The Cornelius Arts Foundation
Our Mission
The Cornelius Arts Foundation is a R&D charity committed to understanding and unleashing the transformative power of art. We achieve this through research & development focused on delivering lasting and pragmatic solutions to bridge art and people.
About us
History
Our Inspiration
The Cornelius Arts Foundation was born of the desire to honour the memory of Cornelius and Yvonne van Droogenbroeck (also known as Mr and Mrs Nell) who placed art at the centre of their lives in Belgium and France as patrons and art collectors from the 1930s onwards.
The foundation aims to continue their commitment, by understanding and celebrating the transformative power of art.
Governance
The Cornelius Arts Foundation
The Cornelius Arts Foundation is a non-for-profit Company Limited by Guarantee registered in England & Wales established in 2011.
It was granted charitable status in 2015.
It is governed by a Board of Trustees and supported by an Advisory Committee and Honorary Committee.
Board of Trustees
Marianne Magnin
~Chair~
DeepTech and ArtTech Entrepreneur. Art Identification Standard Executive Chair. Art philanthropy and pro bono roles. Strategist. Curator. Lecturer. Writer. Previously senior corporate experience with Royal Dutch Shell and PwC. French.
Samallie Kiyingi
~ - ~
General Counsel. Board Advisor. Trustee at Gasworks. Tate patron, member of the Africa Acquisitions Committee. Australian.
Boryana Stambolova
~Treasurer~
Senior finance executive with over 30 years of international experience including governance, funding, planning, appraisal and reporting, working for blue chip corporations and complex JVs. Anglo-bulgarian.
Steve Motterhead
~ - ~
Entrepreneur, start-up SME owner & manager. Management consultant specialising in business turnaround. Previously leadership roles for large corporations including Shell and Mercedes-Benz. British.
Karim Bouhassoun
~ - ~
Senior advisor to public and private decision-makers. Specialist in public relations and crisis communication. Sorbonne, Sciences Po. Essayist. French-Algerian.
Jenny van Droogenbroeck
Retired professor of sciences. Post-graduate research in physiology (CNRS, Sorbonne University). French.
We are supported by a talented Board of Advisors. This team was established to support our growth and to help ensure we remain at the cutting edge of of the arts, research and technology.
Board of Advisors
Martin Anderson
~Music~
Dr Mafalda Dâmaso
~Cultural policies~
Graham Henderson
~Poetry~
Julia Royce
~Visual Arts~
Lydia Arzour-Tordjman
~Digital Marketing~
Neil Dourmashkin
~Data, Statistics~
Jeremy Hunt
~Architecture~
Alexandre Santamaria
~Culinary Arts~
Christophe Billard
~Partnerships, Alliances, Fundraising~
Elizabeth Frost Pierson
~Cultural Diplomacy~
Chiara Messineo
~Film~
Diane Watson
~Fundraising~
Lucie Boedts
~Art Law~
Dr Abol Froushan
~Symbolic & Digital Architecture~
Frank-Adrien Papon
~Responsible Use of AI~
Adam Winterton
~Communication~
Partners & Networks
If you are interested in working with The Cornelius Arts Foundation as a partner, network or venue, please drop us a line