AWARD JURY AWARD OF THE LOUIS ROEDERER DISCOVERY AWARD 2021 The Jury Award is given to Tarrah Krajnak for Master Rituals II: Weston's Nudes. More
AWARD PUBLIC AWARD OF THE LOUIS ROEDERER DISCOVERY AWARD 2021 The winner of the public award is Ilanit Illouz with Wadi Qelt, in the Stony Light. More
AWARD LUMA RENCONTRES DUMMY BOOK AWARD ARLES 2021 The winner of the Luma Rencontres Dummy Book Arles 2021 is Moe Suzuki with Sokohi. More
News PHOTOSENSIBLES Création Collective x Rencontres d'Arles Création Collective teams up with the Rencontres d'Arles to offer you an unprecedented sound experience: PHOTOSENSIBLES (in French only). More
News opening week review Arles 2021 14,000 visitors, 35 exhibitions, 61 curators, 200 artists, 55 public events... More
News The Rencontres d'Arles & Facebook The Rencontres d’Arles Facebook page was un-published while a post was being written about the Louis Roederer Discovery Award winner Tarrah Krajnak. More
News SMITH & GASPAR CLAUS INVITE FRANÇOIS CHAIGNAUD LES SUDS IN ARLES Cellist Gaspar Claus and artist SMITH invite choreographer and singer François Chaignaud to give body and voice to the polymorphous character of Anamanda Sîn, in search of the definition of desideration. More
AWARD LUMA RENCONTRES DUMMY BOOK AWARD ARLES 2021 The winner of the Luma Rencontres Dummy Book Arles 2021 is Moe Suzuki with Sokohi. More
AWARD JURY AWARD OF THE LOUIS ROEDERER DISCOVERY AWARD 2021 The Jury Award is given to Tarrah Krajnak for Master Rituals II: Weston's Nudes. More
AWARD PUBLIC AWARD OF THE LOUIS ROEDERER DISCOVERY AWARD 2021 The winner of the public award is Ilanit Illouz with Wadi Qelt, in the Stony Light. More
AWARD PHOTO FOLIO REVIEW 2021 The 2021 winner is Pierfrancesco Celada with When I feel down I take a train to the Happy Valley. More
Exhibitions Guided tours July 26 ➔ August 1st Every day, a team of mediators-photographers offers pass-holders free guided tours on reservation. More
Exhibitions ILANIT ILLOUZ WADI QELT, IN THE STONY LIGHT The product of a study on the Judaean Desert by the Dead Sea, and experiments with salt, this series mixes fossilized prints and photographic fragments collected on site. More
Exhibitions MARIANA HAHN EROS AND THANATOS MADE A CHILD This installation references the materiality of photography—art of the trace, memory and transmission—using objects, photographs, video and process-based experiments. More
Exhibitions ORIENT-EXPRESS & Co Technical object turned cultural icon, the Orient Express gave rise to myriad representations based on fact and fiction. Plunge into the archives of the former international sleeping-car company. More
Outside Arles LES AILLEURS FESTIVAL Virtual reality, augmented reality, sound spatialization, interactive screens... A new festival dedicated to immersive experiences: Les Ailleurs. More
Outside Arles Exhibition Chaplin and the Dictator Chaplin's World invites you to immerse yourself in the heart of the making of The Dictator, one of the most emblematic films in the history of cinema. A privileged moment to discover the modernity and posterity of his legendary speech. More
Outside Arles JIMEI X ARLES 2020INTERNATIONAL PHOTO FESTIVAL The sixth Jimei x Arles International Photo Festival has come to a successful end. During the 38 day exhibition period, despite the restrictions on international travel during the epidemic period, we still attract more than 50 000 visitors. More
Outside Arles PHOTO | BRUTCollection Bruno Decharme& Compagnie After Arles in 2019, PHOTO | BRUT: Collection Bruno Decharme & Compagnie opens at the Folk Art Museum on January 24 (New York, USA). The exhibition represents the first international glimpse into self-taught artists in the field of photography. More
In memoriam RAYMOND CAUCHETIER(1920 — 2021) Raymond Cauchetier, célèbre pour ses photographies des icônes de la Nouvelle Vague, nous a quittés à l’âge de 101 ans. More
In memoriam Paul Fusco(1930 — 2020) Mort du photographe Paul Fusco qui réalisa la série “The Train: RFK’s Last Journey”, exposée aux Rencontres d'Arles en 2018 dans "The Train, Le dernier voyage de Robert F. Kennedy" avec Rein Jelle Terpstra & Philippe Parreno. More
In memoriam ALAIN DESVERGNES(1931 — 2020) Alain Desvergnes, a key player in photography in France, died on Sunday, July 12. More
In memoriam Gilbert Garçin [1929 — 2020] Gilbert Garcin est mort dans son sommeil à 90 ans.Photographe dont la carrière a commencé tardivement, il est jeune retraité lorsqu'il suit un stage photo à Arles en 1995.Le festival lui consacre une grande exposition en 2013. Les Rencontres d'Arles lui rendent hommage. More
Partners Louie Media x Rencontres d'Arles Louie Media has created five special podcasts, giving a voice to several photographers exhibited at the Rencontres d'Arles. More
Partners Photography films by Tënk In response to the Rencontres d'Arles, Tënk dedicates a selection of 6 films about photography. More
Partners LOUIS VUITTON CITY GUIDE The Louis Vuitton City Guide calls at Arles and offers a new collector’s edition. More
Partners Immersive writing Residency Open call Fisheye and the French Institute renew for the 4th year the immersive writing Residency French Institute - Les Ailleurs. More
