As an instrument of social cohesion and development, culture has become a transversal domain in local policy. Artistic and cultural commissions in local areas, in offering an opportunity to involve local community groups, invite us to rethink the relationship between civil society, artists and public and private players.

The professional training course “Reclaiming Art / Reshaping Democracy” inspired by the New Ptrons programme, aims to rethink the links between art and society, around questions such as: how to delegate a public responsibility to citizens? How to enable local communities to define cultural projects? How can we reinvent a new form of relationship between society and artists while respecting cultural rights and cultural democracy? How to rethink cultural economic models within the framework of social economy?

This course is aimed at: people with a degree or with at least three years' professional experience in the area of culture, particularly within the contemporary arts: visual art, music, dance, theatre, architecture, design, etc. It is also aimed at local government officials involved in the field of culture, management of cultural projects, urban policy, regional planning, etc., who wish to reinforce their professional skills.

This University Diploma is connected to the Master of Arts of the University of Lille and linked to the Centre d'Etude des Arts Contemporains laboratory and the Fondation de France.

Duration of the course: 4 sessions of 3 days each spread over 6 months, for a total of 88 hours of training.

Cost: 2000 € + travel and accommodation expenses

Recruitment procedure: Letter of motivation and curriculum vitae by e-mail to the Direction of the Department of Arts, University of Lille before 30 November 2021: samira.sadi@univ-lille.fr