Solid'art

What Solid'art does

Solid'art is a French nonprofit association (loi 1901) that organizes annual contemporary art fairs in four cities — Lille, Paris, Montpellier, and Marseille — to raise funds for the solidarity campaigns of Secours Populaire Français. Founded in 2016 in Lille, the organization mobilizes 90-120 artists per edition (painters, sculptors, photographers, street artists, plastic artists) selected through jury-reviewed open calls, with each edition curated under a renowned artist godfather or godmother drawn from names such as Jef Aérosol, JonOne, Hervé Di Rosa, Speedy Graphito, Mist, M. Chat, Léloluce, Lorem, and Vincent Lelièvre. The fairs operate as 3-4 day free-admission events held at iconic public venues including Le Carreau du Temple (Paris), the Hôtel de Ville (Lille), and Zénith Sud (Montpellier, 1,800 m²).

The core business mechanism is a matched-donation model rather than a commercial sale: artists exhibit and sell artworks on-site, and for each sale the artist invites the buyer to make a donation of equal or greater value to Secours Populaire Français. All donations flow to Secours Populaire's federation branches (Paris, Nord, Hérault, Bouches-du-Rhône), funding primarily the charity's vacation campaign for disadvantaged children. Solid'art does not charge admission, collect commissions on art sales, or receive disclosed revenue; its operating base is a 1-10 person team supported by cultural and financial sponsors including Anagraphis (serigraphy publisher with 8,000+ prints), Galerie At Down, La Parcelle 473, MIAM (Sète), Crédit Mutuel Méditerranéen, and various media partners. Supplementary digital products — Calameo digital catalogs, Vocast audio catalogs, and Treedis/Matterport 3D virtual tours — extend content reach beyond the physical salon but are not revenue-generating.

Per-edition fundraising outcomes disclosed include €230,000 collected at Solid'art Paris 2026, €210,000 at Solid'art Lille 2025, and €105,000 at Solid'art Montpellier 2025, indicating the largest concentration of donations flowing through the Paris edition. Distribution is entirely direct-to-public at the fairs themselves, with no online art sales channel and no third-party resellers.

Name

Solid'art

Legal name

Solid'art

Website

https://solidart.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

2016

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Solid'art is a French nonprofit association organizing annual contemporary art fairs in four cities (Lille, Paris, Montpellier, Marseille), where 90-120 artists exhibit and invite buyers to make matched donations to Secours Populaire Français, funding vacation programs for disadvantaged children.

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akta.pro rank

Product category

Charitable Art Fairs / Cultural Events

NAICS

Performing Arts, Spectator Sports, and Related Industries (711)

SIC

Services-Amusement & Recreation Services (7900)

akta.pro primary industry

Arts, Crafts & Maker Fairs (MPAGAFAJ)

Keywords

• Contemporary art fairs
• Solidarity art events
• Charity fundraising exhibitions
• French cultural events
• Artist juried salons

Headquarters

HQ city

Lille

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Marketing or Sales, Personnel, Others

Revenue model

1. Art sales with matched donations: Artists sell their artworks at the Solid'art fair. For each sale, the artist invites the buyer to make a donation of the same amount (or more) to Secours Populaire Français. Funds raised support Secours Populaire's solidarity campaigns, primarily the vacation campaign for children from disadvantaged families.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Solid'art organizes free-admission contemporary art fairs (salons) in four French cities — Lille, Paris, Montpellier, and Marseille — in which 90–120 jury-selected artists exhibit and sell their works. On each sale, artists invite buyers to make a matching or greater donation to Secours populaire français, with proceeds funding solidarity campaigns, primarily the vacation program for children from disadvantaged families.

