Centre d'art contemporain d'Ivry - le Crédac

What Centre d'art contemporain d'Ivry - le Crédac does

Le Crédac (Centre d'art contemporain d'Ivry — le Crédac) is a non-profit contemporary art center founded in 1987 and based in Ivry-sur-Seine, Île-de-France, France. It operates from the 3rd floor of the historic Manufacture des Œillets, a 1913 former industrial building, and offers exhibitions, artist residencies, public engagement programs (Bureau des publics), a dedicated video projection space (Crédakino, created 2016), an online curatorial project (Royal Garden, since 2008), the educational radio program Radio-Cartable, and a publications/editions line sold through an online bookshop. The center is free to enter and serves the general public, contemporary artists, and members/supporters, with a curated program of French and international practitioners.

The organization's revenue model is that of a publicly funded French cultural non-profit (association loi 1901, exempt from TVA under article 293 B du CGI). Operating revenue is anchored in multi-tier public subsidies from the Ville d'Ivry-sur-Seine, the Ministère de la Culture (DRAC Île-de-France), the Conseil régional d'Île-de-France, and the Conseil départemental du Val-de-Marne. This is supplemented by tiered membership subscriptions (€10–€80+ annually), one-time bookshop and edition sales processed via PayPal, and ongoing donations. It has no public-facing API, no proprietary technology product, and uses Kirby CMS for its website.

The center holds the 'Centre d'art contemporain d'intérêt national' label awarded by the French Ministry of Culture in September 2018 and is a member of three contemporary art networks (TRAM, DCA, BLA*!*). It is governed by a board of directors chaired by Martin Bethenod (Director of Cnap) and led day-to-day by director-curator Claire Le Restif (since 2003). Its go-to-market is event-driven: exhibitions, residencies, screenings, and public programming events drive audience engagement, with audience acquisition occurring through social media, the bilingual website, newsletter, and earned cultural press.

Name

Centre d'art contemporain d'Ivry - le Crédac

Legal name

Centre d'art contemporain d'Ivry — le Crédac

Website

https://credac.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

1987

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Le Crédac is a non-profit contemporary art center in Ivry-sur-Seine, founded 1987, that programs exhibitions, artist residencies, public engagement, and video screenings from the historic Manufacture des Œillets, funded primarily by French public grants.

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Product category

Contemporary Art Center / Visual Arts Programming

NAICS

Museums, Historical Sites, and Similar Institutions (7121), Museums (712110)

SIC

Services-Allied To Motion Picture Distribution (7829)

akta.pro primary industry

Art Galleries & Exhibition Spaces (Commercial & Nonprofit) (THAJADAH)

akta.pro secondary industry

Performing Arts Organizations (Theater, Dance, Opera, Music) (BPAGAHAB)

Keywords

• Contemporary art exhibitions
• Artist residencies
• Public art mediation
• Art publications editions
• Visual arts programming

Headquarters

HQ city

Ivry-sur-Seine, Île-de-France

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Membership fees: Annual membership program with tiered pricing providing access to events, discounts on publications, and voting rights at General Assembly.
2. Bookshop and editions sales: Online store selling books and art editions, with prices displayed in euros including tax. Books subject to French price control law (Loi Lang). PayPal payment processing.
3. Donations and support: Public support program with membership tiers and ongoing donations to support art center activities.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Le Crédac is a publicly funded contemporary art center that curates and presents visual arts exhibitions, hosts artist residencies for research and production, and runs public mediation and educational programs through its Bureau des publics. Its programming spans painting, photography, video, sound, graphics, sculpture, installation and performance, complemented by a dedicated video projection space (Crédakino), publications/editions sold on-site and online, and free visitor access at the Manufacture des Œillets in Ivry-sur-Seine.

Product overview

Le Crédac is a contemporary art center offering a unified program centered on artistic exhibitions and public engagement. Its portfolio comprises core offerings including exhibitions (featuring diverse contemporary practices), artist residencies for research and production, and public outreach programs through the Bureau des publics. Supporting services include publications (catalogues, educational materials), Crédakino (video projection space), Royal Garden (online curatorial project), Radio-Cartable (radio program), and a documentation center with bookshop. The art center operates from the Manufacture des Œillets, a historic industrial building in Ivry-sur-Seine.

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Products and services

• Exhibitions (Programmation Artistique) Free-admission contemporary art exhibitions featuring French and international artists, presented in the Manufacture des Œillets space and accessible to the general public during Wednesday-Sunday opening hours.
• Artist Residencies Research and experimentation residencies that host artists and curators to develop new visual arts projects, with curatorial accompaniment and production support.
• Membership Program Annual membership program with five tiers — Basic €10, Duo €15, Active €20 (voting rights + 50% edition discount), Supporting €50 (voting rights + free editions), and Benefactor €80+ (voting rights + free editions) — providing recurring engagement and access benefits.
• Publications / Editions (Online Bookshop) Art publications, artist catalogues, educational resources (Réflex dossiers, Exo children's booklets), and documentary materials sold through the on-site and online bookshop with domestic and international shipping.
• Bureau des publics Public engagement and mediation department offering educational activities, workshops, visits, and projects for diverse audiences including schools, families, and care institutions.
• Crédakino Dedicated video and cinema space hosting film projections, screening cycles, and video art installations as a sub-program of the exhibitions.

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

20 partnerships are on record, tiered major, minor and core.

