (MIM)minorGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 January 2023Exhibition venue for Extrasolar winning digital artworks, providing access to family audiences and educational groups.
• Canal NTVminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 January 2023Media partner for Extrasolar project, supporting science-art communication campaign through broadcast coverage.
• Bank of AmericacoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2020Five-year partnership (2020-2024) for the PAM Women's Artist Award, celebrating and making visible women visual artists over 60 years of age in Chile. The partnership has recognized 20 women artists and contributed to reducing the gender gap in Chilean visual arts. Bank of America representatives participate in the jury process.
• Vitrina Lab FoundationminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2019Miami-based non-profit dedicated to disseminating contemporary Chilean art in the United States. Alenka Yankovic, Vitrina Lab Executive Director, joined Antenna Community in 2019 to support Chilean artists in accessing larger international markets.
• Casa CostaneraminorGTM or Marketing PartnerCommercial mall partnership for public space revitalization through muralism. After pandemic, collaborated with Antenna to invite people to discover new experiences through art installations by muralist Coni Lars.
• South Slope FestivalminorGTM or Marketing PartnerFilm festival partner for Extrasolar project, screening selected digital artworks and generating cross-cutting dialogue between science, technology, and art.
• Fundación MustakisminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for Galería 420, a cultural space in Recoleta dedicated to connecting contemporary art with local communities through residencies, workshops, and exhibitions.
• Museo Chileno de Arte PrecolombinominorGTM or Marketing PartnerVenue for Contactos exhibition (supported by LarrainVial), featuring 55 colonial-era artworks from Chile and Peru, bridging cultural heritage with contemporary audiences.
• Guggenheim MuseumminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration on 'Modelos institucionales de filantropía' conversation series, reflecting on philanthropy models and the future of Chile's artistic and cultural ecosystem.
• Notes for GrowthminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFoundation dedicated to bridging Chile and the United States through cultural exchange, with founders Silvia Laia and Felipe Lecaros participating in Antenna Community.

Scale indicators14 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Museo de Arte Contemporáneo (MAC): Contemporary art museum affiliated with the University of Chile. Comparable to Fundación Antenna in curating contemporary Chilean art, hosting exhibitions, and partnering with corporate sponsors for cultural programming.
• Museo de la Solidaridad Salvador Allende: Chilean museum with a humanitarian and arts mission, founded in solidarity with political refugees. Comparable as a Chilean cultural institution with a social-impact mission that curates exhibitions and engages corporate and community partners.
• Vitrina Lab Foundation: Miami-based non-profit dedicated to disseminating contemporary Chilean art in the United States. Directly comparable as a fellow Chilean-focused arts non-profit; the two organizations have an active strategic partnership dating to 2019.
• Centro Cultural Gabriela Mistral (GAM): Santiago-based cultural center that programs exhibitions, performances and educational activities. Comparable to Fundación Antenna as a multidisciplinary arts institution serving both general audiences and corporate/community partners.
• Fundación Mustakis: Chilean non-profit foundation focused on arts, culture and education. Highly comparable to Fundación Antenna as a grantmaking and cultural-promotion organization with national scope; the two organizations also operate a direct partnership (Galería 420).
• Centro Cultural La Moneda: Government-run cultural center located beneath the La Moneda palace in Santiago. Comparable as a publicly-oriented cultural venue in Chile that hosts exhibitions, educational programming and corporate-facing cultural events.
• Balmaceda Arte Joven: Chilean non-profit foundation promoting contemporary arts and supporting emerging artists. Comparable to Fundación Antenna in combining artist development, public programming and corporate partnerships within the Chilean visual-arts ecosystem.
• Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes (MNBA): Chile's national fine arts museum. Comparable as a flagship Chilean visual-arts institution that curates exhibitions, hosts educational programming, and partners with corporate sponsors such as LarrainVial.

Broad incumbents

• Art Basel: Global art-fair organizer operating Art Basel, Art Basel Miami Beach and other shows. Comparable in that it connects artists, collectors and corporate partners around visual arts at significant scale, but with a commercial rather than non-profit orientation.

Regional players

• Fundación Itaú Cultural: Brazilian corporate arts foundation operating exhibitions, educational programs and heritage initiatives. Comparable as a large Latin American corporate-affiliated arts foundation with a similar mix of programming, partnerships and curated public engagement.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks4 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Instagraminstagram.com/lourdesnaveillanart
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/antennaorg

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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