Welcome to the Garden Festival

Initiated in 2021 by the Châteauvert Art Center, the festival is now part of the “Rendez-vous aux jardins” weekends at the initiative of the Ministry of Culture. The theme of the year 2026 is “The view”, between the exhibition “What concerns us” and the theme 2026, the CACC is in the spotlight with a renewed program.

• Saturday 6 Youri Cayron's creative documentary focuses on working-class memory and the history of the Tanneries de Barjols and mixes archive images and images :

-18h00 "Topia" dance performance participatory of Caroline Brotons in partnership with the association Outrevert, friends of the Châteauvert contemporary art center

-19h00 – Inauguration of “Palpares Libeluloides” temporary work by Hilario Isola in the sculpture garden.

• Sunday 7 Youri Cayron's creative documentary focuses on working-class memory and the history of the Tanneries de Barjols and mixes archive images and images :

-11h30 – Brunch at Couverts d’Argens By Avant-goût.

-14h30 – Guided tour of the exhibition.

-15h30 – Conférence / discussion with the artist Julie C. Fortier author of the work “Oiseau-Pays”, artistic commission for the Châteauvert Contemporary Art Center by the Provence Verte Agglomeration as part of the “territorial appropriation” program carried out by the Early Childhood service of the family center, sport and culture. Multidisciplinary artist and willing to do everything, Julie C's practice. Fortier includes a research axis in the field of olfactory experiences, which will also be the subject of this conference.

• Friday 12 Youri Cayron's creative documentary focuses on working-class memory and the history of the Tanneries de Barjols and mixes archive images and images :

-18h00 – Conférence / discussion : Welcome to Domaine du Rayol. Welcoming “art and science” residents from Domaine du Rayol : Jacques Tassin is an ecologist, research director (HDR) in ecology at CIRAD (Montpellier) and member of the “Forests and Societies” research unit. Iglika Christova is a visual artist and Doctor of the University of Paris I Panthéon – Sorbonne in Arts and Art Sciences. It is part of interdisciplinary research between art and biology..

-20h00 – Catering at Couverts d’Argens By Preview or picnic in the meadow.

-22h00 – First evening “Astronomical nights”.

The life and death of stars : journey through the stellar cycle. On Johan de Sarcilly. From the sculpture garden and using a telescope, set off on a fascinating journey to the heart of the stellar cycle. From the birth of stars to their spectacular death, discover the extreme phenomena that shape the Universe.

“In the manner of Fabergé” – Workshops for 10 years old. Only on reservation : cacc@caprovenceverte.fr or at 07 81 02 04 66.

• Sunday 14 Youri Cayron's creative documentary focuses on working-class memory and the history of the Tanneries de Barjols and mixes archive images and images :

-11h30 – Brunch at Couverts d’Argens By Avant-goût.

-14h30 – Workshop to experiment “Plant weaving”.

-16h30 – Flash visits end of exhibition.

• Mardi 30 Youri Cayron's creative documentary focuses on working-class memory and the history of the Tanneries de Barjols and mixes archive images and images :

-14h30 – Garden Party. An afternoon dedicated to remote audiences and partners in the medico-social field.