ART SEEKERS IN COLLIOURE - CULTURAL FESTIVAL AND EMOTION FACTORY

From October 10 to 17, the Albères-Côte Vermeille-Illibéris Community of Communes (CC ACVI) and its partners invite you to the Royal Castle of Collioure for the new edition of the Art Seekers Festival.
Art Seekers is a free festival that brings culture to the level of children, from the youngest age, 0 to 6 years old.

Throughout the week, children will be able to explore immersive spaces inspired by great artists such as Henri Matisse, Gustav Klimt, and the world of Pop Art.
The festival also offers a rich program composed of artists, creative workshops, experiences, concerts, and shows specially designed for little ones and their families.
This event is also the result of the expertise of early childhood professionals from the Community of Communes, convinced that culture is accessible to all, including the youngest.

Here is the detailed program:

Workshop "Las formas de las Terras"
Location: Royal Castle of Collioure.
Date: from Saturday, October 10 to Saturday, October 17 at 10 AM and 11 AM or from 10 AM to 3 PM depending on the days.
Location: Royal Castle of Collioure.
Free
Reservation required
Catalina creates landscapes open to exploration, movement, and transformation. She offers experiences to live, manipulate, and explore. Each place becomes a creation ground, where gesture, material, light, or movement invites you to experiment differently.

Concert "Brass and Trombones" – Conservatoire de Toulouse
Location: Royal Castle of Collioure.
Date: Saturday, October 10 at 11 AM and 3 PM
Location: Royal Castle of Collioure.
Free
Reservation required
Let yourself be carried away by the power and brilliance of the trombones during a concert offered by the Conservatoire de Toulouse. A musical moment to share with family!

Scientific experiences around "pop foods" – Gaëlle Catanante
Location: Royal Castle of Collioure.
Date: Monday, October 12 from 10 AM
Location: Royal Castle of Collioure.
Free
Reservation required
Here, foods become material to play and experiment with, between surprising colors and textures in all their states.

Cinema workshop "The Stag Beetle and the Dung Beetles" – Fourmi Prod
Location: Royal Castle of Collioure.
Date: Tuesday, October 13 at 10 AM, 10:45 AM, 11:30 AM
Location: Royal Castle of Collioure.
Free
Reservation required
A playful workshop to understand how an animated film is made. Equipped with a tablet, everyone moves from one box to another to create their own film.

Workshop "Little Peas!" with Yayoi Kusama
Date: Wednesday, October 14 at 2:30 PM and 3:30 PM
Location: Collioure Media Library.
Free
Reservation required
Peas, colors, and lots of imagination! A creative workshop to discover the universe of Yayoi Kusama while having fun.

Workshop "Light Painting: Drawing with Light"
Date: Wednesday, October 14 at 9:30 AM, 10:30 AM, and 11:30 AM
Location: Cultural Center of Collioure: 13, rue Jules Michelet
Free
Reservation required
Light as a brush and photography as a canvas. Light painting opens a world of experimentation where each image is a combination of technique, patience, and imagination.

Musical awakening around the harp – Evelina Simon
Location: Royal Castle of Collioure.
Date: Thursday, October 15 at 10 AM, 10:45 AM, 11:30 AM
Location: Royal Castle of Collioure.
Free
Reservation required
A gentle musical awakening to discover instruments, rhythms, and melodies.

"Madeleine's Stories" – Lire et Faire lire
Location: Royal Castle of Collioure.
Date: Friday, October 16 at 10 AM, 11 AM
Location: Royal Castle of Collioure.
Free
Reservation required
Madeleine offers a reading of lovely little stories to awaken the curiosity of babies.

Workshop "Territory and Memory, Introduction to Clay"
Location: Royal Castle of Collioure.
Date: Friday, October 16 at 10 AM and 11 AM
Location: Royal Castle of Collioure.
Free
Reservation required
Molding, touching, shaping… Explore clay to tell a place, a memory, or a landscape that is dear to you.

Workshops "Coses que sí, coses que no"
Date: Saturday, October 17 at 9:30 AM, 10:30 AM, and 11:30 AM
Location: Cultural Center of Collioure: 13, rue Jules Michelet
Free
Reservation required
A giant picture book to explore: objects that shine, pinch, resemble... Another way to discover the world, observe it, and put it in order.

Show "All Little Traces"
Date: Saturday, October 17 at 11 AM
Location: Cultural Center of Collioure: 13, rue Jules Michelet
Free
Reservation required
A participatory show where artists and children create a collective, colorful, animated, and lively work together. A moment of shared beauty where everyone will find their place.

Show "Coses que sí, coses que no"
Date: Saturday, October 17 at 3:30 PM
Location: Cultural Center of Collioure: 13, rue Jules Michelet
Free
Reservation required
The Encima company adapts the book "Des trucs comme ci, des trucs comme ça," and invites you to discover a theater of rags and objects for little ones. Between humor, softness, and surprise, this adaptation in object theater celebrates the power of gaze and the poetry of ordinary things.

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