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Partners

BMW ART MAKERS

call for applications
October 8 — December 15, 2021

The new BMW Group France arts pratronage program will support an artist-curator duo every year, leading to completion of a visual art project.

Outside Arles

JIMEI X ARLES 2021<br>INTERNATIONAL PHOTO FESTIVAL

JIMEI X ARLES 2021
INTERNATIONAL PHOTO FESTIVAL

Xiamen, China
November 26, 2021 — January 3, 2022

The Jimei x Arles International Photo Festival was co-founded in Xiamen's Jimei District in 2015, and it is jointly organized by Three Shadows Photography Art Centre and Tianxia Jimei Media. Since its founding, Jimei x Arles has presented more than 200 exhibitions from China and the rest of Asia, as well as a selection of excellent shows from Les Rencontres d'Arles. To date, the festival has attracted 350,000 visitors.

Outside Arles

REDISCOVERY:<br>A SELECTION OF JIMEI X ARLES AWARD

REDISCOVERY:
A SELECTION OF JIMEI X ARLES AWARD

Sept 18, 2021 – Oct 31, 2021
MAB, Modern Studio, Shanghai

By Christoph Wiesner, director of Les Rencontres d’Arles
Artists: Feng Li, Guo Yingguang, Lei Lei, Pixy Liao, Luo Yang, Sim Chi Yin, Yi Lian

Exhibitions

Exhibitions

AS LONG AS WE HAVE THE STRENGTH

AS LONG AS WE HAVE THE STRENGTH

FORTUNES
WORKSHOP / RESIDENCY OF NICOLAS HAVETTE

From October 2 to 16, a group exhibition is presented at Emmaüs Arles, as part of the “Reopening the World” initiative.

Exhibitions

Enrique Ramirez & Special Attention

Enrique Ramirez & Special Attention

The exhibitions of Enrique Ramirez and Special Attention presented at the École nationale supérieure de la photographie d'Arles are open to the public from Thursday 23 to Saturday 25 September from 11am to 6pm.

Exhibitions

Guided tours

SEPTEMBER 20 ➔ 26

Every day, a team of mediators-photographers offers pass-holders free guided tours on reservation.

Exhibitions

Guided tours

SEPTEMBER 13 ➔ 19

Every day, a team of mediators-photographers offers pass-holders free guided tours on reservation.

AWARD

AWARD

CURATORIAL RESEARCH FELLOWSHIP

CURATORIAL RESEARCH FELLOWSHIP

CALL FOR APPLICATIONS
SEPTEMBER 24 — DECEMBER 15, 2021

The Rencontres d'Arles €20,000 curatorial research fellowship is open to all exhibition curators.

AWARD

2022 LOUIS ROEDERER DISCOVERY AWARD

2022 LOUIS ROEDERER DISCOVERY AWARD

CALL FOR APPLICATIONS
SEPTEMBER 20 — DECEMBER 4, 2021

The Rencontres d’Arles associates the Louis Roederer Discovery Award with galleries, art centers, artist-run spaces, independent venues and institutions.

AWARD

LUMA RENCONTRES DUMMY BOOK AWARD ARLES 2021

LUMA RENCONTRES DUMMY BOOK AWARD ARLES 2021

The winner of the Luma Rencontres Dummy Book Arles 2021 is Moe Suzuki with Sokohi.

AWARD

JURY AWARD OF THE LOUIS ROEDERER DISCOVERY AWARD 2021

JURY AWARD OF THE LOUIS ROEDERER DISCOVERY AWARD 2021

The Jury Award is given to Tarrah Krajnak for Master Rituals II: Weston's Nudes.

The Nights

The Nights

Relive the evenings at the Théâtre Antique<br>Bertrand Belin-trio<br>feat. Barbara Carlotti

Relive the evenings at the Théâtre Antique
Bertrand Belin-trio
feat. Barbara Carlotti

Arles, July 5, 2021

Songwriter, composer and performer Bertrand Belin will offer a unique experience at the Théâtre Antique by taking a musical look at the festival’s program.

