Rencontres d'Arles
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The Rencontres d'Arles is a summer festival
of photography
, founded in 1970 by the photographer Lucien Clergue
, the writer Michel Tournier
and the historian Jean-Maurice Rouquette. It takes place between July and September in Arles
, a town in Provence
, southern France
.
The festival shows mostly new materials and has a great impact at the international level. In 2010 the Rencontres was visited by 73,000 spectators, of whom there were 11,000 foreigners, 5,000 professionals and 9,000 students.
The shows are often produced in collaboration with museums and other cultural institutions, both French and foreign. The exihibitions take place in various places of the town. Some of them, such as small ancient churches and former factories, are open to the public only during the festival.
Festival
A festival or gala is an event, usually and ordinarily staged by a local community, which centers on and celebrates some unique aspect of that community and the Festival....
of photography
Photography
Photography is the art, science and practice of creating durable images by recording light or other electromagnetic radiation, either electronically by means of an image sensor or chemically by means of a light-sensitive material such as photographic film...
, founded in 1970 by the photographer Lucien Clergue
Lucien Clergue
-Biography:Lucien Clergue was born in Arles. From the age of 7, he learned to play the violin. Several years later, his teacher revealed to him that he had nothing more to teach him. From a family of shopkeepers, he could not pursue further studies in a conservatory. In 1949, he learned the...
, the writer Michel Tournier
Michel Tournier
Michel Tournier is a French writer.His works are highly considered and have won important awards such as the Grand Prix du roman de l'Académie française in 1967 for Friday, or, The Other Island and the Prix Goncourt for The Erl-King in 1970...
and the historian Jean-Maurice Rouquette. It takes place between July and September in Arles
Arles
Arles is a city and commune in the south of France, in the Bouches-du-Rhône department, of which it is a subprefecture, in the former province of Provence....
, a town in Provence
Provence
Provence ; Provençal: Provença in classical norm or Prouvènço in Mistralian norm) is a region of south eastern France on the Mediterranean adjacent to Italy. It is part of the administrative région of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur...
, southern France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
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The festival shows mostly new materials and has a great impact at the international level. In 2010 the Rencontres was visited by 73,000 spectators, of whom there were 11,000 foreigners, 5,000 professionals and 9,000 students.
The shows are often produced in collaboration with museums and other cultural institutions, both French and foreign. The exihibitions take place in various places of the town. Some of them, such as small ancient churches and former factories, are open to the public only during the festival.