The Leisure Activity Centers (CAL), totaling 15, are municipal proximity facilities. The inhabitants of Nice can engage in sports, discover and practice cultural activities, attend shows, visit exhibitions, relax, have fun, and rejuvenate alone or with family.
A rich cultural program is offered within the centers throughout the year, at very attractive rates, to the youngest, with storytelling shows and theater pieces, as well as to the older ones with exhibitions of local artists, performances, and also theater…
Current and upcoming exhibitions in the Leisure Activity Centers
Island Colors… La Réunion > Exhibition by Nicole Morel at CAL Caucade
Exhibition until May 15
Nicole Morel, painter of island colors. The island of Réunion and its natural elements… in painting.
Washita… the Eden of an island… Corsica > Exhibition by Sacajawa at CAL Bon Voyage – Exhibition until May 26
As part of the Festivoce festival (which will take place on April 12 and 13 at CAL Bon Voyage), Sacajawa, a self-taught visual artist, presents an exhibition and offers a real nature to observe. “I am the disciple, I give the real to observe, but I select the most touching, the most unique, the most striking. Being a visual artist was not a choice; it was my birth, creation, my breath, my work, my art, not a passion, it is the very essence of my life. My soul continuously vibrates in unison with nature, to the rhythm of life’s drum.”
Rooster Tales > Exhibition by Christian Belloche at CAL Saint Pancrace Exhibition until May 15
“Having long observed our contemporaries at cocktail parties, I invite you into a cheerful barnyard universe. Imaginary vibrant and colorful birds toasting moderately to the success of an event. For this theme, I wanted to pay tribute in my way to the illustrator and caricaturist Granville (1803-1847) who illustrated satirical works ‘Scenes of Private Life of Animals’ caricaturing the politicians and notable of his time.”
Land of the Pharaohs > Sculpture exhibition by Sylvain Del Ben at CAL Gorbella
Conference on Friday, April 19 from 5:15 pm “Putting works back into their Egyptological context” by Gwenaëlle Le Borgne, Egyptologist – Kemetmaa association followed by the opening reception Exhibition until May 15
“I have always created small subjects in steel, aluminum, brass. After a trip to Egypt, I fell into the ‘pot,’ and I create statuettes of various deities and pharaohs.”
Ode to the King of Harlem > Exhibition by Félix Vigon and Louis Rochefort at CAL Gorbella – Exhibition until May 15
The works of Louis Rochefort mix painting and collages. His canvases, often “in the style of,” are soft and luminous. At their sight, everyone travels, finds an emotion…
Félix Vigon, designer, architect, started painting about fifteen years ago. His canvases offer a dreamlike and spiritual world to see. “When I paint, I am inhabited by small stories that do not leave me, and my color spots are part of a story started several decades ago.”
Influences > Exhibition by Dominique Alquier at CAL Notre-Dame Exhibition until May 15
Colorama > Exhibition by Catherine Rens at CAL Saint Pancrace Exhibition until April 15
African Queen > Exhibition by Patrick De Beaussier at CAL Caucade Exhibition until April 15
The drawing is the source of all the work of Patrick de Beaussier, painter, sculptor, poet, and writer. The technique he uses (inks and acrylic) serves an overflowing imagination and creativity. In his acrylic paintings with pictorial rigor, women triumph.
Pop art > Exhibition by Nadine Chantreau at CAL Saint Marguerite Exhibition until May 15
“Self-taught, I started painting over 25 years ago. First oil painting (Impressionism, my favorite Monet), then Matisse (the cut-outs), and over the years I turned to mixed techniques. I have sometimes gone long periods without painting, but the desire to paint was always somewhere in my head. Sometimes inspiration no longer came. Events in my life… A meeting with an artist with whom I took a few lessons gave me confidence and the desire to want… To start… A trip to the United States in 2010 and voilà… The trigger came naturally, and confidence gradually returned… Painting for me is a means of escape, expression, sharing…”
