Stories of great artists
Around large-scale installations: space as modelling material
Come and share with us the ‘Petites histoires de grandes artistes’, animated videos presented by director Sophie Caron. Then extend your discovery of women artists and their practices with a workshop prepared by a mediator from Les Abattoirs. On Saturday 28 June, discover the work of Yayoi Kusama, Louise Bourgeois and Kara Walker around the installation: space as modelling material.
‘Petites histoires de grandes artistes’ is an original project of fun and educational animated videos, aimed at children aged 7 and over as well as older children.
The aim of each episode? To enable viewers to discover in just a few minutes the life and work of a woman artist from the 19th or 20th century. Each story highlights the originality of the artist's approach, her importance within an artistic movement, some of the key biographical events, and the difficulties the artist may have encountered in practising her art.
Sophie Caron has been writing, producing and editing programmes for young people for many years. These include interactive programmes for Random Housse Kids in New York, for Montparnasse Multimedia on the Musée d'Orsay and the Louvre, and books for Nathan jeunesse. Since 2020 she has been writing and directing the series Petites Histoires de Grandes Artistes for AWARE.
The workshop is presented in partnership with AWARE: Archives of Women Artists, Research & Exhibitions, an association that works to give visibility to women artists from the 18th century to the present day, in all media and all countries.
For further information: https://awarewomenartists.com/
The workshop is open to children with accompanying adults, maximum 15 people.
Duration: 1h30
Price: 8 euros per participant
Bookings by email: accueil@lesabattoirs.org