Here we share detailed information about our governance structure, our institutional documents and other information that shows that we conduct our operations in a reputable, cost-conscious and effective manner. You will also find bellow many other documents that govern our functioning and certify that we are legally authorized to carry out our mission to present and discuss contemporary art through the organizing of the Bienal de São Paulo and other national and international events.
Ethics hotline
The ethics hotline is an exclusive means of receiving anonymous reports about possible breaches of our Code of Conduct, applicable legislation, our policies and procedures and our values.
Get to know the guidelines and conditions for its use:
- It can be used by employees, visitors, partners and suppliers.
- The service operates 24 hours a day, every day.
- Reports are made anonymously. Your identity will not be revealed under any circumstances.
- Procedures will be treated confidentially and people who report in good faith will not be retaliated against in any way.
- Sending honest, objective and detailed information will allow for assertiveness and speed in investigating each situation.
- If violations and non-compliance are proven, appropriate disciplinary and/or legal measures will be applied.
To contact the ethics hotline, you can use one of these options, available only in Portuguese:
- Visit contatoseguro.com.br/fundacaobienal
- Call 0800 810 8515 free of charge and make your report
- The service is provided by ombudsmen-psychologists, who receive the report and send the information for analysis, investigation and resolution.
Women’s hotline
The Fundação Bienal aims to create a safe and healthy working environment for all women. In addition to the laws in force, such as Law 14.457/22, we have a set of rules that are included in our Code of Conduct. Through the women’s hotline, every employee of the Fundação can anonymously report irregularities that are not in line with our values and the law, helping us to maintain a safe and healthy working environment for all.
To contact the women’s hotline, you can use one of these options, available only in Portuguese:
- Visit contatoseguro.com.br/canaldamulherfundacaobienal
- Or call 0800 810 8515 free of charge and make your report
- The service is provided by psychologists who receive the report and send the information for analysis, investigation and resolution.
Questions about the application of the Fundação Bienal’s Code of Conduct and/or the ethical suitability of any conduct by a member of theBoard of Directors, the Board of Honor, the Executive Board, the Audit Committee or the International Advisory Board should be addressed directly to the Governance and Ethics Committee, at etica.conselho@bienal.fluxo.design.
Fundação Bienal de São Paulo
CNPJ: 60.991.585/0001-80
contato@bienal.fluxo.design
Ibirapuera Park, Gate 3
Ciccillo Matarazzo Pavilion, 3rd floor
04094-000
São Paulo – SP – Brazil
Foundation Agencies
Fundação Bienal believes in the balance of power and in the control and turnover of institutional bodies, values that are consistent with the main underpinnings of contemporary governance.
Its foundational structure is composed of an Executive Board, with sixty members from a wide range of backgrounds (businessmen, cultural managers and intellectuals), and a Board of Directors, consisting of a President and nine executives, which is elected every two years. The members of the Executive Board and the Board of Directors compose support and advisory bodies for the Fundação, which are organized into committees and complemented by an International Advisory Board, whose members are renowned professionals on the international art circuit.
