Discover
Encounter artworks, stories, practices and knowledge through formats that spark curiosity.
Arts · Cultures · Living Heritage
Stories live on
because they
circulate.
creates spaces where cultures, stories and knowledge meet, are shared and are passed on.
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01 · Our approach
Discover.
Exchange. Pass it on.
Three actions shape the way we develop every programme.
They connect encounters with art, exchanges between viewpoints and the circulation of knowledge.
Understand our approachExchange
Create space for different viewpoints to meet and deepen everyone’s understanding.
Pass it on
Enable participants to share what they have understood or experienced.
02 · Projects in motion
Artworks, voices
and encounters.
Through Parcours Récits Croisés, projects take shape in cultural spaces, creative practices and exchanges with audiences.
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The Paris launch brought artworks, artists and audiences together around a shared story.
03 · Our programmes
Four ways
to engage with the programme.
Each format works independently, within an event or as part of a project shaped around an audience, a venue and clear aims.
0115 experiences · 5 areas · 8 to 30 participants02In person or online · Standalone format or series03Around 1 hour · 8 to 15 participants04Every year · May to June
Participatory experiences
Fifteen 90-minute participatory experiences across five areas, bringing observation, questions, experimentation and exchange together.
Talks & Conversations
Conferences, panels and conversations with artists, researchers, professionals and knowledge holders.
Cultural visits
Small-group visits to exhibitions, galleries, studios, cultural venues and heritage sites.
Parcours Récits Croisés
An annual decentralised programme connecting African and Afro-Atlantic art scenes across cities.
04 · Participatory experiences
Five areas.
Fifteen experiences.
Each area includes three standalone experiences, presented individually or brought together as a series.
Plan an experience
05 · Our approach
Give participants an active role.
- 01Observe
- 02Question
- 03Experiment
- 04Exchange
- 05Pass it on
An experience gains its full value when people understand, share and pass it on.
06 · Parcours Récits Croisés
PARCOURS
Récits
Croisés
Annual decentralised programme
A programme of exhibitions and events connecting African and Afro-Atlantic art scenes across cities. Each venue develops its own programme within a shared curatorial framework.
Every year · May to June
07 · What’s on
See it. Experience it.
Take part.
Ìtàn activities, partner projects and selected cultural events come together in one calendar.
Organised by Ìtàn
3 eventsSmall-group visit: stories and memories
Paris · venue to be confirmed
- Time
- 6.30 pm
- Language
- French
Member €12 · Non-member €15
Conversation: passing on a family story
Chelles · venue to be confirmed
- Time
- 3 pm
- Language
- French
Free · Advance booking required
Participatory experience: cultures in dialogue
Paris 12th · venue to be confirmed
- Time
- 6.30 pm
- Language
- French
Member €15 · Non-member €20
In partnership with Ìtàn
3 eventsArtist talk: creating across places
Partner cultural centre · Paris
- Time
- 7 pm
- Language
- French · English
Free · Limited capacity
Shared perspectives: art, stories and transmission
Partner auditorium · Paris 13th
- Time
- 5 pm
- Language
- French
Free · Advance booking required
Guided visit followed by a conversation
Partner gallery · Paris
- Time
- 2.30 pm
- Language
- French
Member €12 · Non-member €15
Selected by Ìtàn
3 eventsArbres, nuages et autres corps
Maison Louis Carré · Bazoches-sur-Guyonne
- Time
- Visit times vary
- Language
- French
Advance booking required
View eventValérie John: I Telman nwè ki i blé
Palais de Tokyo · Paris
- Time
- Venue opening hours
- Language
- French · English
Venue admission · Booking advised
Stories in motion
Cultural venue · Île-de-France
- Time
- Venue opening hours
- Language
- French
Free admission
08 · Join us
A community around arts, cultures and stories.
Membership offers a closer connection to the programme, dedicated events, encounters with other members and different ways to contribute.
StudentGeneralProfessionalInstitutional
Join us The secure membership link will be connected before launch.Programme
Select an experience, organise a visit, host a Talk or Conversation, or build a series.
For partnersCollaborate
Develop a tailored project, a place-based collaboration or a contribution to PRC.
For supportersSupport
Contribute to an activity, the Access Fund, documentation or the association’s development.
09 · Partnerships & Support
Build together.
Every collaboration begins with a clear aim, an audience and a context. Our project questionnaire prepares the first conversation.
Discuss your project
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