Art & Jardins

Name

Art & Jardins

Legal name

art & jardins | Hauts-de-France (Association loi de 1901)

Website

https://artetjardins-hdf.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2017

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Cultural Landscape Art and Heritage Services

NAICS

Nature Parks and Other Similar Institutions (71219), Zoos and Botanical Gardens (71213), Museums, Historical Sites, and Similar Institutions (712)

SIC

Services-Amusement & Recreation Services (7900), Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

Garden Bed Design, Layout & Planting Plans (HSAIAFAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Agriculture, Farming & AgriTech Shows Organizers (THAHABAM), Home & Garden Hobbies (Gardening, Floral Design, Home Decor) (EDAAAGAL), Native, Pollinator & Drought-Tolerant Garden Installations (HSAIAFAL)

Keywords

• Cultural landscape art
• Public garden installations
• Garden festival management
• Participatory landscape design
• Heritage garden programming

Headquarters

HQ city

Amiens

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Festival tickets and boat rentals: Revenue from boat rental tickets for festival visitors. 2023 prices: 20€ (1-2 people), 27€ (3-4 people), 32€ (5-6 people), free for children under 3. 2025 prices increased to 25€ (1-2), 36€ (3-4), 47€ (5-6). Online reservation mandatory via Billetweb.
2. Patronage and donations: Individual and corporate donations with tax benefits (66% deduction for individuals, 60% for companies). Supporters join 'Club Art & jardins | Hauts-de-France' for visibility at events.
3. Institutional funding: Co-funded by European Union and supported by regional councils, departments, and municipalities. Multiple institutional partners provide ongoing financial support.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion4 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Art & Jardins is a non-profit association that designs, develops, and operates artistic and landscape projects in public spaces across the Hauts-de-France region and beyond. Its portfolio centers on five interconnected programs: the annual International Garden Festival at Hortillonnages Amiens, the Gardens of Peace memorial circuit (Hauts-de-France, Belgium, Grand Est), the Somme Valley Gardens trail, participatory Citizen Gardens in the UNESCO Mining Basin, and educational vegetable gardens in high schools. The organization produces contemporary garden installations, offers boat and walking tours, and runs a patronage program for supporters.

Product overview

Art & Jardins | Hauts-de-France is a cultural association (loi 1901) founded in 2017 that operates a portfolio of five interconnected landscape and art programs: the Festival international de jardins | Hortillonnages Amiens (annual garden festival), Jardins de la Paix (peace garden circuit), Jardins de la Vallée de la Somme (river valley gardens), Jardins citoyens | Bassin Minier (participatory mining basin gardens), and Potagers pédagogiques (educational school gardens). The association also manages a patronage program (Club Art & jardins) for corporate and individual sponsors. All programs share the mission of contemporary artistic creation in public space, environmental awareness, social inclusion, and regional heritage enhancement.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Festival international de jardins | Hortillonnages Amiens Annual contemporary landscape and art festival featuring garden installations accessible by foot or boat on the Hortillonnages islands in Amiens, including 2h30 boat rental tours of plots around the Clermont pond.
• Jardins de la Paix | Hauts-de-France, Belgique & Grand Est Circuit of peace and memorial gardens across Hauts-de-France, Belgium, and Grand Est commemorating nations engaged in World War I battles, with gardens at Thiepval, Péronne, Amiens, Noyelles-sur-Mer, and other sites.
• Jardins de la Vallée de la Somme Six artistic garden installations along the Somme River from Saint-Quentin to the Bay of Somme, showcasing contemporary landscape creations near lock houses and other valley landmarks.
• Jardins citoyens | Bassin Minier Participatory citizen gardens created in the UNESCO World Heritage Mining Basin through citizen consultation and co-construction with local residents in former mining communities, with nine gardens across Calonne-Ricouart, Grenay, Loos-en-Gohelle, Raismes, Lens, Vermelles, and Sallaumines.
• Potagers pédagogiques dans les lycées Educational vegetable gardens established in five high schools across the Aisne, Nord, Oise, Pas-de-Calais, and Somme departments, teaching students about food systems, permaculture, and local food production.
• Club Art & jardins | Hauts-de-France (Patronage Program) Corporate and individual patronage and donation program offering visibility at events, networking opportunities, and tax deduction benefits (66% for individuals, 60% for companies up to 5‰ of annual revenue) to support the association's artistic and landscape projects.

