Name of the place / building: City center of Roche La Molière
Short description of the building/place:
During the summer of 2021, the volunteer artists of ROCHE LA MOLIERE (France) from the association SAFIR joined the RESCUE project coordinated by COMPAGNIE 3,42 from ST ETIENNE (France). The aim of the common project was to integrate young artists from the Saint-Etienne area, as well as young people with social and professional difficulties.
In the fall of 2022, students were studying and working on their Fresco artwork in the TAEPE class organised by the René Cassin high school in Rive de Gier. (Fresco is a mural painting technique that involves painting with water-based paint directly onto wet plaster so that the paint becomes an integral part of the plaster.)
On November 24, 2022, the students accompanied by Mr. Rabilloud, their teacher of Applied Arts, presented their concept of the artwork and visited the festival.
This “artistic tour” allowed the students to better understand the different issues around this type of contemporary art and to make the link with the artwork studied in class.
Next step: the realization of a fresco in the walls of the Lycée…
Event number: 1
Event name: Opening event of the House of Artists ZONE 51
Event date: Tuesday 17th of march 2022
Event description:
The opening event of the House of Artists ZONE 51 has been inaugurated by Mr. Eric Berlivet, mayor of Roche La Molière and his deputies together with Fernando DaVila, the founder of the SAFIR festival. The event attracted many artists and young people from the area.
Event number: 2
Event name: SAFIR Festival 2022 with cooperation of Compagnie 3,42
Event date: From May 1st, 2022
Event description: SAFIR Festival within the framework of the European project RESCUE, in partnership with the COMPAGNIE 3,42, welcomed professional artists, young artists from ZONE 51, along with youth and those with difficulties from the area of High School Cassin of Rive de Gier.
