Publisher's Synopsis
This book gathers new studies, which enlighten the role of the - animateur d'art in the development of the arts. The animateur - d'art actively participates in the defense of the arts and in the - stimulation of the artistic creation in a certain period. He is a key - figure positioning himself as a mediator between the different art - worlds as well as between the different agents of the cultural - environment. His work also consists in building bridges between - the artists and his own cultural environment in order to ease the - reception of the works and to promote art movements. The - authors who contributed to this publication offer a first portrait of - this cultural actor who influenced the art scenes from the 19th - century to the present.
