Frac des Pays de la Loire

The Frac des Pays de la Loire is a public collection of contemporary art of the Pays de la Loire region in France, part of the national Frac network. It is currently located in Carquefou. A second venue is expected to open in Nantes in April 2021.
History.
The Frac Pays de la Loire's purpose is to build an international collection and organize exhibitions in the region. It has also run a residency program since 1984. 
The Frac Pays de la Loire was created in 1982 and first settled in the Royal Abbey of Fontevraud. In 1988 it moved to the Villa of La Garenne-Lemot in Clisson. Since 2000 it has been based in Carquefou in a building designed by Jean-Claude Pondevie, specially conceived to meet its conservation and exhibition missions.
The Frac Pays de la Loire was directed by Jean de Loisy from 1983 to 1986, by Guy Trotosa from 1986 to 1988, by Jean-François Taddei from 1988 to 2004, and from 2004 onwards by Laurence Gateau.
The collection.
The Pays de la Loire collection brings together more than 1,700 art works. The Frac's acquisition policy is to purchase works from emerging artists as well as historical art pieces. It includes painting, photography, sculpture, installation, sound, performance from Martine Aballéa, Alighiero Boetti, Christian Boltanski, Monica Bonvicini, Tea Djordjadze, Anne-Lise Coste, Lili Dujourie, Jimmie Durham, Raymond Hains, Ana Jotta, Véronique Joumard, Orlan, Gina Pane, Richard Prince, Martha Rosler, Jean-Michel Sanejouand, Peter Saul, Beat Streuli, Rosemarie Trockel, Valie Export, James Welling, among others.
Selected publications.
As part of its mission to support contemporary art, the Frac des Pays de la Loire publishes exhibition catalogs and artists' books.