The International Mosaic Meetings, organized by the 3Rs, are returning to Chartres, this Saturday, October 5 until October 26. 130 artists are to be discovered around the theme “Urban mosaic”.
The International Mosaic Meetings, organized by the 3Rs, start this Saturday, October 5. A bi-annual showcase meeting for this association involved in life in Chartres.
From 10 a.m., it will be possible to go to the Fulbert high school chapel, before attending the official inauguration, scheduled for 11 a.m. For this 15th edition, 130 artists responded to the call for this event.
A look back at the 14th Chartres International Mosaic Meetings
“Show that it’s very modern”
On Saturday afternoon, the artist Renée Malaval will give a conference entitled “Street Art and Mosaic”. The latter will introduce the general theme of the exhibition: “Urban mosaic”. Charlie Madigon, administrative and communications assistant for the 3R association, emphasizes that “the objective is to make the link between street art and mosaic.”
Sunday, October 6, at 11 a.m., the opening of the English artist Martin Cheek is planned, in the Saint-Pierre committee room, rue aux Jews. The latter will also exhibit at the Stained Glass Gallery, from October 15 to November 10: “These are almost two different exhibitions with these two rooms. It will be very interesting, he is someone very unusual who you really have to meet. “
A “perennial, resistant, eternal” art, connected to the spiritual
“Urban mosaic”, a very atypical choice of theme. Linking an ancestral art like mosaic to very contemporary street creation almost seems like a mission impossible.
However, that is the whole objective of these International Meetings, to bring together two worlds that are very different at first glance, but which have more in common than it seems.
“This is our hobby horse, to promote contemporary mosaic and show that it is very modern, that it can be adapted to a young audience or even to young artists”
Charlie Madigon (3R Association)
Practical. International mosaic meetings, from October 5 to 26, at the Fulbert high school chapel, 62 rue Saint-Chéron, in Chartres. Tuesday to Friday, 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. and 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Price: €4; free for under 18s
Appointments to follow
Conferences
Fulbert High School. “Street Art and mosaic”. Conference hosted by Renée Malaval, this Saturday, October 5, at 3 p.m. 62 rue Saint-Chéron, in Chartres. FREE ENTRANCE.
Saint-Yves hotel industry. “Origins”. Conference hosted by Philippe Ronzat, this Saturday, October 5, at 3 p.m. 3 rue des Acacias, in Chartres. FREE ENTRANCE.
Fulbert High School. “The art of mosaic in urban space”. Conference hosted by Bady Essid Jaballah, Saturday October 26, at 3 p.m. 62 rue Saint-Chéron, in Chartres. FREE ENTRANCE.
Expositions
Hotel Saint-Yves. “Origins”by Philippe Ronzat. To discover from October 5 to November 17, every day, from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. and from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. Opening on October 5 at 5:30 p.m. 3 rue des Acacias, in Chartres. FREE ENTRANCE.
Saint-Pierre committee room. “Fused glass mosaics by Martin Cheek”. To be discovered from October 5 to 13, Tuesday to Saturday, from 10:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. and from 2 p.m. to 6:30 p.m., and Sundays and public holidays, from 2 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. Opening reception on October 6 at 11 p.m. hours. 9 rue aux Jews, in Chartres. FREE ENTRANCE.
Stained glass gallery. “Fused glass mosaics by Martin Cheek”. To be discovered from October 15 to November 10, Tuesday to Saturday, from 10:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. and from 2 p.m. to 6:30 p.m., and Sundays and public holidays, from 2 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. Opening on October 6 at 11 a.m. 17 Notre-Dame cloister, in Chartres. FREE ENTRANCE.
Saint-Éman Chapel. “Street Illustration, Volume II”by MifaMosa. To discover from October 5 to 26, Tuesday to Sunday from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m., then from December 27 to 8, Friday to Sunday, from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. 11 rue Saint-Éman, in Chartres. FREE ENTRANCE.
Maison Picassiette. Museum of raw art and naive architecture, work of Raymond Isidore, known as Picassiette. Tuesday to Saturday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., Sundays and public holidays from 12 p.m. to 6 p.m. (last admissions until 5:30 p.m.). Self-guided entry ticket: €9 full price; €4 at the reduced rate; free entry for children under 6 years old. 22 rue du Repos, in Chartres. Such. 02.37.34.10.78. Web: maison-picassiette-chartres.com.
The path of the megaliths. To discover in the district, in the extension of the Maison Picassiette, a path of megaliths and mosaics created by the 3R association, since the 90s, bringing together residents and employees in integration. A human adventure which gives the curious an opportunity to walk these streets and discover these works which blend into urban spaces.
Théo Alleaume
