A partnership between Institut français and Tate based on the ‘Concours des dix mots’, initiated by the French Ministry of Education and which aims at celebrating the French language

BP Art Exchange and the Institut Français would like to invite French and Art teachers to participate in an exciting initiative exploring Art and Language with a class of their choice.

‘Dis-moi dix mots... que tu accueilles’ is a project initiated by the French Ministry of Education and the aim of this annual initiative is for classes to create a collective artistic piece of work responding to a selection of 10 chosen French words. The words selected this year are: amalgame, bravo, cibler, grigri, inuit, kermesse, kitsch, sérendipité, wiki, zénitude.

If you would like to participate in this project, register at bpartexchange.tate.org.uk and join the Dix Mots group. Upload the works that your students have created to share them with others before 27 February 2015. A panel of judges representing the BP Art Exchange community, comprising an artist, a teacher and a representative from Institut Français and BP Art Exchange will meet in March 2015 to select the three most interesting submissions to be featured on Tate website. For more information about the project ‘Dis-moi dix mots... que tu accueilles’ please visit the website: www.dismoidixmots.culture.fr

For inspiration, you can visit your local gallery, browse the Tate online digitised collection or use this Power Point as a reference point for creating works in response to one or more of the 10 words.

AmalgameTo mix or merge so as to make a combination; blend; unite; combine

Endless Rhythm 1934Robert Delaunay©Tate

Grigri Amulet (Africa, Caribbean), a small object worn to ward off evil, harm, or illness or to bring good fortune; protecting charm

Forms on Grey 1935Paule Vézelay© The estate of Paule Vézelay

Zénitude Buddhism. a Mahayana movement, introduced into China in the 6th century a.d. and into Japan in the 12th century, that emphasizes enlightenment by the most direct possible means

Eight Forms and Three Circles 1959Paule Vézelay© The estate of Paule Vézelay

Kermesse (In the Low Countries) a local, annual outdoor fair or festival

Merry-Go-Round 1916Mark Gertler©Tate

Kitsch Part, decorative objects, or design considered by many people to be ugly, without style, or false but enjoyed by other people, often because they are funny

Winter Bears 1988Jeff Koons© Jeff Koons

InuitA member of a Native American people who live in the cold northern areas of North America and Greenland

Cold Mountain Series, Zen StudyBrice Marden© ARS, NY and DACS, London 2014

Cibler an object shot at during shooting practice, often a circle with a pattern of rings, or any object or place at which bullets, bombs, etc. are aimed

The First Real Target 1961Peter Blake© Peter Blake 2014. All rights reserved, DACS

Wikia website that allows users to add, delete, and edit the contents, or the program that makes this possible

Untitled (Disks) 1972Mira Schendel © Mira Schendel estate

Bravo Exclamation that is used to applaud, to approve

Roy LichtensteinExplosion II 1965© Estate of Roy Lichtenstein

Sérendipitéthe fact of finding interesting or valuable things by chance

Mobile c.1932 Alexander Calder© ARS, NY and DACS, London 2014

Please note that for copyright reasons the artworks included in this presentation can only be used as a point of reference or an inspiration, but cannot be reproduced in any way or form.

Please do not upload them to the BP Art Exchange website.

Contacts

• Language Attaché: yves.letournel@diplomatie.gouv.fr• Project Developer : nadege.hispa@diplomatie.gouv.fr

Key contact: • Zuzana Flaskova, Assistant Curator BP Art Exchangezuzana.flaskova@tate.org.uk• Fran Laws, Assistant Curator BP Art Exchangefran.laws@tate.org.uk• Learning Convenor, Curator BP Art Exchange: Annie Bicknell