ART ON THE LOIRE RIVERBANKS
France
Art
Environment
Art
Environment
Fixed dates
About the project
ART ON THE LOIRE RIVERBANKS
📝 Detailed information
🏢 About the local organisation
The city of Orleans and its team will welcome you on the Charlemagne Island located on the banks of the Loire River.
In 2019, Orléans Métropole and its member municipalities have decided to work together on joint projects in the field of international mobility for young people while mobilizing their twin cities. Indeed, international mobility enables to become ambassadors for a territory in a country and is an irreplaceable experience in personal and professional aspects.
Within this framework, Orléans Métropole and its member municipalities have decided to launch three international workcamps in the cities of Orléans, Saint Cyr en Val and Saint Jean de Braye in partnership with the associations Centre Régional d'Information Jeunesse (CRIJ) and Concordia, focused on the preservation and enhancement of the environment.
The CRIJ Centre-Val de Loire is an association that welcomes and informs young people in the region about studies, jobs and employment, housing, health, culture, leisure and mobility. It coordinates the regional Youth Information network which brings together many youth centers and youth workers.
💼 What the programme involves
Take part to the creation of an artwork with a collective of artists in the Charlemagne Island, in the heart of France, in Orleans, the gateway to the Loire Valley castles!
Fascinated by fauna and flora but also endowed with a creative spirit, you will take part in the creation of a Land Artwork, supervised by a collective of artists, in the Charlemagne Island, a natural and leisure area close to the city centre of Orleans. You will also participate in the enhancement of the biodiversity of this “Natura 2000“ site by building and installing insect hotels, by enhancing pedestrian walkways and green spaces and by taking part in activities to raise awareness of environmental protection among the many users of the Loire Park.
This workcamp is part of a project of three workcamps organized by the Metropolis of Orleans with its member municipalities of Orleans, Saint Cyr en Val and Saint Jean de Braye and the CRIJ Centre-Val de Loire (regional information centre for youth) to help people discover the Loire region and its heritage and cultural wealth. You will have the opportunity to meet and exchange with the volunteers of the Saint-Jean-de-Braye and Saint-Cyr-en-Val workcamps during the welcome drink, the intercultural day and the itinerant inauguration of the work carried out on the three workcamps.
🏠 Accommodation on site
You will be hosted in collective accommodation with camp beds or in dormitories. A blanket will be provided. For a better comfort, remember to bring your sleeping bag. The sanitary facilities will be accessible near the accommodation with showers and separate men/women toilets. A fully equipped kitchen and a communal living room will be available for the group. With the budget allocated to the leaders’ team, you will participate in the grocery shopping and the preparation of meals, with a preference for healthy and local products. You can bring your own recipes to share them with the group.
📍 About the location
Located 1h from Paris, Orléans is ideally situated in the Loire region, a royal and wild river and an UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Capital of the Centre-Val de Loire Region, Orléans is at the crossroads of Sologne, Beauce, Gâtinais and the Loire Valley with its royal castles (Chambord, Chenonceau...). The city of Joan of Arc reveals many historical and patrimonial assets which make its fame. You will also have the opportunity to enjoy outdoor leisure activities at the Charlemagne Island outdoor activities centre.
ℹ️ Additional information
The workcamp site is located on a natural site in town. For practical and ecological reasons, bicycles will be at your disposal for your trips during the workcamp: it is therefore necessary to know how to ride a bicycle.
Remember to bring gloves, clothes and shoes suitable for outdoor work. Don't forget to bring a sleeping bag, summer and rain clothes, a swimsuit and toiletries. Please, remind to bring your own healthcare protection equipment: masks and hydroalcoholic gel.
You can bring board games, a musical instrument or any other object you wish to share with the group.
Foreigners belonging to the European Union must bring with them a personal EHIC (European Health Insurance Card), and everybody must, in any case, bring their insurance certificate. If health issues happen on the project, volunteers will have to pay for it, and will then be reimbursed once back in their home country.
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Sign in to apply📅 Available sessions
CONCF-092
16/07/2021 → 30/07/2021
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ℹ️ Key information
Age required
18–30 years old
Solidarity donation
0.00
French tax residents may be eligible for a tax reduction of up to 66% of their costs (membership, plane tickets, solidarity donation).
📍 Location
Orléans, France
France
🌍 Location info
Local currency
Euro Member Countries (EUR / €)
Timezone
Central European Standard Time
Local time: 21:45 (12/11/2026)
🛡️ Before you leave
✅ Features
🏠 Accommodation
Collective
🗣️ Languages spoken
English
French