CAC Brétigny

The “CAC en sac” program offers workshops designed by artists for toddlers, led by the art centre's educators in childcare centres and day nurseries. Designed to stimulate the artistic and sensory development of the youngest children, these activities encourage their curiosity while developing their senses.

The projects:

2023—2024

“Roberlax's walk”
Artistic workshop conceived by Joséphine Topolanski

Joséphine Topolanski takes toddlers on a journey to an unknown planet! Using a narration and a playmat imagined and made by the artist, children discover, explore and manipulate, at their own pace, the different textures, colors and landscapes that make up the story.

2024—2025

“Secret glints”
Artistic workshop conceived by Camille Juthier

Camille Juthier invites toddlers to immerse themselves in nature by following the growth of a flower made of fabric. Through interaction with a sensory device combining tactile exploration, natural sounds and immersive storytelling, children discover the stages of a plant's growth by touching, listening and imagining.

“CAC en sac” is part of the “Contrat d'Éducation Artistique et Culturelle” (CTEAC) of Cœur d'Essonne Agglomération with the DRAC Île-de-France and the Academy of Versailles.

Joséphine Topolanski (born 1998) lives and works in the Paris region. After studying printed image at the École nationale supérieure des arts décoratifs de Paris, from which she graduated in 2021, she turned her attention to weaving and textiles. Her work questions the boundary between fiction and reality by focusing on belief systems and their relationship to truth. She was awarded an honourable mention from the jury of the Révélation Design ADAGP prize in 2021. The following year, her work was presented at 100% L’Expo at the Grande Halle de La Villette and was added to the Pantin city collection. 

Camille Juthier (born in 1990) lives and works between Aubervilliers and Clermont-Ferrand, where she teaches at the École supérieure d’art de Clermont Métropole. A graduate of the École nationale supérieure des beaux-arts de Nantes Saint-Nazaire, she practices sculpture, sensory installation, video, text, and performance. Her practice crosses the fields of crafting and design, in order to produce forms that support alternative histories. In 2023, she was a beneficiary of the FoRTE program with Glassbox Paris, where she completed a residency and presented a solo exhibition. In 2024, she was awarded the Prix Art Ensemble by the Gulbenkian Foundation and the CENTQUATRE-PARIS, and received support from Mécènes du Sud. Exhibitions include the 64^th Salon de Montrouge (2019), the Centre Pompidou in Paris (2023) and the Frac Île-de-France (2024).