Product overview

Solid'art is a series of solidarity art fairs held in four French cities (Lille, Paris, Montpellier, Marseille) where artists exhibit and sell their works over 3-4 day events. The core product is the Solid'art Salon series, with annual editions in each city featuring between 90-120 artists selected by artistic committees. Each event is free to attend and supports the Secours Populaire's vacation and solidarity programs for disadvantaged children. The fairs include live painting performances, artist workshops, and sérigraphie demonstrations. Supplementary offerings include audio catalogs via Vocast and 3D virtual tour experiences. The organization partners with galleries, art publishers (notably Anagraphis), and cultural institutions across all locations.

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Products and services

• Solid'art Art Fair (Salon Solid'art) Annual solidarity art fair held across four French cities where contemporary artists exhibit and sell works, with artists inviting buyers to make matched donations to Secours populaire français; entry is free and funds support charity campaigns.
• Solid'art Lille Annual solidarity art fair held at Lille's Hôtel de Ville, featuring approximately 120 jury-selected artists and supporting Secours populaire du Nord's vacation campaign for children.
• Solid'art Paris Annual 4-day art fair held at Le Carreau du Temple in Paris, featuring approximately 110 jury-selected artists and supporting Secours populaire de Paris's vacation campaign.
• Solid'art Montpellier Annual art fair held at Zénith Sud in Montpellier, covering 1,800 m², featuring approximately 90 jury-selected artists and supporting Secours populaire de l'Hérault's smile campaign for children.
• Solid'art Marseille Art fair held at La Friche Belle de Mai in Marseille, featuring approximately 90 artists and supporting Secours populaire des Bouches-du-Rhône's programs for children.
• Solid'art Audio Catalog (Vocast) Audio catalog experience accessible via the Vocast platform, allowing visitors to access audio descriptions and information about artworks and artists at Solid'art Montpellier.
• Solid'art 3D Virtual Tour Immersive 3D virtual tour of the salon, allowing remote visitors to explore the exhibition space; available for Montpellier (2022, 2024) and Paris (2025) editions via Treedis and Matterport.

Quantifiable outcome

• €230,000 collected at Solid'art Paris 2026 for Secours Populaire de Paris
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• AnagraphiscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAnagraphis is a serigraphy publishing house with over 8,000 art prints and ~190 artists, including Robert Combas, Errö, M. Chat, Hervé Di Rosa, Siné, Mist, and Speedy Graphito. It partners with Solid'art across all city editions, hosting booths and running serigraphy workshops for the public.
• Secours Populaire FrançaiscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSecours Populaire Français is the primary beneficiary and co-organizer of Solid'art. The charity's solidarity campaigns (particularly the vacation campaign for children) are the direct recipients of funds raised at each Solid'art edition. Federation leaders from Paris, Nord, and Hérault serve on advisory boards for their respective city editions.
• Le Carreau du TemplecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLe Carreau du Temple is the venue host for Solid'art Paris. As a major cultural venue in Paris, it provides the hall for the fair and is represented on the jury by its Director General Sandrina Martins.
• David PluskwaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerDavid Pluskwa is a Marseille-based gallerist who serves as the patron (godfather) of the jury for Solid'art Marseille, lending his gallery expertise to artist selection.
• Galerie At DownminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorGalerie At Down is a Montpellier-based gallery specializing in street art and graffiti, exhibiting pioneers like Crash and Futura alongside French artists. It participates in Solid'art Montpellier by hosting artist booths and curating performances.
• La Parcelle 473minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLa Parcelle 473 is a Centre d'Art Urbain in Montpellier spanning 1,500 m² (400 m² exhibition space). Its President Laurent Rigail sits on the Solid'art Montpellier jury, and the center participates as a gallery host.
• MIAM (Musée International des Arts Modestes)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe MIAM in Sète, directed by Françoise Adamsbaum, provides the jury presidency for Solid'art Montpellier, lending institutional credibility to the artistic selection process.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Market position

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xtwitter.com/_solid_art
• Facebookfacebook.com/SolidartExpo
• Instagraminstagram.com/_solid_art/?hl=fr
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/salon-solid-art

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