Mille Fontaines
| ABOUT
Mission Statement
Mille Fontaines provides a platform for artistic expression regardless of media, genre, or language. It highlights the work of creatives, giving them the opportunity to be heard and recognized. More than that, it puts art and artists in conversation, pairing visual art with the written word – recently, enhancing it all with excursions into audio and video spheres.
Centered on the ACM-IAU community in Aix-en-Provence, Mille Fontaines is often an important space for students to share their experience of living and learning in Southern France. In doing so, it becomes a crossroads for various cultures to interact through art.
Origins
Founded in Fall 2022 by Rose Letsinger, the literary magazine’s intent has always been to facilitate an inclusive space of belonging for all artist communities. Everyone associated with the magazine, past and present, has been a study abroad student. We live in a foreign culture and consistently speak a foreign language. We are far from home, from friends, from family. Mille Fontaines aims to create a community in which all folks away from their origins can find a space of acceptance and appreciation.
The magazine takes its name from the history of the city in which it is based. Aix was founded by Romans to take advantage of the natural springs in the area. They constructed fountains on almost every street corner. Because of these fountains, Aix-en-Provence is called “The City of a Thousand Fountains” or “la ville aux mille fontaines” in French.
Get Involved
Every semester, Mille Fontaines gathers new teams of students to edit, design, and run the literary magazine. Descriptions of each team are below, feel free to contact current staff if you are interested in joining a team.
Editing
The Editorial Team is tasked with blind-reading all submissions and deciding which ones to include in each edition of Mille Fontaines. They will also provide feedback on the selected submissions, suggesting edits to be conveyed to the authors.
Design
The Design Team takes point on the printed version of Mille Fontaines, making choices about themes, layout, color schemes, cover art, and fonts. They will provide input as to the order of submissions in the printed magazine and may be asked to contribute their own designs as themes for the current edition.
Website
The Website Team is in charge of website maintenance and updates. This includes adding new editions of Mille Fontaines to the website and updating staff and submissions pages.
Event
The Event Team plans and executes the end-of-semester release party for Mille Fontaines. They coordinate catering, decorations, and presentations by contributors, as well as run the event. Jobs include: welcoming guests, overseeing technology, serving food and drinks, emceeing, and troubleshooting.