The Fildas Art Foundation was established in 1996 out of Mrs. Anca Vlad’s love for art and her genuine desire to support artists – those who, through their creations, make the world more beautiful and meaningful. For nearly three decades, the Fildas Art Foundation has been a constant supporter of Romanian visual arts and, with the same passion, has promoted film, theatre, music, and literature.
Fildas Art is the producer of the documentary “The Gift of Wings”, dedicated to sculptor Pavel Bucur and the impressive story of his monument “The Winged”, the tallest non-figurative artwork in Europe. The documentary has received prestigious international awards, including Best Feature Documentary at the Venice Film Awards (Italy), Best Feature Film at The Monthly Film Festival (United Kingdom), and the Impact DOCS Award (USA).
Through the “Catena for Art” program, the Foundation continues to offer meaningful support to the artistic community by organizing exhibitions, events, and cultural projects that bring art closer to the public. Over the years, Fildas Art has supported outstanding Romanian artists and remarkable film productions, such as “Metronom”, winner of the Best Director Award in the Un Certain Regard section at the Cannes Film Festival 2022.
The Fildas-Catena Group’s involvement in “Timișoara – European Capital of Culture 2023” was yet another expression of this enduring passion for beauty. As a main sponsor, Fildas-Catena supported numerous concerts, painting and sculpture exhibitions, and other cultural events that turned Timișoara into a true cultural landmark of 2023.
From the same desire to create a meeting place between art and people, Vila Catena was born — a uniquely beautiful exhibition space opened in 2025 in a carefully restored historic building on Radu Calomfirescu Street in Bucharest. Vila Catena features two pavilions: one dedicated to modern art (the Museum Pavilion) and one to contemporary art (the Contemporary Pavilion), creating a natural dialogue between past and present, between classic and modern.
The inaugural exhibition, “Cats Are Taking Over”, opened the doors of this new cultural space in a playful yet profound manner. For several months, cats “took over” Vila Catena through dozens of paintings, sculptures, ceramics, and installations by Romanian and international artists — a visual celebration of femininity, independence, and grace.
Currently, Vila Catena hosts two complementary exhibitions: “Nicolae Grigorescu – AT HOME”, a selection of works from the AVARTE Collection that brings to light the intimate and poetic universe of the great Romanian painter, and “HOME”, a contemporary art exhibition exploring themes of personal space, memory, and inner comfort. The two exhibitions reflect one another like a mirror — one reminding us of our roots, the other of art’s ever-evolving journey toward new forms of expression.
Through Fildas Art, Catena for Art, and Vila Catena, Mrs. Anca Vlad and her team have created a true cultural ecosystem: a space where art breathes freely, and where people can discover emotion, joy, and the quiet harmony that only authentic beauty can offer.