What Is Cultural Mediation?
Cultural mediation is the principle of linking organizations and artists with the public in the cultural sector. This link is woven through associations, foundations, institutions, organizations, and local authorities that put on concerts, shows, workshops, or programming in order to spread culture.
I’m torn between a university Bachelor’s in cultural mediation and a Bachelor in cultural mediation…
IESA arts&culture offers a practical approach to cultural mediation. Indeed, to get a grasp of this sector you need to be able to talk to professionals in the field, take part in events (Rock en Seine, Fiac, Paris Electronic Week, Festival d’Avignon, …), set up projects, or do an internship in cultural organizations. Taking only theoretical courses will not be enough, since it is above all about building a link between artists, organizations, and the public, and therefore getting to know them. Learning the main principles is one thing; being able to apply them in the field and try them out yourself is another.
Which cultural mediation program should you take at IESA arts&culture?
If you want to study cultural mediation, you can take the following programs:
What career prospects does a cultural mediation program offer?
Our bachelor-level program allows you to acquire skills in cultural mediation and cultural project management so that you can work in communication, programming, events, funding, or project administration in the various sectors and organizations related to culture. The career opportunities in cultural mediation are numerous:
- In film, for example in production, distribution, or international film sales; in music, in labels, performance venues, as a tour promoter or artist agent
- In theater, as programming officer, partnerships manager, or communications manager
- In artistic events at art fairs, as an exhibition curator, cultural mediator, audience outreach officer, or sponsorship manager
- In the social sector, as a sociocultural mediator working with people in difficulty
Finally, in all types of organizations also involved in multidisciplinary programming, such as cultural centers, associations, regional authorities, or heritage sites.
Bachelor in Cultural Mediation
Bachelor Sociocultural Mediation
