Fundação de Arte de Ouro - FAOP: desafios de gestão e a descentralização

The purpose of this article is to bring an organizational analysis of the Ouro Preto Art Foundation – FAOP, in the context of cultural management. The paper highlights the need to balance the comprehension of cultural specificities with the application of up-to-date management practices, seeking to promote the economic sustainability of the activities. The article emphasizes the need to adopt innovative strategies in the management of cultural organizations, with an overlook at the FAOP, a public management institution in the cultural sector. When exploring the Foundation's trajectory, we address the challenges faced by the institution, its adaptation to cultural changes, the search for new financial partnerships, as well as notes on the challenges and critical points of management processes. The article contributes to practice by discussing managerial practices that might contribute to the instituition and its development, providing greater efficiency for a cultural management organization.