What if you left Paris with something you created yourself — not a souvenir you bought, but an artwork that came from you?
Welcome to Art Games at Art Quam Anima, a gallery-atelier on rue du Dragon in the heart of Saint-Germain-des-Prés — the neighborhood where Sartre debated freedom, Giacometti sculpted through the night, and Miles Davis played until dawn. A place where intellectual curiosity and creative experimentation have always gone hand in hand.
That spirit is alive here. This is not a painting class. You don't need any skills — not in painting, not in music, not in anything. You just need to be curious and ready to play.
The artist designs the game. You play it. There are rules — surprising ones — and within those rules, total freedom. What appears on your canvas is entirely up to you: abstract forms, shapes, a flower, a face, whatever your instinct tells you. Everyone follows the same instructions, yet every result is completely different. That's the paradox at the heart of this experience: the constraints set you free.
The session lasts about two hours in a small, intimate group. All materials are provided — canvas, brushes, paint, everything. Coffee, tea, and soft drinks are offered throughout. The atmosphere is relaxed, playful, and unlike anything you've experienced in a gallery before.
At the end, you take your artwork home — a one-of-a-kind piece, born from a game you played in a Parisian atelier.
Art Quam Anima is the studio of Arnaud Quercy, the artist — a contemporary painter, sculptor, and jazz musician formed at the Paris College of Music, who creates in front of visitors every day. The gallery lives in the spirit of Saint-Germain: a place where ideas become form, where curiosity is the only requirement, and where you don't watch art — you make it.
The game is led in both English and French — Arnaud is fully bilingual, having lived in the UK for over fifteen years. Whether you speak English, French, or both, you'll feel right at home.
Not just spectators. Players.
