On Wednesday 15th May, 2019, the most expensive work for an artist still alive, “The Rabbit” by Jeff Koons, was sold at auction in New York. A sculpture of American artist Jeff Koons was sold on Wednesday 15th May, 2019, for 91.1 million dollars (81.3 million euros) in auction organised by Christie’s in New York, a record for a living artist […]
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The association “Visual Art” is proposing Saturday a contest of experimental art and artistic performances in the Jardin des Arts in Vernon. The artist Sandrine Goupil , initiator of the project defines this contest as “an experimental invitation to a dream and a trip to the imaginary in music with the plastic arts. Invitation that has already seduced […]
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If you are looking for something to do in the Chateau-Gontier area this week, there are two events taking place that you might be interested in attending. Monday 5th June The skating club (photo) of Château-Gontier hosts the 6th international competition of speed skating. This is one of the three roads enrolled in the French […]
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An animation of the arts called “Grée’Art” will be held in a farmhouse-mansion Soulvache (towards Martigné-Ferchaud) Saturday 19th and Sunday, March 20th, 2016. Organized by the association Les amis de plein Grée, Grée’Art the festival, which is the first edition, aims to animate the Manoir de la Gree and support the alternative school, Capucines in […]
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I picked up a leaflet earlier from the village shop, advertising a local art exhibition in Saint Aignan sur Roë on the 6th December. There are practical demonstrations of Art Plastic, painting, scrap booking etc with plenty of time to take it all in as it is open all day from 10am till 6pm. Food […]
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While at the market in Châteaubriant (44) earlier today, I noticed that there was an exhibition in the indoor market, the Marché couvert, called Artotheque, which during a quiet period, decided to go and have a look. It was quite good with a variety of artists exhibiting. There was paintings, sketches and sculptures in a variety […]
Continue ReadingJust a short post to let you know of an upcoming event in September, that I noticed whilst driving back from the market in Angers earlier today. It is the Tout Art Fer in Segre (49) on the Saturday 6th September and the Sunday 7th September. I went last year to it and really had […]
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