La Bouche d’Air

Founded in 1982, La Bouche d’Air is a non-profit association based in Nantes, France working on arts & culture, community development.

La Bouche d’Air is a French association under the 1901 law based in Nantes, operating a concert venue at the Salle Paul-Fort dedicated to contemporary chanson, with programming also covering world music and blues. It supports emerging and established artists through creation residencies, rehearsal spaces and artist-in-residence programmes. Its cultural action work brings art to schools, prisons and socio-cultural structures in Nantes, and it offers reduced-price ticketing schemes for students, job seekers, low-income people and cardholders. The association is publicly subsidised by the City of Nantes, the Pays de la Loire region, the Loire-Atlantique department and the DRAC, and relies on volunteers alongside a professional team.