The Nights

Relive the evenings at the Théâtre Antique<br>Photograph collections of the Red Cross

Relive the evenings at the Théâtre Antique
Photograph collections of the Red Cross

Arles, July 8, 2021

Preview of Un Monde à guérir, a show that will be held in Geneva from November 16, 2021 and Arles in 2022, an unprecedented immersion into the photo archives of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement.

The Nights

Relive the evenings at the Théâtre Antique<br>PHOTO SLAM!

Relive the evenings at the Théâtre Antique
PHOTO SLAM!

Arles, July 8, 2021

The Rencontres d’Arles has asked author Antwaun Sargent, curator of the exhibition The New Black Vanguard, to orchestrate the first global Photo Slam.
Following a call for participation to emerging photographers as open and inclusive as possible, those selected will have the opportunity to show their work on the stage of the Théâtre Antique with the greatest freedom.

The Nights

Relive the evenings at the Théâtre Antique<br>DESIDERATION<br>(RADIO LEVANIA)

Relive the evenings at the Théâtre Antique
DESIDERATION
(RADIO LEVANIA)

Arles, July 8, 2021

Tune in to Radio Levania: in an initiatory sound session with subliminal video, ghostly figures from Desideration tell of losing and desiring the stars.
In the voice of Levania (pulsation of the stars), that of terrestrial Anamanda Sîn, and the nebulous voice of the Hostess, a polyphonic song of love and disaster is deployed in the dark of an Théâtre Antique built to incubate dreams.

Outside Arles

Outside Arles

JIMEI X ARLES 2021<br>INTERNATIONAL PHOTO FESTIVAL

JIMEI X ARLES 2021
INTERNATIONAL PHOTO FESTIVAL

Xiamen, China
November 26, 2021 — January 3, 2022

The Jimei x Arles International Photo Festival was co-founded in Xiamen's Jimei District in 2015, and it is jointly organized by Three Shadows Photography Art Centre and Tianxia Jimei Media. Since its founding, Jimei x Arles has presented more than 200 exhibitions from China and the rest of Asia, as well as a selection of excellent shows from Les Rencontres d'Arles. To date, the festival has attracted 350,000 visitors.

Outside Arles

REDISCOVERY:<br>A SELECTION OF JIMEI X ARLES AWARD

REDISCOVERY:
A SELECTION OF JIMEI X ARLES AWARD

Sept 18, 2021 – Oct 31, 2021
MAB, Modern Studio, Shanghai

By Christoph Wiesner, director of Les Rencontres d’Arles
Artists: Feng Li, Guo Yingguang, Lei Lei, Pixy Liao, Luo Yang, Sim Chi Yin, Yi Lian

Outside Arles

International Photography Symposium NIDA.<br>Meeting Photography<br>September 3 — 19, 2021<br>Vilnius, Lituania

International Photography Symposium NIDA.
Meeting Photography
September 3 — 19, 2021
Vilnius, Lituania

Thursday, September 16, 8:30 pm
Screenings at Lithuania’s NIDA 2021 festival will feature artists participating in the Rencontres d’Arles 2021 Louis Roederer Discovery Award.

Outside Arles

LES AILLEURS

FESTIVAL

Virtual reality, augmented reality, sound spatialization, interactive screens... A new festival dedicated to immersive experiences: Les Ailleurs.

News

News

Closing release of the Rencontres d'Arles 2021

Closing release of the Rencontres d'Arles 2021

This year the festival welcomed 112,000 visitors, who accounted for nearly 1,000,000 visits to the exhibitions.
The official program featured 35 shows, plus the 10 Grand Arles Express exhibitions.
There were 200 artists and 61 guest curators.
Some 14,000 professionals came to opening week from July 4 to 10.

News

opening week review Arles 2021

opening week review Arles 2021

14,000 visitors, 35 exhibitions, 61 curators, 200 artists, 55 public events...

News

The Rencontres d'Arles & Facebook

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.

News

SMITH & GASPAR CLAUS INVITE FRANÇOIS CHAIGNAUD

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.

Partners

Partners

BMW ART MAKERS

call for applications
October 8 — December 15, 2021

The new BMW Group France arts pratronage program will support an artist-curator duo every year, leading to completion of a visual art project.

