Campuses : spaces for dialogue and experimentation

  • Professional meeting

With the A+U+C and TRAS networks

Far from being solely places of academic transmission, higher education institutions are vibrant laboratories of citizenship where critical thinking is forged. Between freedom and engagement, they offer everyone the opportunity to speak out, question the world and build collective responses.

Les campus, territoires de dialogues et d'expérimentations © Studio Arp is Arp (Dimitri Charrel)

Presentation

Artistic and cultural practices play a key role in this context: they open up spaces for experimentation, free expression, encourage a diversity of voices, and foster the emergence of new artistic forms. The work of cultural services, student, scientific and pedagogical initiatives, and the presence of a wide range of artists and contributors help to broaden perspectives.

New alliances and spaces of collaboration are emerging between campuses and local stakeholders, bringing together artists, scientists, students and citizens. These initiatives also give rise to hybrid forms at the intersection of performing arts, visual arts, public space interventions and works engaging with the living world.

Through these practices, social bonds are also strengthened. By bringing together diverse audiences, fostering dialogue and debate, and providing a platform for singular and sometimes marginalized voices, artistic and cultural engagement on campuses—and its connection to the city—contributes to the creation of an inclusive and plural community.

This day will offer a genuine opportunity for dialogue with a range of contributors and a chance to discover three creations from the emerging university-based artistic scene.

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Distribution

A day of discussion proposed by the national networks A+U+C (Art + University + Culture) and TRAS (Transversale des Réseaux Arts Sciences), in partnership with Avignon Université, the Festival d’Avignon and the Villa Créative.

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