The budgetary restriction imposed by the Government for the year 2026 has impacted the territory, leading to a significant drop in allocations to the cultural associations of Quercy-Bouriane. The itinerant cultural project, Les Balades de Léo, had to be canceled this year. La Maison du Piage, following maternity leave, must seek its new functioning.
The current challenge is significant: maintaining quality services to the population by adapting to environmental constraints. Partnership as a driving force for reinvention is what Marianne Terrusse, director of the Gourdon intercommunal library (BIG) and director of the CCQB regional cultural service, recommends: “The solution lies in a profound transformation of our modes of action: the propulsion of the inter-infrastructure and institutional partnership. By strengthening the network of libraries and by pooling our forces, we are no longer suffering from the crisis, we are reinventing the territory The legitimacy of our events no longer needs to be proven. The public success and positive impact of flagship projects like “From water from here to water from there” (6th edition) demonstrate a real expectation of people. residents by offering local culture and support for local artists.”
Marianne Terrusse wants global synergy between key players: The Maison des Jeunes et de la Culture (MJC), the Léo Ferré school city, the Gourdon Cultural Animation Committee, the Aymare Theater, the Jean Carmet Cultural Center, “Rencontres sous le tilleul” in Payrignac, local cultural associations such as “Les Ideas wander” or FestiValCéou.
“Sectionalization is a luxury. Faced with a crisis, isolation condemns, only cooperation preserves.”, she indicates. In this perspective of renewal, the meeting of municipal cultural officials scheduled for this month of June promises to be foundational. It should not be a simple consultation but the starting point of a historic cultural solidarity pact for Bouriane.
