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Fondation Sommer is a foundation under Luxembourg law. It was created in 2016 with the aim of strengthening the empowerment of children and young people through arts and culture in Luxembourg. In this context, Fondation Sommer annually supports several participatory projects, working with arts and culture as tools for emancipation and involving children/youth and their families and communities.
Calls for projects
By means of three calls for theme-oriented projects, the Sommer Foundation aims to support several participatory projects that will use culture and the arts as tools for free self-expression, and that will translate its goal of empowering people into concrete activities involving children and young people, thereby having a positive impact on our society.
The next deadlines for sending the applications are:
18 May 2021
16 September 2021
02 December 2021
Call1 for projects for artists and cultural structures for the development of educational activities as part of a creative art project
This call is specifically geared towards artists and cultural organisations that wish to carry out cultural outreach activities aimed at young audiences. The projects must introduce children and young people to the key issues and themes in the artistic and cultural worlds through an exploration of a specific work of art.
Call2 for projects for cultural and educational structures for the execution of a joint project
This call aims to encourage cultural and educational organisations to collaborate on a common project (to be submitted jointly). The project’s goal is to stimulate the minds of children and youngsters and make them more inquisitive by enabling them to discover artistic work and express themselves through the arts.
Call3 for projects oriented towards cultural initiatives that encourage intercultural exchanges in Luxembourg
This call encourages cultural initiatives that work for mutual understanding and dialogue among the various communities in Luxembourg. It is specifically geared towards projects (submitted jointly) that involve a tie-up between a Luxembourgish organisation and an organisation representing one or more international communities present in Luxembourg; these organisations must collaborate to develop a project that builds bridges across different cultures.
Projects supported
Through the projects that it supports, the Sommer Foundation aims to stimulate the minds of children and youngsters and make them more inquisitive so that they can participate in our society through the medium of culture and the arts. It encourages the creation of new forms of cooperation between partners from different communities and with different viewpoints, so that the people and cultures in Luxembourg may understand each other better.
© Institut Pierre Werner TEEN POETRY SLAM "LAUTSPRECHER"
2021
Giving young people a voice was the aim of the LAUTSPRECHER project of the Institut Pierre Werner.
In eight poetry slam workshops at the Lënster International School, the Sportlycée and the European School I, young people aged 14 to 18 were challenged to lyrically deal with the theme of freedom in the Corona era. Professional slam poets Bas Böttcher and Florian Cieslik guided them in writing and performing the texts.
The project also includes a training course for all interested teachers on the subject of poetry slam, certified by the Institut de formation et de l’éducation Nationale du Luxembourg.
© Kultrun asbl DEI 6. KLASS OP DER BÜHN
2021
Through this project, Kultrun asbl, in cooperation with the Waldorf School in Luxembourg City, aims to create a new space in the school context for the development of the artistic and social skills of the students. Through a regular drama class, children in the 6th grade can experience different ways of artistic expression: through speech, music, choreography and photography. In this way, they have the opportunity to work together to achieve a common goal, which will allow them to discover and value themselves as individuals and as a creative community.
© Mudam Luxembourg MUDAM STUDENT REPORTERS
2021
Mudam hosted the exhibition “More Sweetly Play the Dance” by South African artist William Kentridge between 13 February and 6 June 2021. This exhibition has the particularity of being part of the red bridge project, a cultural project uniting the Grand Théâtre de Luxembourg, the Philharmonie and the Mudam. William Kentridge, a multi-disciplinary artist with a mastery of the plastic and performing arts, is therefore halfway between the disciplines promoted by the three Luxembourg cultural institutions. Throughout the exhibition, the BTS Media Writing class from the Lycée Classique de Diekirch and the 1ère Section Image class from the Lycée des Arts et Métiers were the new reporters for Mudam! In the form of a photographic report and a written report, the students revealed the secrets behind the scenes of the exhibition. Following the artist and the Mudam team throughout the exhibition project ( installation and associated programme), the Mudam Student Reporters took an original and personal look at the exhibition.
© Lycée des Arts et Métiers THINK AHEAD
2021
For the 125th anniversary of the school, the Lycée des Arts et Métiers decided to present itself in a new form. Apart from the more conventional events that punctuate such festivities, the school opted for an exhibition/installation directed by the artist Edmond Oliveira, which questions the place of the school in our societies.
The Think ahead exhibition is based on the concept of participation of all pupils and students of the school. “We put our students at the centre of the project by soliciting their skills, their know-how. But not exclusively academic, we want to give them a space to present themselves! We want them to understand that this is their school, their training and that this school works for and with them.”
© Yves Maurer MEGA BEIS! NUR WUT!
2021
Anger is a very familiar and generally negative feeling. Children are conditioned not to express their anger publicly, to contain it. As they grow older, they are more likely to hide it. However, anger is not an irrational emotion and should be taken seriously and expressed in a positive way. This is what Kopla Bunz wanted to achieve through its piece “Mega béis! Nur Wut!” for children from 6 years old.
© Douri asbl MY VOICE IS MY POWER
2021
MY VOICE IS MY POWER is a choral project organised by Douri non-profit organisation. This project aims to bring together young people from different cultures and languages. In spite of their differences, they are encouraged to communicate. Their common language is music.
Through music, the young people have been introduced to each other’s culture. They identified what they have in common and work to accept diversity. The group was made up of young people from immigrant and local backgrounds. In addition to working on voice, repertoire and choral singing, the group has strengthened its cohesion and acceptance of diversity. The workshops were led by Maestro Shafi Badreddin.
© Bohumil Kostohryz VOYAGEURS IMMOBILES
2021
Through their project “Voyageurs immobiles”, the Compagnie Artezia questions the components of travel through contemporary dance. Curiosity, openness to the world, acceptance of difference but also imagination and experimentation. In order to nourish its creation and to share its knowledge, the company has carried out some of its creative work in the school environment.
A short film “Trip, a choreographic creation” recounting the artists’ residency in the school was made by the students of the cinema-audiovisual option and also presented at the “Cinécourts en Herbe” festival.
TEMPLE – THE ART’N BE PART PROJECT
2021
For the first time, the CAPE – Centre des Arts Pluriels d’Ettelbruck is launching a major artistic and participatory project aimed at young people aged between 12 and 20, who live, go to school or attend one of the extracurricular structures located in the Nordstad and the northern region of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg.
This educational project, entitled “TEMPLE – THE ART’N BE PART PROJECT”, will pursue broader societal objectives: to contribute to the empowerment of young people and the development of their capacity for reflection and judgement, to offer them attractive opportunities to discover, practice and learn, and in general to play an active role in supporting their personal and collective development, and thus to promote a harmonious life course within our society.
