2018 ATTENDENCE: A NEW RECORD!

- 140,000 visitors (12% more than in 2017)

- Over 1,340,000 exhibition visits

Arles residents are increasingly interested in the festival: 9,800 of them visited exhibitions, a 12% rise compared to 2017.


2018 IN KEY FIGURES

36 exhibitions on the official program,
17 exhibitions on the associated program and 7 as part of Grand Arles Express
36 heritage and industrial sites, including five opened to the public for the first time
151 artists and 49 curators invited
18,500 professionals at opening week in early July
10,000 student participants in Back to School In Images in September.


AND NOW …

RENCONTRES D'ARLES OUTSIDE THE WALLS
with the 2018 JIMEI x ARLES INTERNATIONAL PHOTO FESTIVAL
Eight shows from the 49th Rencontres de la Photographie will be presented at the fourth Jimei x Arles International Photo Festival in Jimei from November 23, 2018 to January 2, 2019.
For more information: jimeiarles.com

AUTUMN PHOTOGRAPHY COURSES
Leading professionals teach weekend courses all winter!
For more information: rencontres-arles.com

OCTOBER 17-19
SYMPOSIUM AT THE INSTITUT POUR LA PHOTOGRAPHIE, HAUTS-DE-FRANCE
October 17: Photograph collections: what are the issues?
October 18: Images as resource
October 19: The photographic image: winning over publics
For more information: institut-photo.com


THE RENCONTRES D'ARLES CELEBRATES ITS 50TH ANNIVERSARY IN 2019!
The Rencontres d'Arles will celebrate its 50th anniversary from July 1 to September 22, 2019.
Opening week will take place from July 1 to 7.