PALM, a specialist in on-site artistic interventions, offers rural communities tailored support to create monumental murals, sculptures, art trails, and playgrounds , by engaging residents, elected officials, and local stakeholders. These projects provide significant added value for communities participating in the national “Villages d’avenir” program.
Summary
- The Villages of the Future program: a lever for rural communities
- Our Services Under the Villages of the Future Program
- A method rooted in participation and dialogue
- Compiling the “Villages of the Future” Application
- Beauty, Connection, and Meaning at the Heart of Villages
- Our support in developing and bringing to life an artistic project that showcases your region
The Villages of the Future program: a lever for rural communities
Villages d'avenir ( Villages of the Future) is a program launched bythe ANCT (National Agency for Territorial Cohesion) aimed at municipalities with fewer than 3,500 inhabitants. Its ambition is to promote local development, support elected officials in the design and implementation of structural projects, and facilitate access to public funding. Tourism, heritage, youth, sports, ecological transition, living environment: Villages d'avenir helps bring to fruition projects that promote the regions.
Our Services Under the Villages of the Future Program
PALM puts its artistic, social, and territorial vision at the service of small municipalities by offering tailor-made projects, designed in consultation with residents and elected officials.
Our possible interventions:
- Support for mediation and citizen empowerment
- Monumental murals on building facades, floors, public facilities, or fences
- Sculptures and art installations for public spaces, rooted in local history or landscapes
- Art trail through the village, featuring several interconnected points of artistic interest
- Painted sports fields: creation of artistic sports areas (basketball, soccer, multisport), designed to encourage physical activity while enhancing living spaces
- Showcasing Local Heritage Through Contemporary Forms
- Participatory artist residencies, bringing together residents, young people, associations, schools, and recreation centers
A method rooted in participation and dialogue
At PALM, we believe that art in public spaces should reflect the identity of the area and the voices that inhabit it. That's why each project is designed with the residents, through:
- participatory workshops
- collaborative sessions with artists
- cultural outreach activities (tours, meetings, raising awareness among young audiences, etc.)
This approach promotes social cohesion, a sense of belonging, and local pride.
Compiling the “Villages of the Future” Application
PALM can fully participate in projects eligible for the Villages of the Future program, in connection with the following areas:
- Revitalization of the town center
- Cultural and tourism development
- Reclaiming public spaces
- Citizen mobilization
- Quality of life
- Accessibility of art and sports for all
We assist municipalities with artistic planning, project coordination, and, if necessary, putting together funding applications.
Beauty, Connection, and Meaning at the Heart of Villages
Every community has a story to tell. PALM implements sensitive, accessible, and sustainable projects that transform everyday spaces into places of pride, encounter, and culture.
Our creations enable you to:
- Combining aesthetics, function, and civic engagement
- Enhancing tourism and residential appeal
- Create visible and unique identity markers
- Bringing art, heritage, and territory together
- Offer shared artistic experiences
Are you a municipality with fewer than 3,500 inhabitants involved in Villages d'avenir?
Our support in developing and bringing to life an artistic project that showcases your region
murals, sculptures, art trails, painted sports fields: each project is unique, deeply rooted in the community, and brings people together. Contact us today so we can work together to create a project that leaves a lasting mark on your village and strengthens its sense of community.
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