Governing board
Eduardo Saron · president
Ana Helena Godoy Pereira de Almeida Pires · vice-president
Lifetime members
Adolpho Leirner
Beno Suchodolski
Carlos Francisco Bandeira Lins
Cesar Giobbi
Elizabeth Machado
Jens Olesen
Julio Landmann
Marcos Arbaitman
Maria Ignez Corrêa da Costa Barbosa
Pedro Aranha Corrêa do Lago
Pedro Paulo de Sena Madureira
Roberto Muylaert
Rubens José Mattos Cunha Lima
Members
Adrienne Senna Jobim
Alberto Emmanuel Whitaker
Alfredo Egydio Setubal
Ana Helena Godoy Pereira de Almeida Pires
Angelo Andrea Matarazzo
Beatriz Yunes Guarita
Camila Appel
Carlos Alberto Frederico
Carlos Augusto Calil
Carlos Jereissati
Célia Kochen Parnes
Claudio Thomaz Lobo Sonder
Daniela Montingelli Villela
Eduardo Saron
Fábio Magalhães
Felippe Crescenti
Flavia Buarque de Almeida
Flávia Cipovicci Berenguer
Flavia Regina de Souza Oliveira
Flávio Moura
Francisco Alambert
Heitor Martins
Isay Weinfeld
Jeane Mike Tsutsui
Joaquim de Arruda Falcão Neto
José Olympio da Veiga Pereira
Kelly de Amorim
Ligia Fonseca Ferreira
Lucio Gomes Machado
Luis Terepins
Luiz Galina
Maguy Etlin (on leave)
Manoela Queiroz Bacelar
Marcelo Mattos Araujo
Mariana Teixeira de Carvalho
Miguel Setas
Miguel Wady Chaia
Neide Helena de Moraes
Nina da Hora
Octavio de Barros
Rodrigo Bresser Pereira
Rosiane Pecora
Susana Leirner Steinbruch
Tito Enrique da Silva Neto
Audit board
Edna Sousa de Holanda
Flávio Moura
Octavio Manoel Rodrigues de Barros
Board of Directors
Andrea Pinheiro · president
Maguy Etlin · first vice-president
Luiz Lara · second vice-president
Ana Paula Martinez
Francisco Pinheiro Guimarães
Maria Rita Drummond
Ricardo Diniz
Roberto Otero
Solange Sobral
Support and advisory bodies
Nominating Committee
Primary duty: organize the election process (including the establishment of assessment criteria and nomination of candidates) for members of the Executive Board and its committees, Audit Committe and Board of Directors.
Members from the Executive Board
Ana Helena Godoy Pires
Eduardo Saron
Elizabeth Machado
Fabio Magalhães
Daniela Montingelli Villela
International Committee
Primary duties: promote the international visibility of the Bienal; support the organization of international activities and events; assist in fundraising abroad; nominate candidates for the International Advisory Board.
Members from the Executive Board
Beno Suchodolski
Maguy Etlin
Neide Helena de Moraes
Pedro Aranha Corrêa do Lago
Natural members
Ana Helena Godoy Pires
Andrea Pinheiro
Eduardo Saron
Fundraising Committee
Primary duty: support the Board of Directors in the evaluation of options for funding and in the development and drafting of the funding plan.
Members from the Executive Board
Rodrigo Bresser · coordinator
Camila Appel
Flávia Cipovicci Berenguer
Kelly de Amorim
Manoela Queiroz Bacelar
Rosiane Pecora
Tito Enrique da Silva Neto
Members from the Board of Directors
Andrea Pinheiro
Luiz Lara
Ricardo Diniz
International Advisory Board
Primary duties: contribute to the international visibility and integration of the Bienal, including the strengthening of ties between the Bienal and other similar institutions abroad; suggest new fronts for action, projects and activities; support fundraising abroad.
Members of the International Advisory Board
Frances Reynolds · president
Ana Helena Godoy Pereira de Almeida Pires · vice president
Andrea de Botton Dreesmann & Quinten Dreesmann
Barbara Sobel
Caterina Stewart
Catherine Petitgas
Flávia Abubakir & Frank Abubakir
Laurie Ziegler
Mélanie Berghmans
Miwa Taguchi-Sugiyama
Pamela J. Joyner
Paula Macedo Weiss & Daniel Weiss
Sandra Hegedüs
Vanessa Tubino
Governance and Ethics Committee
Primary duties: propose and monitor improvements in the main dimensions of governance for the Bienal, including its By-laws, Internal Rules, Election Regulations and Code of Conduct, as well as processes of the Executive Board and Board of Directors; ensure the appropriate implementation of the Code of Conduct; evaluate conflicts of interest in the founding bodies and committees of the Bienal.
Members from the Executive Board
Alberto Whitaker · coordinator
Daniela Montingelli Villela
Ligia Fonseca Ferreira
Manoela Queiroz Bacelar
Octavio Manoel Rodrigues de Barros
Susana Leirner Steinbruch
Members from the Board of Directors
Ana Paula Martinez
Francisco J. Pinheiro Guimarães
Natural members
Eduardo Saron
- Management Reports
- Institutional Documents
- Financial Statements
- Government Certification
- Government Partnerships
- Diversity and Inclusion
Fundação Bienal publishes reports on the activities carried out in each biennium, including exhibitions held, our work with national and international partners, institutional initiatives and the impact of our activities on the public.
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Bylaws