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| Faap (Fundação Armando Alvares Penteado) | |
|---|---|
| Name | Fundação Armando Alvares Penteado |
| Native name | Fundação Armando Alvares Penteado |
| Established | 1963 |
| Type | Private foundation |
| City | São Paulo |
| Country | Brazil |
Faap (Fundação Armando Alvares Penteado) is a Brazilian private foundation and higher education institution headquartered in São Paulo. Founded in the 1960s, it is known for programs in Arts, Business and Communication, and for cultural institutions including a museum and theater. The institution maintains links with national and international cultural, academic and corporate partners.
The foundation was established in 1963 amid the cultural milieu of São Paulo (city), influenced by figures from the Brazilian modernism movement and institutional leaders connected to families such as Alvares Penteado family and patrons of the arts. Early decades saw collaborations with artists and curators associated with the Museu de Arte de São Paulo and exhibitions featuring works comparable to those in collections of Tropicalismo proponents and participants in the Semana de Arte Moderna de 1922. During the 1970s and 1980s Faap expanded academic offerings paralleling developments at Universidade de São Paulo, Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo, and private institutions like Fundação Getulio Vargas. Throughout the 1990s and 2000s the foundation engaged with international networks including partnerships similar to exchanges with Columbia University, Goldsmiths, University of London, Parsons School of Design and collaborations that mirrored ties with British Council and Fulbright Program. Recent decades have featured modernization efforts akin to infrastructure investments seen at Instituto Tomie Ohtake and participation in cultural circuits with venues such as Theatro Municipal (São Paulo), Centro Cultural Banco do Brasil, and Sesc Paulista.
The main campus is located in the neighborhood of Jardins (São Paulo), with additional facilities historically linked to properties in central São Paulo and metropolitan districts. Campus facilities include classrooms and studios comparable to those at Escola de Comunicações e Artes da Universidade de São Paulo, a performance venue that hosts productions in the vein of Teatro Bradesco (São Paulo), and gallery spaces functioning like the Museu de Arte Contemporânea da Universidade de São Paulo exhibition halls. The foundation operates a museum and library collections that intersect with holdings similar to those of the Instituto Moreira Salles and archives used by researchers working on figures such as Cândido Portinari, Tarsila do Amaral, Oswald de Andrade, and Mário de Andrade. Sports and student service facilities mirror amenities found at institutions like Universidade Presbiteriana Mackenzie and Centro Universitário Belas Artes de São Paulo.
Academic offerings encompass undergraduate and graduate degrees across faculties reminiscent of programs at Escola Superior de Propaganda e Marketing, covering fields tied to Fine arts, Design, Advertising, Cinema, Architecture, Business Administration, Law, International Relations, and Computing. Postgraduate curricula include specialist and master's courses analogous to those at Fundação Getulio Vargas and practice-oriented programs similar to executive education at Insper. Programs frequently incorporate internships with media companies such as Globo, Grupo Folha, Editora Abril, cultural institutions like Museu do Ipiranga, and arts organizations comparable to Instituto Tomie Ohtake. Exchange and dual-degree arrangements have been developed with universities in United States, United Kingdom, France, Spain, and Italy.
Research activities span scholarly work in visual arts history, communication studies, and business research connected to centers akin to Núcleo de Estudos Interdisciplinares models. The foundation curates exhibitions, publishes catalogs, and organizes conferences and festivals comparable to Bienal de São Paulo, Festival de Cinema de Gramado, and symposia similar to those at Getúlio Vargas Foundation. Its museum and theater host programs featuring artists, directors, and scholars associated with names such as Hélio Oiticica, Lygia Clark, Anitta, Glauber Rocha, Afonso Arinos de Melo Franco and curators who have worked with institutions like Museu de Arte Moderna do Rio de Janeiro or Pinacoteca do Estado de São Paulo. The institution also engages in outreach through workshops and community partnerships modeled after initiatives by Sesc and Instituto Moreira Salles.
Alumni and faculty have included practitioners and public figures affiliated with Brazil's cultural and corporate sectors, comparable to graduates who have collaborated with TV Globo, Folha de S.Paulo, Veja (magazine), O Estado de S. Paulo, and institutions such as Banco do Brasil and Itaú Unibanco. Faculty have included artists, critics, and scholars linked to movements and names like Tarsila do Amaral's scholarly circles, Cildo Meireles, Beatriz Milhazes, Nelson Leirner, Roberto DaMatta, Sérgio Buarque de Holanda, and media professionals who have worked with Rede Record. Alumni profiles span contemporary artists, filmmakers, executives, journalists, and public servants comparable to figures who have emerged from Universidade de São Paulo and Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro.
The foundation is overseen by a board of trustees and administrative councils similar in structure to boards at Fundação Getulio Vargas and private foundations such as Instituto Tomie Ohtake. Funding sources include tuition revenue, endowments patterned after philanthropic models used by the Gulbenkian Foundation and corporate sponsorships comparable to partnerships with Itaú Cultural and cultural incentives under laws like Lei Rouanet. The institution participates in grant programs and competitive funding opportunities with agencies analogous to Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior and Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico as well as collaboration with municipal and state cultural departments such as Secretaria da Cultura do Estado de São Paulo.
Category:Universities and colleges in São Paulo Category:Educational institutions established in 1963