Article published across 2 pages - read in the numbered order below.
Flyer front - Mécénat Démocratique, "Art belongs to you", 25 F support card. Centre International Rogier, office 302, 1000 Brussels.
Flyer back - presentation of the Mécénat Démocratique non-profit and sender form.
Flyer for the Mécénat Démocratique non-profit, founded by Mon De Rijck and Charline Mahy. For 25 F, the holder of a support card can receive a painting or sculpture at home while supporting Belgian artists. The association promotes democratisation of art: shared workshops, art returned to public ownership, and an original redistribution of works.
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Art belongs to you
25 F.
Mécénat Démocratique
To be kept by the purchaser
Detach before sending
Mécénat Démocratique
Centre International Rogier
Office 302 - 1000 Brussels
Tel. 02/18.76.59
The Mécénat Démocratique is a non-profit association grouping several hundred Belgian painters and sculptors. They joined together to make their works accessible to all. By purchasing a 25 F support card, you not only support the artists but also have the opportunity to receive a valuable painting or sculpture at home.
ART BELONGS TO YOU
THANKS TO THEM, ART IN YOUR HOME
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Mécénat Démocratique
Centre International Rogier
Office 302
1000 Brussels
* Allow everyone to surround themselves with works of art
* Make artists better known
* Raise awareness of the beauty around us
* Create shared workshops for artists and young people
* Ensure that painting and sculpture become public property again
In 1971, it grouped 243 artists and had 8,000 works of art, which it redistributed according to an original formula.
Its premises were located at the Centre International Rogier, 1000 Brussels, office 302.
Flyer Mécénat Démocratique, vers 1970
Context note
This two-sided flyer is an early witness of Mon De Rijck and Charline Mahy's commitment to democratising art. The back text mentions 243 artists and 8,000 works in 1971, suggesting the flyer was printed around 1971, although the Mécénat Démocratique association is presented here under 1970 according to Carl De Moncharline's classification.