The Major Issues of Empowering Children and Young People through Arts and Culture
For its third professional meeting, the Sommer Foundation, currently in a phase of growth, is offering a day of discussions organized around two key highlights.
In the morning, we invite you to join us for a discussion on the observations the Foundation has made regarding cultural and artistic projects offered to children and young people through the initiatives it supports.
Aware of the challenges that project leaders have faced, the Sommer Foundation regularly questions and adjusts, when necessary, its way of working. In the participatory cultural projects for children and young people that it supports, it has identified the following issues:
- The gap between the volume of cultural educational offerings and the availability of young audiences within formal and non-formal educational institutions or cultural settings.
- The proliferation of artistic projects targeting vulnerable audiences that take place without coordination of practices or sharing of results.
This observation of a heterogeneous and dispersed development of participatory artistic activities for young audiences raises questions about the responsibility of a Foundation that funds projects. Indeed, it is our duty to design financial support that makes sense within the ecosystem in which we operate, at the intersection of culture, education, and social issues, and that, in all cases, does not encourage an exponential production of initiatives.
In the morning, we will: 1) review the findings, lessons, and insights gained from our experience with the annual calls for projects; 2) present our reflections on how we might act to have a more lasting impact; and 3) present the results and possible improvements for expanding the program of artist residencies in schools, which aims to address the previously mentioned challenges in arts and cultural education.
On this last point, we will hear testimonials from various stakeholders involved in the program.
In the afternoon, we are offering for the first time discussions in the form of workshops for those who want to share their experiences and contribute to the search for collective solutions. Drawing on its experiences, questions, and initial proposals, the Sommer Foundation aims to go further by listening to and reflecting with field actors. It is under this sole condition that it envisions its actions for a sustainable and structuring impact.
The theme chosen for the workshops is: “Projects for Young People: How to Design a Relevant, Impactful, Ecological, and Sustainable Cultural and Artistic Action?”
45 places are available.
We will discuss, in particular, the following three axes:
- Group 1: Access and Engagement Methods for Target Audiences
- Group 2: Role and Challenges of Artists and Cultural Mediators in Educational or Social Settings
- Group 3: Structural Impact and Sustainability of Projects
The day is aimed at different audiences, as diverse perspectives are what enable progress.
You are artists, professionals in formal or non-formal education, culture, the social sector, or members of intercultural non-profit organizations; you are welcome to this day of sharing experiences, reflection, and solution-seeking.
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Important information
Wednesday, November 27, 2024, from 10 AM to 4:30 PM.
Vauban, Ecole et Lycée Français de Luxembourg | 1-3, rue Albert Einstein, L-1484 Luxembourg, Room “Confluences” (Event Centre Entrance)
In French
Access
Parking is available at the P+R Stade de Luxembourg, with the option to take the T1 tram towards Kirchberg/Luxexpo up to Lycée Vauban.
Registration
Please register for the morning session, lunch, and/or the workshops using the form at the bottom page. The spots for the three workshops are limited to 45 participants.
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PROGRAMME
9h30 – Accueil café
10h – Mots de bienvenue
- Madame Marguerite Poupart-Lafarge, Proviseure de Vauban, Ecole et Lycée Français de Luxembourg
- Madame Laura Graser, Présidente de la Fondation Sommer
10h10 – Introduction par Madame Sandrine Guivarch, Directrice de la Fondation Sommer
Séance 1 : Veronika Meindl, Coordinatrice de projets de la Fondation Sommer
La Fondation Sommer : un observatoire de projets participatifs pour les enfants et les jeunes. Enseignements et perspectives
Discussion avec la salle
Séance 2 : Sandrine Guivarch, Directrice de la Fondation Sommer
Réflexions sur la durabilité des projets
Séance 3 : Sandrine Guivarch et Jesabel Mobley, Assistante de projets de la Fondation Sommer
Les Résidences d’Artistes en Milieu Scolaire (RAMS) : un dispositif d’EAC homologué par les Ministères de l’Education et de la Culture. Concept, témoignages, évaluation et pistes d’amélioration
Cette séance comprend :
- Le témoignages d’élèves
- La présentation des résultats de l’évaluation et des recommandations pour la généralisation du dispositif RAMS par Madame Garence Gras – Département Recherche du SCRIPT
- Le témoignage d’artistes (Sissy Mondloch, Sandra Beck, Dan Tanson)
Discussion avec la salle
12h15 à 13h30 – Pause déjeuner
13h30 – Accueil café
14h à 16h – Ateliers sur le thème “Projets pour les jeunes : comment concevoir une action culturelle et artistique pertinente, impactante, pérenne et écologique ?” Les ateliers sont accessible pour les personnes inscrites au préalable.
Introduction par Madame Céline Schall, Chercheuse en sciences de la culture, Université du Luxembourg.
- Groupe 1 : Définition des publics cibles et enjeux pour les atteindre (Atelier animé par Madame Céline Schall)
- Groupe 2 : Rôle et défis des artistes et médiateurs culturels en milieu éducatif ou social (Atelier animé par Monsieur Romain Ravenel, comédien, metteur en scène, formateur théâtre)
- Groupe 3 : Impact structurel et durabilité des projets (Atelier animé par Madame Madame Manon Eicher, directrice du Plomm Kannermusée)
16h – Conclusions des ateliers et de la journée
16h30 – Fin
