The art centre develops projects in collaboration with artists (residences, workshops, etc.) and educational, social and cultural partners in the region. Whether it is within the framework of a school’s artistic and cultural education program (like program such as PACTE, EPI, EAC, PIE or others) or in more specific contexts, the art center team designs original projects in collaboration with local actors in order to encourage dialogue, experimentation and the discovery of the visual arts.
Projects
The art centre sets up artists’ residencies in secondary schools, as well as long term partnerships with educational structures. Each project is born of close dialogue with the people involved, encouraging both artists and partners to explore new practices and generate artistic forms and encounters that are sometimes unexpected.
“Tu vois j’veux dire (part II)”, CREAC (Regional Convention for Artistic and Cultural Education) (2024-2027) – with students from the Lycée Adolphe Chérioux (Vitry-sur-Seine, 94), Lycée Marianne (Villeneuve-le-Roi, 94) and Lycée Guillaumin (Orly, 94) in partnership with the Centre d’art contemporain d’Ivry – le Crédac (Ivry-sur-Seine, 94) and la Briqueterie – Centre de développement chorégraphique national du Val-de-Marne (Vitry-sur-Seine, 94), with the support of the Région Île-de-France and Pass Culture.
“Copy/Past”, Manon Michèle (2024-2025) – with the students of Thomas Mann middle school (75013), as part of the Art Pour Grandir residencies of the City of Paris
“Tu vois j’veux dire”, Artistic and Cultural Education project (2023-2024) – with students from the Lycée Adolphe Chérioux (Vitry-sur-Seine, 94), in partnership with the Centre d’art contemporain d’Ivry – le Crédac (Ivry-sur-Seine, 94) and la Briqueterie – Centre de développement chorégraphique national du Val-de-Marne (Vitry-sur-Seine, 94), with the support of the Région Île-de-France and Pass Culture.
Projet Artistique et Culturel en Territoire Éducatif (PACTE) (2023-2024) – with students from the Lycée Marie de Laurencin (Mennecy, 91), with the support of the DAAC Versailles and the Pass Culture.
“#followmeplease”, Gwendal Coulon (2023-2024) – with the students of Évariste Galois middle school (75013), as part of the Art Pour Grandir residencies of the City of Paris
“PIE – Découvrir un centre d’art francilien” (2022-2024) – with students from the Lycée Jean Macé (Vitry-sur-Seine, 94), with the support of the DAAC Créteil and the Pass Culture.
“Les cris”, Anna Holveck (2022-2023) – with the students of Évariste Galois middle school (75013), as part of the Art Pour Grandir residencies of the City of Paris.
“là où le temps long se camoufle” (where the slow passage of time hides), Sophie Rogg (2022) – with the the children’s activity centre at the École des Grands Moulins (75013).
“Pareidolia: reading the invisible”, Simon Ripoll-Hurier (2021) – with students at the Thomas Mann residential middle school (75013), as part of the Art Pour Grandir residencies of the City of Paris.
Work session during Anna Holveck’s residency with students from the collège
Évariste Galois (Paris, 13th arrondissement), Paris, Bétonsalon – Centre for Art and Research, 2023.
Work session during Anna Holveck’s residency with students from the collège
Évariste Galois (Paris, 13th arrondissement), Paris, Bétonsalon – Centre for Art and Research, 2023.
Other projects
Bétonsalon develops original and original artistic projects, with the aim of making art accessible to as many people as possible. Working with local cultural institutions, social organisations and associations, we seek to experiment with new ways of expressing ourselves alongside artists and audiences, with the aim of creating new forms of dialogue and sharing.
“And you, how would you do it?”(2024-2025) – with patients from the mental health charity Les Ailes Déployées (Paris, 12th arrondissement).
“KEEPYOURSPIRITUP“ (2024) – with patients from the mental health charity Les Ailes Déployées (Paris, 12th arrondissement).
“Langue de contact et superstrat (Contact Language and Superstrata)”, Anne Le Troter (2022) – with students from the CASNAV school center of the Paris-Ivry EMMAÜS Solidarity emergency accommodation center for migrant families in Ivry-sur-Seine, with the support of the Drac Ile-de-France.
“Ghostmarkets”, Jules Ramage (2022) – with the inmates of the Maison centrale de Poissy
“la facultad”, Catalina Insignares and Myriam Lefkowitz (2021-2022) – with the socio-cultural team of the Paris-Ivry EMMAÜS Solidarity emergency shelter for migrant families in Ivry-sur-Seine, with the support of the Direction régionale des affaires culturelles d’Ile-de-France – Ministère de la culture.
“HYPHEN #2”, Jules Ramages (2021-2022) – with the inmates of the Fleury-Mérogis women’s prison.
Meet us to discuss
Bétonsalon welcomes partnership proposals from associations (cultural, socio-cultural, social, etc.), higher education establishments, leisure centres, companies, etc. If you have any queries or would like to propose a partnership, please do not hesitate to contact us:
Elena Lespes Muñoz – Head of Public Outreach
Camille Bouron – Mediation and public outreach growth officer
View of a workshop as part of “#followmoistp”, Gwendal Coulon’s residency at Evariste Galois secondary school (Paris, 13th arrondissement), Bétonsalon – Centre for Art and Research, Paris, 2024. Photo: Elena Lespes Muñoz.
Workshop with Valéria Giuga as part of the artistic and cultural education project “Tu vois je veux dire”, in collaboration with the Ivry’s Contemporary Art Center – Le Crédac, la Briqueterie CDCN of Val-de-Marne and Bétonsalon – Center for art & research, Action financed by the Région Île-de-France, 2024. Photo: Elena Lespes Muñoz.
Performance by Université Paris Cité students at the end of a workshop with the artist Cléin Jiang, as part of the exhibition “Un·Tuning Together. Practicing listening with Pauline Oliveros”, Bétonsalon – Centre for Art and Research, Paris, 2023. In collaboration with the Culture Department of Université Paris Cité. Photo: Elena Lespes Muñoz.
View of a workshop as part of “#followmoistp”, Gwendal Coulon’s residency at Evariste Galois secondary school (Paris, 13th arrondissement), Bétonsalon – Centre for Art and Research, Paris, 2024. Photo: Elena Lespes Muñoz.
Workshop with Valéria Giuga as part of the artistic and cultural education project “Tu vois je veux dire”, in collaboration with the Ivry’s Contemporary Art Center – Le Crédac, la Briqueterie CDCN of Val-de-Marne and Bétonsalon – Center for art & research, Action financed by the Région Île-de-France, 2024. Photo: Elena Lespes Muñoz.
Performance by Université Paris Cité students at the end of a workshop with the artist Cléin Jiang, as part of the exhibition “Un·Tuning Together. Practicing listening with Pauline Oliveros”, Bétonsalon – Centre for Art and Research, Paris, 2023. In collaboration with the Culture Department of Université Paris Cité. Photo: Elena Lespes Muñoz.
