This weekend was Portes Ouvertes in Ménilmontant, which is the neighborhood where I live. There are lots and lots of artists in my quartier, and maybe 100 of them opened their studios to the public, so we picked up a map and went exploring!
The artists worked with all different sorts of media; some was fine art, and some was more folk art or craft-y. One artist did paintings and drawings, but also had these wonderful whimsical animals lanterns:
I think one of the coolest parts of Portes Ouvertes was seeing the hidden places of Ménilmontant. There are an incredible number of gardens and courtyards here that I never would have imagined exist. This is a little dark, but there was so much green back here!:
And another little alley:
Here is one of the ateliers (workshops). Lots of the spaces were set up like galleries, but in a lot of them it was very apparent that it was also the artist's work space, which was really interesting to see.
Here is one of the ateliers (workshops). Lots of the spaces were set up like galleries, but in a lot of them it was very apparent that it was also the artist's work space, which was really interesting to see. 
Soon I will have a post about my trip to Cateau-Cambrésis! There is always too much for me to do here. 
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