towards a target of three million young users by the end of 2022

Middle school students on a school visit to Biarritz, September 28, 2021, during the Biarritz Latin America Festival. PHOTOMOBILE/SAIF IMAGES

From one five-year term to another, the Culture Pass remains the priority project of Emmanuel Macron’s cultural policy. After having generalized it to all young people aged 18 in May 2021, extended to pupils from the class of 4^e since January 10, the re-elected president now wishes to expand it from the class of 6^e. But what is the current assessment of this device supposed to democratize and diversify access to culture?

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“If, at the end of the year, we managed to have three million young regular users of the Pass culture geolocated application, that would be great”, said Tuesday, April 26, Sébastien Cavalier, president of SAS Pass culture, during his hearing before the Senate Culture Committee. Potentially, with the extension from the 4^e, “We will eventually address six million people”he added.

For the time being, 1.8 million young people have registered for the Pass, and its development within colleges and high schools is progressing slowly. “20% of schools have used it since 1^is januarysays Sébastien Cavalier. One of the challenges ahead is to succeed in the appropriation of the “collective share” by the teachers. » Monday April 18 on France Culture, Emmanuel Macron had not had this caution of analysis and considered that the Pass had become “a huge success because we have[vait] worked with teachers.

800 euros per class

To fully understand the scheme – which has been extensively overhauled since its creation – you should know that the 500 euro envelope offered to young people to access the cultural activities and practices of their choice is now distributed in two stages: 200 euros between 15 and 17 years (including 120 euros per pupil in “collective share” paid directly to establishments to finance cultural outings or reception of artists) and 300 euros at 18 years old, to be spent individually according to their desires.

Sébastien Cavalier, president of SAS Pass culture: “The nature of the use of the ‘collective share’ is very different from the individual share”

The “collective share”, which allows each class to have approximately 800 euros, is intended “a new tool to generalize artistic and cultural education (EAC)”. The teachers who have used this “collective share” for four months – the use of which is validated by the head of the establishment – ​​have used 40% of it for a live performance. Good news for the theatre. And 15% for a cinema session.

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