Why, how and with what results can the arts and development come together to help build the world of tomorrow? These are the questions that students in the Masters in Public Affairs at Sciences Po Paris have been asking themselves since 2022 when attending the course run by the Metis fund.

In 2024, Togolese artist Yao Bobby travelled to meet French artist Jules Pennel in his studio in Pantin. In a cultural centre, they spent a month running art workshops with children, creating masks from recycled objects.
A sensitive intercultural exchange to express identity.

In 2023, Tunisian artist Wadi Mhiri travelled to Peru to meet Peruvian artist Rember Yahuarcani. Inspired by the world of The Little Prince, they worked together to create a floating installation representing an Amazonian planet. An exchange in the real and imaginary territory of the other to nourish artistic practices, approaches and techniques.

In 2023, Indian artist Manveer Gautam travelled to Togo to meet Togolese artist Tesprit. Using waste materials, they worked with the residents of a Lomé district to create some astonishing new sculptures.
A cross-cultural exchange to strengthen local commitment to combat plastic pollution.

In 2023, Nigerian artist Chidimma Ikegwuonu travelled to Mexico to meet Mexican artist Priscilla Martinez. Both specialising in mural painting, they worked with refugee children to create a large-scale fresco on the walls of Mexico City.
An artistic and sensitive exchange to tackle the issues of migration and reinforce the commitment of these two artists.

‘Overview of arts and culture initiatives implemented by development banks’ by Delphine Frenoux

This document provides an initial overview of the arts and culture-related initiatives and programs of the main public funders and development banks (mainly members of the IDFC network). As part of this overview, we have paid particular attention to the initiatives of eight organisations, which are the subject of detailed fact sheets drawn up based on interviews.

Reflection on the possible impacts and implementation of a monitoring and evaluation system for the Metis Fund.

How can we think about the results and impacts of initiatives that use art as a driving force to tackle development issues? This is the question that Quadrant Conseil seeked to answer for the Metis Fund in 2023. In this document, you will find tools that open up avenues of reflection for imagining and building projects that mobilise the senses, while thinking about monitoring and evaluation.

For 6 days, in Clermont-Ferrand and then Marseille, the Metis Fund ran an innovative workshop for professionals from the world of art and development. The 22 participants – from Africa, South America and France – were helped to design their projects through group work, exchanges of practices and personal accounts.