Culture isn’t static. It’s not something delivered from the top down. It’s built in practice, through participation, place, and collective effort.

Lucas is a laboratory for cultural, artistic, and social practices. It rethinks how public policies are shaped — not by institutions alone, but with the people who live them. Citizens, residents, and users aren’t just audiences or end-users, they’re collaborators throughout the process.

Founded by Culture·Co, with the Bureau des Possibles and Villes Innovations, and supported by the French Ministry of Culture, Lucas brings together public institutions, local governments, and researchers around one idea: that cooperation isn’t a byproduct of culture — it’s a cultural act in itself.

Lucas is more than a think tank. It’s a space of experimentation, where ideas are tested in real contexts and knowledge is co-produced. Backed by CEPEL (University of Montpellier / CNRS) and SOPHIAPOL (University of Paris Nanterre), its network includes political scientists, sociologists and geographers. Lucas is built on horizontal governance — a structure that prioritizes collective intelligence, shared responsibility, and the flexibility to adapt as local dynamics evolve.

Lucas helps local authorities imagine and implement more cooperative cultural strategies. Based on the landmark report “From cultural cooperation to a culture of cooperation”, the lab provides tools, training, and frameworks that support bottom-up policy-making. Through its public-interest mission, Lucas documents and shares open knowledge, builds collaborative networks of practice across France, Europe and the French-speaking world.

A Brand Identity Rooted in Cooperation

Lucas’ brand identity reflects what it stands for: collaboration, shared authorship, and the power of building together. It visualizes not just an organization, but a way of thinking — collective, open, and co-constructed.

The logomark is built from three geometric modules. Together, they form an “L” — for Lucas, but also a quiet reference to Culture·Co, the founding entity. Each module represents one of the three founding structures: Culture·Co, Bureau des Possibles, and Villes Innovations. They also signal Lucas’ three fields of action: culture, art, and society.

Each shape has its own form and character. But it’s in their connection that meaning emerges — a system that values difference, and works through complementarity. The identity becomes a metaphor for Lucas’ horizontal governance model: shared space, equal voice, common purpose.

The color palette amplifies this concept. Purple, drawn from Culture·Co’s identity, anchors the system and symbolizes culture. Light pink echoes Villes Innovations and its more saturated tone. Orange represents the Bureau des Possibles, for whom it’s a signature color. Each hue is distinct, but together they tell one story — a visual alliance, built on mutual recognition.