“We like bringing something other than books into the bookstore to multiply the layers of culture or create bridges. The idea of participating in this exhibition appealed to us immediately,” confides Thomas Vernet, from the Croquelinottes children’s bookstore.
The exhibition he is talking about is “Art-à-porter”, an initiative of the Young Economic Chamber of Saint-Étienne. The concept is simple: highlight local businesses and artists by integrating works into Saint-Etienne sales spaces and window displays.
“By creating an attractive event, the ambition is to attract Loire residents to the center of Saint-Étienne. By following the proposed route, they will be able to discover or rediscover businesses in the city center but also local artists,” explains the JCE.
Cookies and drawings…
From Monday until Saturday, September 23, you can admire the works of nine artists in ten stores: Olivier Castan, designer, at Just Cookie’s, 6 rue Louis-Braille; Alix Perrin, photographer and ceramist, at the Pépinière République, 7 rue de la République, and at Burton of London, 5 rue Alsace-Lorraine; Maxime Pronchery, photographer, at Munchies, 39 rue de la République; Oakoak, street artist, at Croquelinottes, 23 rue de la Résistance; Céline Chouvenc, sculptor, at Décalé, 4 rue des Fossés; Lisèle Teyssier-Guignand, ceramist, in Cuiz’in sur cours, 1 place Grenette; Mathis Devarenne, painter, in Uptown, 21 rue Léon-Nautin; Céline Roux, painter, at Dame D4 Café, 2 cours Victor-Hugo; and Yohann Merlevede, photographer, at the Jovin cellar, 1 cours Jovin-Bouchard.
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