The purpose of the Festival d’Auvers-sur-Oise Association is to run the Festival d’Auvers-sur-Oise, to promote the arts by creating artistic events, to showcase the church of Notre-Dame d’Auvers-sur-Oise and its heritage, and to contribute to the development of cultural and artistic projects around the Bernard Hurvy organ. In 2006 the Festival achieved its first goal: the building of a 30-stop organ in the post-classical style in the church of Notre-Dame d’Auvers-sur-Oise. That organ gave rise to other major projects for young people, such as the discovery and training workshop “L’Orgue Aux Enfants”, the commissioning of works from composers and the production of concerts as part of the Opus seasons.

Acquisitions and works carried out for the church since 1985

1. Choir organ by the organ builder Bois, bought for worship (1985): €35,000
2. Joinery for the organ platform (1985): €2,500
3. Restoration of the church’s semicircular platform and steps (1985 to 1987): €5,700
4. Tuning and adjustments (1985 to 2005): €8,000
5. Mustel harmonium (restored in 1990): €1,700
6. Harmonium tuning (1990/1991/1992/1998/2000/2005): €1,200
7. Renovation of the altar platform with the town of Auvers-sur-Oise (Menuiserie Martinez, 1992): €3,100
8. Lock and stops of the Mustel harmonium damaged by vandalism (2005): €380
9. Restoration of the left-hand side flooring and the start of the nave, right and left (1982): €6,000
10. Rush-seated chairs and pews from the church of Méry-sur-Oise bought for the church of Auvers (1992): €1,000
11. Various works, sacristy – electricity meter (1990 to 2005): €1,000
12. Renovation of the lighting on the nave and side pillars, including labour (2005 and 2012): €1,400
13. Donations paid towards running costs – parish/diocese (1985 to 1995): €6,000
14. Donations paid towards running costs – parish/diocese (1996 to 2005): €30,000
15. Donations paid towards running costs – parish/diocese (2006 to 2017): €58,000
16. The Festival’s share in the building of the organ (2005): €40,000
17. Lighting of the organ (2006): €19,500
18. Costs of the organ’s inauguration – security, opening concert (2006): €33,000
19. Finishing of the altar platform with rectangular edges (Menuiserie Picard/Martinez, 2009): €2,700
20. Contribution to the carpet covering the altar platform (2013): €1,000
21. Renovation of the presbytery storeroom / production room – roof (2013): €20,000
22. Renovation of the presbytery storeroom / production room (continued) – electrics, paintwork, reinforced door (2014): €5,800
23. Replacement of the church furniture – 400 chairs (2017): €29,000
24. Contribution to the roof works on the church of Notre-Dame (2017): €18,000
25. Repair of the parquet floor by the pulpit and by the pillar (Menuiserie Picard, 2018): €793
26. Contribution to the renovation of the parish hall, used as the artists’ dressing room (2021): €15,000
27. Contributions paid towards costs – parish (2019, 2021, 2022, 2023): €12,000
28. Contribution paid towards costs – parish (2024): €4,400
29. Nave flooring, left and right – consolidation, sanding, staining and sealing (thanks to the patronage of the Fondation Festival d’Auvers-sur-Oise): €9,500

Total: €421,827