Partners

Louie Media x Rencontres d'Arles

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.

Partners

Photography films by Tënk

Photography films by Tënk

In response to the Rencontres d'Arles, Tënk dedicates a selection of 6 films about photography.

Partners

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).

In memoriam

In memoriam

Claude Hudelot (1942 - 2021)

Claude Hudelot (1942 - 2021)

Claude Hudelot est décédé le 15 août 2021, les Rencontres d'Arles lui rendent hommage.

In memoriam

RAYMOND CAUCHETIER<br>(1920 — 2021)

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.

In memoriam

Paul Fusco<br>(1930 — 2020)

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.

In memoriam

ALAIN DESVERGNES<br>(1931 — 2020)

ALAIN DESVERGNES
(1931 — 2020)

Alain Desvergnes, a key player in photography in France, died on Sunday, July 12.

Events

Events

Sound performance<br>by Reeve Schumacher

Sound performance
by 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.

Events

Brunch at Croisière!

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.

Events

Été indien(s)<br>(Indian Summer)

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.

Events

1968-2018, TAKING THE FLOOR/ TAKING PICTURES

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.

Stages photo

Stages photo

PHOTO WORKSHOPS WINTER & SPRING PROGRAM 2021

PHOTO WORKSHOPS WINTER & SPRING PROGRAM 2021

Onlines courses / Spring & weelend workshops in Arles

Stages photo

WEEKENDS WORKSHOPS 2020

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.

Stages photo

OLYMPUS PHOTO WALKS

OLYMPUS PHOTO WALKS

Take an exciting walk through the secrets of the city with an expert to discover Olympus cameras. Register now!

Stages photo

PROGRAM SUMMER & WEEKENDS 2019

PROGRAM SUMMER & WEEKENDS 2019

Experience an unique photographic immersion accompanied by the greatest professionals.

Education

Education

WATCH THE VISUAL EDUCATION PROFESSIONAL MEETINGS

WATCH THE VISUAL EDUCATION PROFESSIONAL MEETINGS

The Rencontres d’Arles invites people working in the cultural, educational and social fields as well as anyone interested in visual education to come together around this year’s theme, “pictures as narrative”.
Watch the conferences on september 23 live

Education

The Professional Image Education Meetings

The Professional Image Education Meetings

SEPTEMBER 23 — 25, 2021

The Rencontres d’Arles invites cultural, educational and social players and anybody with questions about image education to meet each other for three days of conferences, round tables, workshops, experiments and experience sharing.

Education

WORKSHOP AROUND THE EXHIBITION THAWRA! رةثو REVOLUTION!

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.

Education

OBSERVE-SEE

Several hands-on workshops combine writing, the visual arts, photography, improvisation, reading, etc.

Publications

Publications

THE RENCONTRES D’ARLES 2021 CATALOGUE

THE RENCONTRES D’ARLES 2021 CATALOGUE

French and english versions
Les Rencontres d'Arles / Actes Sud
45 euros

Publications

"Olrik, la biographie non autorisée" <br>Hubert Védrine, Laurent Védrine

"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.

Publications

Launching of the digital version of the book <br>"The Rencontres d’Arles: a French Story » <br>by Françoise Denoyelle

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.

Publications

THE RENCONTRES D’ARLES 2019 CATALOGUE

THE RENCONTRES D’ARLES 2019 CATALOGUE

ACCOMPANIED BY A SPECIAL ANNIVERSARY PULL-OUT!

Useful informations

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.

Useful informations

Opening of the online ticket office

Opening of the online ticket office

Get a low price and avoid lines in ticket offices!

Useful informations

The Arles 2021 app

The Arles 2021 app

Your official passeport for the 52nd festival!

Useful informations

Professional pass

Professional pass

Offer reserved for photography and image professionals.

Photo Folio Review

Photo Folio Review

Photo Folio Review 2021

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.

Photo Folio Review

PHOTO FOLIO REVIEW <br> Experts and registration 2018

PHOTO FOLIO REVIEW
Experts and registration 2018

Discover the Photo Folio Review experts 2018!
Registration opening on may 16th 7pm.

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