The Villa Ocampo Project is operated in accordance with an Agreement signed among the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), the Government of Argentina, the Fundación Sur, the Asociación por Villa Ocampo, and the Fundación Victoria Ocampo. The Agreement was signed in the year 2000 at the UNESCO headquarters in Paris.


The Administrative Council is entrusted with determining the general direction and use of the Villa Ocampo. Its members are Marcio Barbosa, UNESCO´s Deputy Director General; Dr. José María Paolantonio, Argentina´s Undersecretary of Culture, to represent the Government of Argentina; Dr. Javier Negri, to represent the Fundación Sur; María Esther Vázquez, to represent the Association for Villa Ocampo; Luis Parenti, to represent the Fundación Victoria Ocampo.


The Executive Director is responsible for the administration of the Villa Ocampo. The office is held by Dr. Nicolás Helft, elected through a competition in 2003.


UNESCO is the proprietor of the Villa Ocampo and provides technical assistance, as well as administrative and financial support through its regional office in Montevideo, Uruguay.