Events Sound performanceby Reeve Schumacher Lighthouse is an installation that combines sound and light. Accompanied by his assistant Pascal Montali, Reeve Schumacher plays his prepared records on three turntables in a sound experience on the border between analog techno and Art Brut, which plays as well the soothing and the tumultuous. More
Events Brunch at Croisière! For the last day of the Rencontres d'Arles, take the opportunity to see exhibitions, take a photo booth with friends, stroll through the Actes Sud bookshop and taste Benedicte eggs, a delicious lost brioche or a salad. More
Events Été indien(s)(Indian Summer) The last weekend of the Rencontres d'Arles, nearly 50 con-tributors will participate in «Été indien(s)» in the center of Arles, the first image and creation market. More
Events 1968-2018, TAKING THE FLOOR/ TAKING PICTURES Two half-day workshops, projections and round tables are based on an idea by Tënk, a video platform of independant documentaries. More
Stages photo PHOTO WORKSHOPS WINTER & SPRING PROGRAM 2021 Onlines courses / Spring & weelend workshops in Arles More
Stages photo WEEKENDS WORKSHOPS 2020 From, February to october, develop your practice alongside outstanding pedagogues, in the ideal setting of a former mansion house entirely dedicated to photographic training. More
Stages photo OLYMPUS PHOTO WALKS Take an exciting walk through the secrets of the city with an expert to discover Olympus cameras. Register now! More
Stages photo PROGRAM SUMMER & WEEKENDS 2019 Experience an unique photographic immersion accompanied by the greatest professionals. More
Education WORKSHOP AROUND THE EXHIBITION THAWRA! رةثو REVOLUTION! SUDAN, HISTORY OF AN UPRISING The students of the Mistral high school in Arles were able to discover a country, Sudan, accompanied by Juliette Agnel, curator of the exhibition. More
Education OBSERVE-SEE Several hands-on workshops combine writing, the visual arts, photography, improvisation, reading, etc. More
Education YOUTH WORKSHOPS 7— 11 year olds UNTIL AUGUST 29 Young festival-goers can have a fun, educational time while their parents visit exhibitions. More
Education BACK TO SCHOOL IN IMAGES 2018 Each year in September, Back to School in Images welcomes in Arles 320 classes ranging from kindergarten through to the Masters level and 700 teachers from all disciplines. More
Publications THE RENCONTRES D’ARLES 2021 CATALOGUE French and english versionsLes Rencontres d'Arles / Actes Sud45 euros More
Publications "Olrik, la biographie non autorisée" Hubert Védrine, Laurent Védrine Hubert et Laurent Védrine s’attellent avec vénération et légèreté à la biographie imaginaire du maléfique Olrik, figure fascinante de la très célèbre bande dessinée créée par Edgar P. Jacobs en 1946 Blake et Mortimer. More
Publications Launching of the digital version of the book "The Rencontres d’Arles: a French Story » by Françoise Denoyelle From meetings between a handful of photographers in 1970 to 140,000 visitors in 2018, this book, bound to become an authoritative reference work, tells a whole saga of French photography written in Arles. More
Publications THE RENCONTRES D’ARLES 2019 CATALOGUE ACCOMPANIED BY A SPECIAL ANNIVERSARY PULL-OUT! More
The Nights EXCEPTIONAL EVENING WITH THE RENCONTRES LIVE MAGAZINE Broadcast liveAugust 29, 8:45 pm (7:45 pm GMT)Exceptionnal Recontres d'Arles evening with The Rencontres Live Magazine More
The Nights EXCEPTIONAL EVENING WITH EDGAR MORIN, JOANA CHOUMALI, CYRIL DION Broadcast liveAugust 28, 8:45 pm (7:45 pm GMT)Exceptionnal Recontres d'Arles evening with Edgar Morin, Joana Choumali and Cyril Dion More
The Nights NIGHT OF THE YEAR 2020 ONLINE This great nighttime stroll would have taken place in July on the site of the former Étienne paper mill. The programming was already well underway last spring, with around 30 projects ready. We want to share them with you today online. We now invite you to discover montages of the participating artists and photographers’ works, and thank them for agreeing to put them online during this unusual time. Enjoy the show! More
The Nights AUGUST 28 & 29: TWO EXCEPTIONAL RENCONTRES D’ARLES EVENINGS TO PROLONG THE JOURNÉES D’AGIR POUR LE VIVANT The Rencontres d'Arles is teaming up with the first edition of Agir pour le Vivant (“Action for Living Things”), a major festival conceived by the Actes Sud publishing house. From August 24 to 30, this new space for reflection and discussion invites you to put the living back at the heart of debates and to come and meet people imagining the world of tomorrow.SOLD OUT!The evenings will also be broadcast live at 8:45 pm (7:45 pm GMT) on the festival’s website and social media. More
Useful informations health pass In accordance with the decree n°2021-955 of July 19, 202, from July 21, the Health Pass will be required to access the exhibitions of the Rencontres d'Arles for visitors aged 18 and over. More
Useful informations Opening of the online ticket office Get a low price and avoid lines in ticket offices! More
Photo Folio Review Photo Folio Review 2021 Photo Folio Review is addressed to any professional photographer, students in art school utilizing photography as well as amateur photographers who already have an advanced photographic practice.Due to Covid restrictions, exceptionally the Photo Folio Review will be online. More
Photo Folio Review PHOTO FOLIO REVIEW Experts and registration 2018 Discover the Photo Folio Review experts 2018!Registration opening on may 16th 7pm. More
