From Friday June 28, Les Promenades Photographies will offer 17 exhibitions in Loir et Cher spread across the towns of Blois, Mer and Mont-près-Chambord. A 20e edition placed under the theme of “What binds us”, rich in talents and highlights.
In 2024, the Promenades Photographiques will host 17 exhibitions in the towns of Blois, Mer, and Mont-Près-Chambord, presenting the work of around thirty artists, on the theme “ What binds us “. In a constantly evolving, feverish and sometimes violent world, the initiators of this 20th edition wish to take the time to question “ on what brings us together rather than focusing on what makes us different ».
These different exhibitions therefore want to “ encourage encounters with oneself, with intimacy, with nature, explore emotions, open up to cultural diversity and perceive how these links shape our identities and our life experiences “. They are presented in sixteen exceptional heritage sites, outdoors and indoors in Blois, but also along the Loire, in the Pays des Châteaux, “ combining visual arts with the discovery of the Loire landscapes ».
Exhibitors – Edward S. Curtis, Les Costiens, Jean-François Spricigo, Le Turk, Franciska Legát, Émeline Sauser, Axelle de Russé & Thomas Morel-Fort, Marion Dubier-Clark, Joséphine Michel, Véronique Bourlon, Celine Croze, Tiphaine Populu de La Forge, Virginie Sueres, Georges Demenÿ, Titwane & Raynal Pellicer, as well as the collective exhibition La Sieste et les vacances, and the exhibition of students from ETIC, Blois design school, in partnership with SNCF Gares & Connexions and Fujifilm .
Exhibition locations – Blois : Pavilion of doubt / Garden of doubt / La Cimaise, exhibition space of the Blois art school / Agglopolys; Le Capitole, Visual Arts Center; Gardens of the Bishopric; Anne de Bretagne Pavilion; Natural History Museum: Joséphine Baker Room; Malfray Hall – Town Hall; House of Comics; Center of Resistance, Deportation and Memory; Blois-Chambord train station square; Promenade Mendès France. Mer : Corbillière Museum; Mont-près-Chambord : Natural swimming at Grand Chambord.
the Rendez Vous – the traditional Feast Days will take place from Thursday July 25 to Sunday July 28. On the program: visits to exhibitions in the presence of guest artists; photographic workshops led by the Curieuse Équipe (Afghan box, collodion portrait, etc.); book signing sessions with guest artists; publishers’ fair, etc. And several concerts organized by the City of Blois as part of the Des Lyres d’été festival.
Practical information – Exhibition opening times and online ticketing can be found on the Promenades photographiques website. Physical ticketing at the Capitole, Visual Arts Center, 14 rue des Juifs, 41000 Blois.
