Verified Social Utility • Association Loi 1901 • Auzet (04140)

Measuring Cultural Inclusion, Intergenerational Dialogue & Community Vitality

Because REVES PASSIONS CREATEURS operates without commercial sales or profit motives, our performance is measured exclusively by the human, cultural, and civic value generated for the inhabitants of Auzet and the Blanche Valley.

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Public community gathering and exhibition review assembly at Le Haut Presbytère in Auzet
Fig. 1 — Community impact assessment gathering at Le Haut Presbytère (04140 Auzet): local citizens, self-taught artists, and municipal representatives reviewing annual participation outcomes (Réunion publique d'évaluation de l'utilité sociale à Auzet).

1. Verified Operational Statistics (2025–2026 Annual Cycle)

Every workshop attendance sheet, studio steward logbook, and exhibition visitor register maintained at LE HAUT PRESBYTERE, 04140 AUZET is compiled by our General Secretariat and verified prior to our March General Assembly. Below is the complete quantitative breakdown of our public interest activities under RNA W043000789 and SIREN 512273061:

94
Self-Taught Creators Supported

Active amateur artists from Auzet and 9 neighboring rural communes regularly using our shared studio facilities.

3,480 hrs
Annual Volunteer Commitment

Equivalent to nearly 2.1 full-time positions contributed entirely free of charge by citizen volunteers.

1,640+
Exhibition & Forum Visitors

Residents, school pupils, and visitors welcomed free of charge across our 4 seasonal community exhibitions.

890
Workshop Participant Seats

Filled across 52 weekly intergenerational skill-sharing afternoons with 100% free materials provided.

Impact Indicator 2023–2024 Audited Result 2024–2025 Audited Result 2025–2026 Audited Result Primary Social Benefit Observed
Active Self-Taught Creators at Le Haut Presbytère 62 creators 79 creators 94 creators Reduction of solitary domestic practice; peer technical progression.
Senior Citizens (Age 65+) Participating Weekly 24 seniors 33 seniors 41 seniors Prevention of winter social isolation; recognition of elder craft know-how.
Rural Schoolchildren & Youth Reached 180 pupils 245 pupils 310 pupils Direct exposure to printmaking, sculpture, and pigment chemistry in village setting.
Hours of Free Public Studio & Library Opening 860 hours 1,020 hours 1,152 hours Permanent, reliable cultural third-place (tiers-lieu) in 04140 Auzet.
Original Works Exhibited Non-Commercially 145 works 190 works 238 works Public dignity for amateur creation without commercial market pressure.

2. Community Testimonials & Field Case Studies from the Blanche Valley

Behind every statistic lies a concrete change in daily life for residents of Auzet and surrounding mountain villages. The following testimonials were recorded during our public evaluation assemblies at Le Haut Presbytère:

Case Study 01 • Self-Taught Woodcarver & Printmaker (Age 74, Auzet)

Henri M. — From a Cold Woodshed to Intergenerational Transmission

Senior woodcarver demonstrating relief carving techniques on larch wood to younger studio members
Fig. 2 — Henri M. demonstrating larch wood relief carving and gouge maintenance during a Friday studio session at Le Haut Presbytère (Transmission du travail du bois de mélèze par un créateur autodidacte retraité).

"Before REVES PASSIONS CREATEURS opened the shared studio at Le Haut Presbytère, I carved fallen larch wood alone in my garage for fifteen winters. I never thought anyone in the village cared to see my reliefs, and I had never touched a printing press. Joining the association changed my retirement completely: another member showed me how to ink my carved woodblocks to pull relief prints on rag paper, and every Wednesday afternoon I now teach twelve-year-olds from the valley how to hold a gouge safely."

Case Study 02 • Rural Primary School Teacher (Blanche Valley RPI)

Claire D. — Bringing Living Art Processes to Mountain Pupils

Children and educators examining mineral pigments and botanical prints around a workshop table
Fig. 3 — Pedagogical partnership in Auzet: primary school pupils discovering natural earth pigments and botanical cyanotypes with volunteer association creators (Accueil gratuit des élèves des écoles rurales de la vallée).

"Taking a rural class to a museum in Marseille or Aix-en-Provence requires a full day of bus travel and a heavy budget. With REVES PASSIONS CREATEURS right here at Le Haut Presbytère in Auzet, our pupils walk into a working studio free of charge. Seeing their own neighbors grind local ochre stone into paint and pull linocuts on a real press shows children that creativity belongs to their own village."

Case Study 03 • Amateur Painter & New Resident (Age 36, Selonnet / Auzet)

Sophie L. — Overcoming Newcomer Isolation Through Shared Practice

Two self-taught painters discussing a large botanical canvas during an open Saturday session
Fig. 4 — Peer dialogue during Saturday open studio hours: newcomers and long-time Auzet residents collaborating on large-format botanical studies (Intégration des nouveaux habitants par la pratique artistique collective).

"When my family moved to the valley two years ago, I knew nobody and had stopped painting because we lacked space at home. Walking into Le Haut Presbytère on a Saturday morning cost nothing and required no academic portfolio. Within three weeks I was borrowing a studio easel, learning walnut-ink washes from an eighty-year-old neighbor, and helping hang the autumn exhibition."

3. Participatory Evaluation Framework & Public Utility Auditing

To ensure that our programs remain responsive to genuine community needs and that all public subsidies and reinvested membership dues deliver maximum civic benefit, REVES PASSIONS CREATEURS applies a three-tier evaluation methodology:

  • 1. Quantitative Attendance & Demographic Tracking (Anonymized): Volunteer stewards record session attendance counts, age brackets (youth under 18, adults 18–64, seniors 65+), and commune of origin for every workshop and exhibition at LE HAUT PRESBYTERE, 04140 AUZET. This data verifies that our activities reach isolated hamlets and all generational cohorts.
  • 2. Post-Exhibition Public Feedback Books (Livres d'Or & Questionnaires Citoyens): At every seasonal exhibition, visitors complete short anonymous feedback cards assessing the clarity of technical explanations, the quality of live demonstrations, and the techniques they wish to practice in future Wednesday workshops.
  • 3. Annual Public Forum with Municipal & Departmental Partners: Each autumn, the Board of Directors convenes an open evaluation roundtable in Auzet inviting municipal councilors, local teachers, social workers, and residents to critique the year's programs and propose new collective projects for the coming cycle.
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