CENTRE CULTUREL COLOMBIER LEO LAGRANGE

What CENTRE CULTUREL COLOMBIER LEO LAGRANGE does

PHAKT – Centre Culturel Colombier is a non-profit cultural association operating in the Colombier district of Rennes, France, under the legal name CENTRE CULTUREL COLOMBIER LEO LAGRANGE. Affiliated with the Fédération Nationale Léo Lagrange, the center functions as a contemporary-art gallery and community cultural hub with a staff of six, led by Director Reynald Poupelard. It presents rotating exhibitions of contemporary artists, runs an artist-residency program that has been active since 2001, and delivers workshops spanning painting, drawing, photography, music (guitar, piano, violin, cello, saxophone, flute, drums, choir), theater, art history, body movement (yoga, stretching, pilates), and English-language classes. Educational services extend programming to schools from nursery through high school via guided visits, workshops (e.g., Ateliers Ardimoitou), and urban walks, while cultural-action projects reach underserved audiences including mental-health patients (Culture et Santé program with CM&P Beaulieu) and social-housing residents (with Archipel Habitat).

The business model is dominated by public subsidies from the Ville de Rennes, Région Bretagne, Département d'Ille-et-Vilaine, and the Ministère de la Culture / DRAC Bretagne, which together cover most operational, programming, and residency costs. Secondary revenue comes from paid workshop and class enrollment, sales of artist editions (posters, postcards, books, vinyls priced between €5 and €45), and corporate-sponsor support (Générale de Bureautique, Géant des Beaux Arts). Exhibitions and most community events are free. The center distributes its offerings through its physical venue at 5 place des Colombes, on-site and outreach educational services, neighborhood festivals such as 'Colombier en fête', and digital channels (website, Facebook, Instagram, Vimeo, seasonal brochures).

Name

CENTRE CULTUREL COLOMBIER LEO LAGRANGE

Legal name

PHAKT – Centre Culturel Colombier

Website

https://phakt.fr

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

PHAKT – Centre Culturel Colombier is a non-profit contemporary art center in Rennes, France, offering exhibitions, artist residencies, workshops, and educational programs to local community members, schools, and underserved audiences, funded primarily by French municipal, regional, and national cultural authorities.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Cultural Arts & Community Services

NAICS

Museums, Historical Sites, and Similar Institutions (712), Museums (71211), Other Performing Arts Companies (711190)

SIC

Miscellaneous Publishing (2741)

akta.pro primary industry

Cultural Centers & Multidisciplinary Arts Institutions (THAJADAJ)

akta.pro secondary industries

Art Galleries & Exhibition Spaces (Commercial & Nonprofit) (THAJADAH), Arts & Crafts Workshops (Painting, Pottery, Ceramics, Sculpture) (THAJAKAA), Performing Arts & Music Lessons (Dance, Drumming, Instrument Lessons, Theater) (THAJAKAC)

Keywords

• Contemporary art exhibitions
• Art education workshops
• Artist residency programs
• Cultural community programs
• Art publishing editions

Headquarters

HQ city

Rennes

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Public Funding and Subsidies: Primary revenue source from municipal (Ville de Rennes), regional (Région Bretagne), departmental (Ille-et-Vilaine), and national (Ministère de la Culture/DRAC Bretagne) public funding. This covers operational costs, programming, and artist residencies.
2. Workshop and Class Fees: Fees charged for various practice workshops including arts, music, photography, theater, and body activities. Revenue from participants enrolling in courses.
3. Publication Sales: Sales of editions including posters, postcards, books, and vinyl records produced by artists in residence. Publications priced between 5€ and 45€.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

PHAKT – Centre Culturel Colombier operates as a contemporary art gallery and community cultural center in Rennes, France. It offers rotating contemporary art exhibitions, multi-discipline practice workshops (visual arts, music, photography, theater, body activities, English), artist residencies, school-based educational services, published editions (posters, postcards, books, vinyls), and participative cultural action projects for the local neighborhood. Most exhibitions and community events are free, while workshops, courses, and publications are paid offerings.

Product overview

PHAKT – Centre Culturel Colombier is a cultural center in Rennes, France, operating as a contemporary art gallery and community cultural hub. The center offers a unified portfolio of services centered around contemporary art exhibition, artist residencies, and public engagement. Core offerings include rotating contemporary art exhibitions in its gallery space, practical art workshops (Ateliers de pratique) covering disciplines from painting and photography to music and body movement, artist residency programs supporting emerging creators, educational services for schools and groups, published editions (books, posters, postcards, vinyls), cultural action projects with community participation, and art history workshops (Ateliers du regard). The center is part of the Fédération Nationale Léo Lagrange network and serves the Colombier neighborhood of Rennes.

