South-East region
“Families homes artistic and cultural festival””
Launched in 2023, the home families artistic and cultural festival is a traveling event devised by 150 families housed in 6 of the 23 similar facilities co-founded by Apprentis d’Auteuil throughout France. Its first edition, marked by 4 performances in the South-East of France, was a resounding success!
Project supported by the Fondation Foujita.
Families homes, parenting support centers
Families homes are places where families, professionals and volunteers can share, exchange and meet. Designed as real homes (kitchen, living room, garden, playroom, etc.), these living spaces help to create or reactivate a circle of sociability (breaking parental isolation, social ties between families, fostering social integration), remobilize parents (seeking training, employment, administrative procedures, speaking out, self-esteem, confidence) and enrich educational practices (workshops on managing authority, child nutrition, creating links through play, etc.). In short, they enable parents to break out of their isolation, alleviate their fragility and regain confidence in their educational abilities through solidarity and the sharing of parental experiences.
« Ce festival est une aventure collective, au niveau de chaque maison mais aussi au niveau régional. On l’a construit ensemble à 6 maisons. On est parti dans ce projet sur le rêve d’un festival culturel itinérant dans le Sud-Est ! On ne savait pas où cela allait nous mener : qu’on soit parent, enfant ou membre de l’équipe. Mais on est tous monté dans le bateau, on avait confiance dans l’équipage et on savait qu’on allait se soutenir… Ensemble on va plus loin ! »
Arts and culture, a path to emancipation and a means of strengthening the parent/child bond
In the families homes, creating pride is an essential lever for moving forward, and a major challenge in enabling parents to regain the power to act in their lives and in their children’s education. Children gain access to culture and the arts at school, but more often than not through their parents. And it’s important for parents to be able to share these artistic experiences, which are a source of emotion and achievement, with their children, and to see the pride in their eyes.
For several months, during shared times at each families homes, parents, accompanied by professional artists, were introduced to different practices:
- choral singing
- writing stories, poems…
- dance
- theater
- percussions instruments
And to achieve this very ambitious result, they had to reconcile repetition with the management of daily life – being on time for appointments, organizing themselves with the children, making a long-term commitment… – requirements that are hard to meet when you’re in a precarious situation, but which were met with flying colors!
To nourish their creations, the participants drew inspiration from their history, their culture, their lives and their intimacy. They gave of themselves and tackled issues they may face on a daily basis, such as precariousness, access to rights and exclusion. This great adventure enabled all 150 participants to have fun, pass on their knowledge, learn, discover, create, work on self-confidence and trust in others, and speak out. It ended on a high note, with 4 performances in a variety of venues ranging from the House of youth and culture of Chambéry to the Musée des Confluences in Lyon, La Belle électrique in Grenoble and the Pierre Barbizet Regional Conservatory Orchard in Marseille.
Through its various workshops, this project offers participants a serene space for self-expression, strengthening their self-esteem and confidence in themselves and in others, as well as a space for well-being and the forging of strong bonds! More than just entertainment, it illustrates how essential art is as a lever for emancipation, as it helps empower participants, foster their creativity, encourage their inclusion and instill pride. To find out more and watch a video of the event, click here!
