The CECDC is a platform for the creation and development of contemporary arts. The centre’s projects and activities are balanced between those at a local, regional, national, and wider European level.

The centre intends to enhance the cultural dynamic of Aix-en-Provence. It welcomes in residence more than 20 cultural associations, particularly those involved in dance, modern music, video, multimedia, design and contemporary circus acts.

The development trends of the CECDC favour a multidisciplinary and transversal content in a global context which aims to give local projects a national impact, and a European dimension in the longer term. In 2003, the CECDC has most notably supported the "Arborescence 03" festival, organised in collaboration with the Terre Active association. This has enabled more than 4000 people to discover the world of digital arts through the involvement of nationally recognised artists, under the guidance of Fred Forest, a pioneer artist in the information technology and communication field.

Moreover, to ensure the project’s success, the CECDC has used an experimental tool - “le Patio du Bois de l’Aune” – a venue to develop “multi-centres” of creation composed of:

	A musical centre that offers personal support to musicians through a residence policy which enables creation in studios or stage rehearsals;
	A multimedia centre that is composed of 3 supervisors who ensure free access to the Internet, support in multimedia techniques, and management of a multimedia space dedicated to artists;
	An image centre that enables all forms of artistic creation to be explored, and the production of an image databank of the cultural activities carried out by the CECDC.

Contact CECDC: 04 42 20 96 00
Website: www.cecdc.fr