Differentiator

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Products and services

• Expositions (Contemporary Art Gallery) Rotating contemporary art exhibitions in the gallery space featuring emerging and established artists, with vernissages and defined exhibition periods. Free and open to the general public.
• Ateliers de pratique artistique (Practice Workshops) Weekly practice workshops for adults, adolescents, and children across arts plastiques (painting, drawing, graphics, comics), photography, theater, music (guitar, saxophone, flute, piano, violin, cello, drums, choir), art history, body activities (yoga, stretching, pilates), and English courses.
• Résidences d'artistes (Artist Residency Program) Artist residency program supporting emerging artists with studio space and exhibition opportunities, organized through annual selection cycles.
• Service Éducatif (Educational Service for Schools) Educational services for schools from nursery to high school, including exhibition visits, art workshops (Ateliers Ardimoitou), urban walks, art history courses (Petits Musées), and school-based artist projects.
• Éditions (Publications) Published editions including posters, postcards, books, and vinyl records created in collaboration with resident and exhibited artists, priced between 5€ and 45€.
• Actions culturelles (Cultural Action Projects) Community cultural action projects involving public participation, public art interventions, and outreach programs including the Archives Publiques series and neighborhood newspapers.
• Ateliers du regard (Participative Art History Workshops) Participative art history workshops offering themed cycles of discovery with slideshow presentations and gallery visits, currently themed on UTOPIES for 2025-2026.

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Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

18 partnerships are on record, tiered core, major and minor.

• Fédération Nationale Léo LagrangecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerParent federation organization providing organizational support, ideological framework, and connection to broader Léo Lagrange cultural network across France.
• Ville de RennescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPrimary municipal partner providing substantial funding, venue support, and integration with city cultural programming and urban development initiatives.
• Ministère de la Culture / DRAC BretagnecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational Ministry of Culture providing regional direction (DRAC Bretagne) with funding support and regulatory oversight for cultural activities.
• Région BretagnecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional council providing funding and strategic support for cultural programming across Brittany.
• Département d'Ille-et-VilainecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDepartmental council supporting cultural initiatives with funding and administrative resources.
• Frac BretagnemajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFonds Régional d'Art Contemporain de Bretagne - regional contemporary art collection and support institution, collaborating on exhibitions and artist exchanges.
• EESAB – École Européenne Supérieure d'Art BretagnemajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEuropean School of Art of Brittany - higher education institution for art, collaborating on artist residencies and professional development.
• Générale de BureautiqueminorOthersOffice equipment supplier providing material support for artist residencies and operations.
• Géant des Beaux ArtsminorOthersFine arts supplies retailer providing materials support for artistic workshops and residencies.
• Lendroit ÉditionsmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPublisher and partner for artist editions and publications, collaborating on the center's publishing program.
• Musée des Beaux Arts de RennesmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMunicipal fine arts museum, collaborating on exhibitions and cultural programming in the visual arts.
• La CriéemajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerContemporary art center in Rennes, collaborating on exhibitions and cultural initiatives.
• CM&P Beaulieu (Mental Health Facility)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMental health facility participating in Culture et Santé program, hosting art workshops for young patients.
• Archipel HabitatminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSocial housing provider collaborating on community art projects in residential building lobbies.
• CDAS KléberminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSocial services center collaborating on participatory photography projects and community cultural activities.
• Espace des 2 RivesminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCultural space partnering on artistic projects and community engagement activities.
• UnidiversminorGTM or Marketing PartnerLocal cultural media outlet promoting events and cultural activities in Rennes.
• KidiklikminorGTM or Marketing PartnerFamily-focused local media outlet promoting family activities and children's cultural events.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves1 record

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Le Quartier — Centre d'Art Contemporain de Quimper: Regional contemporary art center in Brittany offering exhibitions, artist residencies, and educational programming on a similar scale to PHAKT, sharing the same French regional contemporary-art-network positioning.
• La Criée: Contemporary art center in Rennes, France, with overlapping gallery and exhibition programming in the same city. PHAKT explicitly names La Criée as a strategic exhibition partner, indicating direct comparability.
• Le BAL: Paris-based visual arts center combining contemporary image-based exhibitions with educational programming. Comparable gallery-plus-public-engagement model.
• Frac Bretagne: Regional contemporary art fund and exhibition institution in Brittany. Partners with PHAKT on exhibitions and artist exchanges; serves the same contemporary art audience with similar programming formats.
• Mains d'Œuvres: Cultural center in Saint-Ouen offering workshops, exhibitions, and community programming. Comparable non-profit, multi-disciplinary cultural-center operating model to PHAKT.
• Magasin — Centre d'Art Contemporain de Grenoble: Contemporary art center combining exhibitions, residencies, and educational programming. Comparable institutional model (gallery + workshops + outreach) to PHAKT, though operating at a larger scale.
• CAC Brétigny: Contemporary art center near Paris offering exhibitions, residencies, and educational outreach. Similar scale and operating model to PHAKT's gallery-plus-residency-plus-education structure.

Broad incumbents

• Palais de Tokyo: Major Parisian contemporary art institution with exhibitions and artist residencies. Significantly larger scale but operating in the same French contemporary art ecosystem as PHAKT.
• Le 104 (Centquatre): Major Parisian cultural center offering exhibitions, workshops, and residencies. Comparable multi-disciplinary cultural-center model to PHAKT but at a much larger municipal scale.
• Les Champs Libres: Major Rennes cultural complex housing library, museum, and science center; geographically co-located with PHAKT and competing for the same Rennes audiences and cultural-policy attention.

Market position

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubevimeo.com/phakt
• Facebookfacebook.com/PHAKT.Centre.culturel.Colombier.Rennes
• Instagraminstagram.com/phakt_centreculturelcolombier
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/centre-culturel-colombier-leo-lagrange

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