Quantifiable outcome

• 15 agents in insertion programs
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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AI maturity

App detail

Integration4 records

Partnerships

Eleven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Région Hauts-de-FrancecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPrimary institutional supporter and initiator of the association. The President of Region Hauts-de-France initiated the association to take over the International Garden Festival in 2018. Provides ongoing regional funding and support for all major projects.
• Département du Pas-de-CalaiscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSupports citizen garden projects in the Mining Basin UNESCO World Heritage site.
• Communauté d'agglomération Lens-Liévin (CALL)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner for Mining Basin citizen garden initiatives and regional cultural development.
• Communauté d'Agglomération de Béthune-Bruay Artois Lys Romane (CABBALR)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSupports citizen garden and territorial development projects in the Mining Basin area.
• Amiens MétropolecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMunicipal partner supporting Hortillonnages festival and local garden projects.
• Europa NostraminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEuropean heritage organization supporting the association's cultural heritage preservation efforts.
• Ministère des ArméesminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSupports Gardens of Peace memorial projects at military sites and cemeteries.
• Service CiviqueminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerProvides civic service volunteers for project support and community engagement.
• Green LinkminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEnvironmental organization partner supporting sustainable development initiatives.
• Pays d'Art et d'Histoire de Lens-LiévinminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerHeritage interpretation organization supporting Mining Basin cultural projects.
• Maisons & CitéscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSocial housing organization partnering on Sallaumines citizen park project under the Mining Basin Renewal Commitment.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Domaine National de Chambord: French national domain hosting contemporary art installations, garden programming, and cultural events in a heritage setting. Comparable as a publicly-supported cultural-heritage site commissioning contemporary landscape and artistic installations.
• Royal Horticultural Society (RHS): UK charity running flagship garden shows including Chelsea Flower Show and Hampton Court. Comparable as a large-scale membership organization operating garden festivals and educational programs, with broader scope and international brand than Art & Jardins.
• Centre des monuments nationaux: French national body managing historic monuments and gardens open to the public, including programmed cultural seasons. Comparable as a publicly-supported operator of heritage sites hosting landscape and art installations across France, though at much larger scale than Art & Jardins.
• Kew Gardens (Royal Botanic Gardens): World-leading botanical garden with public programming, education, and conservation. Comparable as a major public-facing garden institution with ticket revenue, membership, education, and corporate partnerships, but operating at vastly greater scale.

Direct peers

• Domaine de Chaumont-sur-Loire: Operates the Festival International des Jardins de Chaumont-sur-Loire, the most prominent international garden festival in France. Directly comparable to Art & Jardins as a French festival organizer commissioning contemporary landscape and art installations, with paid visitor access and a recurring annual edition.
• Jardins de Marqueyssac: French heritage garden attraction in the Dordogne with paid visitor access, seasonal events, and landscape programming. Comparable as a French public-facing garden destination with cultural programming, though privately operated rather than a non-profit association.
• Festival des Jardins de la Côte d'Azur: Regional garden festival commissioning contemporary landscape installations across the French Riviera. Directly comparable as a public-authority-backed French garden festival with a recurring annual edition and artist calls for proposals.
• Domaine de Villandry: Iconic Loire Valley château with renowned ornamental gardens and cultural programming. Comparable as a French heritage garden attraction with paid visitor access, seasonal events, and educational programming, though with a more tourism/retail orientation than Art & Jardins.

Emerging players

• Fondation Carmignac: Corporate foundation operating an art and nature site on Porquerolles island featuring contemporary art installations in a landscaped setting. Comparable as a foundation blending contemporary art, gardens, and public access, though at smaller scale and without Art & Jardins' festival cadence.

Regional players

• Villa Médicis (Académie de France à Rome): French state-funded artists' residency with gardens and public programming. Comparable as a French publicly-supported cultural institution combining contemporary creation, gardens, and public access, though based in Italy rather than France.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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• Facebookfacebook.com/artetjardinsHDF
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Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

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