Les Rencontres Art et Engagement 2025
Themes of the year: health and mental health
Wednesday, April 30, from 11 AM to 6 PM
Auditorium Michel-Laclotte
Louvre Museum
For the 8th consecutive year, numerous international figures from the artistic, nonprofit, academic, activist, and scientific communities will come together to discuss themes of health and mental health.
Programme Announcement
11am: Meeting with Boris Cyrulnik and book signing of “Quand on tombe amoureux, on se relève attaché“, 2025, Éditions Odile Jacob
12.15pm: Opening of the Symposium by Luc Bouniol-Laffont,
Director of the Auditorium and Live Performances, musée du Louvre
and Marine Van Schoonbeek, General Director and Co-founder, Thanks for Nothing
12.30pm: Opening keynote by Boris Cyrulnik, Neuropsychiatrist and Author followed by 10 minutes of Q&A with the audience
1.10pm: Ernesto Neto, Sculptor (Brazil), Galerie Max Hetzler
1.40pm: Guided dance session by Mourad Bouayad, certified Gaga instructor
1.50pm: Héloïse Onumba, Director, LOBA non-profit Dr. Serge Breysse, CEO, and Rachel Domenach, Director of Communications and Philanthropy, NGO Solthis in conversation with Mathieu Letellier, Illustrator
2.20pm: Lizette Chirrime, Artist (Mozambique), 2025 Artist-in-Residence, Gulbenkian Foundation x Thanks for Nothing in conversation with Cindy Sissokho, Curator, Wellcome Collection (UK) and co-curator of the French Pavilion for artist Julien Creuzet, with Céline Kopp, Venice Biennale 2024
Roundtable in English
2.50pm: Catherine Roche, CEO, NGO Place2Be (UK) and María Macaya, Founder, Fundacion Rādika (Spain) in conversation with Jessica Nussenbaum, Curator and Founder, The Warwick project – exploring art & ideas (UK)
Roundtable in English
3.20pm: The Youth Advocacy for Health and Mental Health Supported by Dr. Jean-Victor Blanc, Psychiatrist at Saint-Antoine Hospital (AP-HP) and Lecturer at Sorbonne University in collaboration with Eloquentia, represented by Alicia Izard, Executive Director
4.20pm: Aurore Hulin-Mocca, Volunteer Spokesperson, and Mathilde Legrain, Project Manager of the Mental Health Fresco, Nightline non-profit
4.40pm: Diego Cibelli, Artist (Italy) with Isabelle and Eric Pujade-Lauraine, Founders, Prix Carta Bianca Sylvain Bellenger, Art Historian and former Director General of Museo e Real Bosco di Capodimonte (Naples, Italy) – video intervention and Eugenio Viola, Chief Curator of the Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art of Bogotá (MAMBO, Colombia) and Curator of the 24th Paiz Art Biennial (2025) – video intervention Roundtable in English
5.10pm: Samuel Tomatis, Designer as part of the Ndao Hanavao project led by Rubis Mécénat (Madagascar) and Line Le Gall, Director of the scientific exploration center at the Muséum national d’Histoire naturelle
5.30pm: Charwei Tsai, Artist (Taiwan), galerie mor charpentier
in conversation with Leanne Sacramone, Senior Curator, Fondation Cartier pour l’art contemporain Roundtable in English
© Florence Moncenis
Spotlight on the Plaidoyer des Jeunes
for Health and Mental Health
In the face of global health crises, the deterioration of healthcare systems, the impacts of climate change, and persistent social inequalities, Thanks for Nothing is taking action by giving a platform to younger generations during the 3rd Plaidoyer des jeunes on the stage of the Louvre Museum Auditorium.
To highlight their efforts, 10 young individuals are selected for their commitment to health and mental health. Our goal is to make this initiative a true platform for youth expression, advocating for inclusive and solidarity-based healthcare, an essential pillar of citizenship and a resilient democracy.
Intervention by Le Relais Jeune – Cycl’eau Tour © Florence Moncenis
Art and Social Commitment Month 2025
As every year, the Rencontres Art et Engagement 2025 will kick off the Art and Social Commitment Month that follows.
This month-long program dedicated to art and activism continues with a series of over 50 educational visits to partner galleries and cultural institutions across Paris and Greater Paris.
These free visits are primarily designed for students, school groups, and nonprofit organizations
Visit to Galleria Continua in November 2024 © Florence Moncenis