• Fondation Calouste Gulbenkian - Délégation en FrancemajorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025Supporting the exhibition of Portuguese artist Pedro Barateiro, providing exhibition funding and international cultural partnership.
• CRAC AlsacemajorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024Co-organizes the exhibition 'L'amitié : ce tremble' with CRAC Alsace, a cross-regional collaboration between two contemporary art centers.
• Office for Contemporary Art Norway (OCA)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024Supporting the exhibition 'L'amitié : ce tremble' with international cultural partnership.
• Centre national des arts plastiques (Cnap)majorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024Supporting artist Louidgi Beltrame's exhibition project with national art funding.
• Le Luxy - cinéma municipal d'IvrymajorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024Co-presenting the Pierre Creton film season, bringing together contemporary art center and municipal cinema for interdisciplinary programming.
• MAC VAL - Musée d'art contemporain du Val-de-MarnemajorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024Co-building a program of events reuniting arts and sport with the Julia Borderie 'Tripple Dribble' project; sculptures exhibited at MAC VAL after Crédac.
• La MétropolitainemajorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024International contemporary art event of the Greater Paris Metropolis; Crédac participates as part of this regional cultural event.
• Région Île-de-FrancecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024Supporting La Métropolitaine and Crédac programming with regional cultural funding.
• Ville d'Ivry-sur-SeinecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe City of Ivry-sur-Seine is a primary supporter of the art center, providing institutional backing and local government partnership for programming and operations.
• Ministère de la Culture - DRAC Île-de-FrancecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Ministry of Culture's Regional Directorate of Cultural Affairs for Île-de-France provides governmental support and funding, including the national interest label designation.
• Conseil régional d'Île-de-FrancecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Regional Council of Île-de-France provides regional governmental support for the art center's activities and programming.
• Conseil départementale du Val-de-MarnecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Departmental Council of Val-de-Marne provides departmental governmental support for the art center's operations and programs.
• TRAM réseau art contemporain Paris / Île-de-FrancecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNetwork of contemporary art spaces in the Paris/Île-de-France region; Crédac is a member network sharing resources and best practices.
• DCA (association française de Développement des Centres d'Art contemporain)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFrench association for the development of contemporary art centers; Crédac participates in this national network.
• BLA*!*coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerContemporary art network; Crédac is a member of this network of art centers.
• Filomena Soares Gallery (Lisbon)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerGallery partnership supporting the exhibition of artist Pedro Barateiro, facilitating artist representation and international collaboration.
• Conservatoire municipal de musique et de danse d'Ivry-sur-SeineminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for musical visits and performances at the art center, creating interdisciplinary cultural programming.
• Médiathèques municipales d'Ivry-sur-SeineminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for Art-Thé events providing cultural resources and library materials.
• Centre culturel suisse (Paris)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerProducing the Caroline Bachmann exhibition in partnership with the Swiss Cultural Centre.
• Pro Helvetia (Swiss Arts Council)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSupporting the Caroline Bachmann exhibition on tour with international Swiss cultural promotion.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights7 records

Direct peers

• Jeu de Paume: Paris-based center for image and photography exhibitions housed in a historic venue, with similar free or low-cost public engagement programming. Direct peer in cultural-center model with overlapping contemporary visual-arts audience.
• CRAC Alsace: Contemporary art center in Alsace with a similar national-interest label, exhibition-led programming, and co-production partnerships with Crédac (e.g., 'L'amitié : ce tremble'). Direct peer in institutional model and curatorial ambition outside Paris.
• FRAC Île-de-France: Regional contemporary art collection and exhibition program covering the same geographic territory as Crédac. Comparable funding ecosystem (regional council) and contemporary art focus, though collection-based vs. Crédac's project-based model.
• MAMC+ – Musée d'art moderne et contemporain de Saint-Étienne: National-label contemporary art museum with an exhibition-led, non-collecting programming approach and similar public-funding structure. Direct peer in French CAC ecosystem and audience model.
• Bétonsalon – Centre d'art et de recherche: Paris-based contemporary art center focused on exhibitions, research, and residencies, sharing Crédac's non-collecting, project-based model. Comparable in scale, mission, and audience (free admission, public engagement), with similar DCA/TRAM network membership.
• MAC VAL – Musée d'art contemporain du Val-de-Marne: Departmental contemporary art museum in Val-de-Marne, the same département as Crédac. Both serve overlapping regional audiences, share departmental funding channels, and have formal co-programming partnerships (e.g., the Julia Borderie 'Tripple Dribble' project). Direct peer in scope, audience, and curatorial ambition.
• Lafayette Anticipations – Fondation d'entreprise Galeries Lafayette: Paris-based contemporary art foundation supporting exhibitions, residencies, and commissions. Comparable mission (artist production and experimentation), though larger corporate-funded scale. Direct peer in curatorial ambition and contemporary-art-center category.
• Le Magasin – Centre national d'art contemporain de Grenoble: National contemporary art center housed in a repurposed industrial building (Halle Bouchayer-Viallet), with parallel heritage-venue characteristics to Crédac's Manufacture des Œillets. Comparable exhibition-led model with residencies and public programs.

Broad incumbents

• Palais de Tokyo: Largest private contemporary art center in Paris with parallel exhibition, residency, and public programs. Comparable in mission but operates at significantly greater scale and budget; broad incumbent whose curatorial interests intersect with Crédac's.
• Centre Pompidou: National contemporary and modern art museum in central Paris. Overlaps with Crédac in contemporary art programming but operates at vastly larger scale, with a permanent collection and broader programming remit — broad incumbent in the same category.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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• Facebookfr-fr.facebook.com/credac
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/le-credac
• Instagraminstagram.com/le_credac/?hl=fr

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Number of profiles

Profiles12 records

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