This year's program
For its new edition, the Art Trails take us on a journey Marine Escape inspired by the poem Marine by Paul Verlaine. This year, 17 contemporary creations spread across three territories (Royan Atlantique Urban Community, Haute Saintonge Community of Communes and Estuary Community of Communes) echo this dreamlike universe celebrating the duality of the sea, both gentle and strong.
Du September 11 to November 16, 2025, two artistic routes are offered in Royan Atlantique:
- a route of 3 km to La Tremblade : where seven artists take over the city with sculptures, installations and murals – including the anticipated return of Little Zoms of Ender, this miniature people to be found at the turn of the streets,
- and a more intimate journey of 500 m to Arvert, marked by three monumental works.
Between land and sea, real and imaginary, the artists offer a unique sensory experience, inviting everyone to take a new look at the sea, its dangers but also the problems linked to global warming.
Les Sentiers des Arts, through the editions
Initiated in 2013, the Sentiers des Arts aim to bring together Art and Heritage throughoriginal and ephemeral artistic itineraries. Between poetry and humor, we rediscover the landscape and architectural heritage by strolling on foot or by bike through a set of artistic stages. The initiatory journey then invites to reclaim the space through the imagination.
As if to announce the fall, the Art Trails are thus revealed, each year, to the curious and to walkers. They highlight the natural and built heritage from different municipalities. Since 2016, the Sentiers des Arts unifies 3 territories: the Community of Agglomeration Royan Atlantique, the Community of Municipalities of Haute Saintonge and the Community of Municipalities of the Estuary.
It is an "out of season" look at the territory that is then offered to the public. By appropriating new places, the Sentiers des Arts encourage encounters between inhabitants and contemporary creation. Thus, everyone goes at their own pace and chooses their stops in urban or natural spaces that have become open-air contemporary art galleries (Land Art, Street Art…).
Each year, the circuit changes to highlight different places by transforming them into artistic stopovers. Meetings of artists and workshops take place throughout the event.
What is Street Art and Land Art?
Le Street Art brings together all the styles of artistic expressions made in the street: sculpture, drawing, graffiti, display, collage, installation...
Le Land Art uses the elements of nature (stone, wood, earth, etc.) to create outdoor installations. Eventually, the works are doomed to disappear over time. However, some works from old editions are still visible. "The Rebel and the Wind" still sits in front of the church of Corme-Écluse. “Les Compagnons” guards the entrance to the headquarters of the Agglomeration Royan Atlantique.
Depending on the places chosen for the stopovers of the Sentiers des Arts, these two contemporary artistic movements intersect and clash for the pleasure of the public.
Retrospective
Each year, meetings and guided tours allow us to capture the full essence of the works on offer. In 2021 and 2022, Breuillet et Tell me are the setting for a journey between town and country. Graphic and colorful compositions adorn the walls and brighten up the daily lives of residents and passers-by.
In 2023, the Sentiers des Arts will test our perception of things and places with the theme “Reflection or Mirage? ». Cozes is transformed, for a season, into a veritable open-air art gallery with giant frescoes and installation in different areas of the city.
In 2024, the Sentiers des Arts are offering a return to the roots with the theme “Out of season looks” initiated during the first edition. Meschers-sur-gironde becomes for one season a veritable open-air art gallery with its murals and giant sculptures.
The artists work to re-enchant the history and heritage of our rural villages through works mixing materials and combining sculptures, paintings but also collages.
All the news from Sentiers des Arts can be followed on the Facebook. An event produced by the Community of Agglomeration Royan Atlantique.
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