Les Moulins de Paillard, centre d'arts contemporains

Founded in 2009 by Shelly De Vito and James Porter, the Moulins de Paillard arts centre is a unique venue for the creation and production of dance, visual arts, music, architecture and electronic textiles...

Recognised by the French Ministry of Culture as one of the Ateliers de Fabrique Artistique, Paillard has a global cultural and artistic project, including the production and dissemination of contemporary works, through which the non-profit association works to safeguard and enhance the heritage site and its riches, both built and natural. Located on the River Loir in a former 18th-century paper mill, Paillard offers a contemporary programme of exhibitions, choreographies and concerts in a rural setting, as well as educational workshops and events open to all throughout the year. Paillard is a place where artists and residents, the curious and amateurs of all ages, ideas and backgrounds, meet and mingle. Guest artists and researchers come to create in a setting that is both industrial and pastoral. The works produced at the Moulins de Paillard, in the village of Poncé sur le Loir, Loir en Vallée, are then seen in galleries, museums, theatres and art centres around the world.