After supporting initial projects led by the association Artivista in Tripoli, Lebanon in 2022, and then in Colombes in 2023, the Almayuda Foundation has supported a new initiative in the Paris region. “Art in our streets and in our lives” is a project that took shape in the Beauregard district of La Celle-Saint-Cloud. Behind three renowned female graffiti artists, it mobilized residents, artists, associations, schools, and local stakeholders around an artistic and civic approach for nearly a year. In the end, four monumental murals transformed several facades in the neighbourhood.

Art is a powerful social lever that can provoke encounter and dialogue among all.

Founded in 2017 by Claire Prat-Marca, Artivista was born from a conviction: “Art is a powerful social lever that can provoke encounter and dialogue among all.”

Since its inception, the association has carried out projects in Brazil, Iraq, Colombia, Lebanon, Libya, and France. Everywhere, it brings together artists, residents, schools, associations, and institutions in an approach where the mural is less an end goal than a medium for participation and exchange.

The context is always different, but the ambition remains the same: to make artistic creation a lever for encounter, dialogue, and social cohesion.

Beauregard, a Multicultural District

“Art in Our Streets and in Our Lives ” is a project born from the meeting between Claire Prat-Marca and Gaëlle Charon-Kaboré, director of La Kab’, the House of Youth and Culture in La Celle-Saint-Cloud, close to the Beauregard district.

A former estate converted into social housing in the early 1950s, Beauregard now hosts a multicultural population. Like many urban areas, it faces feelings of isolation, integration challenges for some families, and issues particularly affecting youth and the role of women in public spaces.

A Year to Build the Project

The murals were completed in the spring of 2026, but the project began nearly a year earlier.

Travelling exhibitions, street art workshops, school interventions, participatory murals: for several months, Artivista prepared the groundwork with the residents. Over a hundred young people participated in the workshops, while a mural over 70 m² and another at the Pasteur school were created with the students.

A highlight of this preparation was that over 1,500 residents participated in voting to choose the artworks to adorn the large facades of the neighbourhood.

Three Female Artists, Three Sensibilities

To create the monumental murals, Artivista chose three female artists: Cécile Jaillard, Alix d’Anselme, and Lucie Fléty. This intentional choice aims to “carry a message of equality and emancipation.”

Trained as an illustrator, Cécile Jaillard is signing her first monumental facade, an immense floral composition where leaves, petals, and plant forms seem to climb the building. “I spent two weeks in May tackling this wall during a heatwave. It was intense and wonderful at the same time. Thank you to the volunteers and the residents of the neighbourhood who were so welcoming.”

I Am Realising a Dream

A former graphic designer, Alix d’Anselme is also completing her first monumental facade. Her mural, featuring large colourful plant shapes, brings light and softness to the architecture of the neighbourhood. “This week, I am realising a dream: painting my first facade perched on a lift. What a joy to collaborate with such a dedicated team!”

Familiar with participatory projects, Lucie Fléty is intervening for the third time in Beauregard. On the wall of the social grocery store run by the Red Cross, she paints a fox surrounded by sunflowers, inspired by the nearby woods. “It’s a little nod to the residents to beautify their living space.” This mural is created with the local youth, volunteers, and apprentices from the CFP BTP of Trappes.

A Shared Project

Very quickly, the site becomes a meeting place.

The residents come to follow the progress of the artworks, children return every day after school, some bring coffee, others mint tea or pastries made at home.

A resident summarises the atmosphere created by the project: “The murals are beautiful. But what struck me the most was the atmosphere. People were talking to each other. The children were everywhere.”

Every noon, artists, apprentices, volunteers, residents, and partners share a meal. These moments of friendliness naturally extend the exchanges initiated around the murals.

As Gaëlle Charon-Kaboré summarises: “We wanted to propose a project that brings people together, encourages residents to participate, and allows them to look at their neighbourhood differently.”

A Lasting Legacy

On 30 May 2026, several hundred people attended the inauguration of the four murals.

Now integrated into the landscape of Beauregard, they testify to a collective adventure that mobilised over 1,500 residents, educational institutions, associations, artists, apprentices, and numerous partners over nearly a year.
Far beyond the painted walls, they tell the story of a project built with the residents for their neighbourhood.

Useful Links
https://artivista.fr/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yrfMFVdOAB4