The photographic art centres
The Ministry of Culture supports 47 art centers in the region in 2018 and 2 in Paris, 9 of which are specialized in photography.
The first art centres emerged in France in the 1970s. They are for the plastic arts sector essential actors of contemporary creation. Places of production and dissemination of contemporary art, they maintain a privileged relationship with the living artistic creation and stand as close as possible to the artistic news. Designed as places of experimentation, their activities unfold through an annual program of exhibitions, editions and mediation work with the public. Art centres are not intended to constitute collections. Some of them are nevertheless in charge of permanent collections. While most art centres have a general approach to contemporary art, some have specialized in photography.
True researchers, they intervene upstream, supporting artists through the production of works and downstream, by organizing exhibitions, awareness actions and publishing works. They promote the emergence of artists through residencies of creation and production of works of art. Their activity of support for creation, dissemination and mediation contributes to the dynamism of the French contemporary art scene. For many artists, their first exhibitions were carried by these structures before their works joined the public collections of FNAC, FRAC and museums or those, private, collectors and foundations.
They implement innovative practices for the presentation of works, design and develop training and mediation actions designed to facilitate access to contemporary art for the widest public, including schools. Spread throughout the territory, they allow new audiences to meet the art of their time. Each year, they welcome more than one million visitors.
The 9 art centers specialized in photography
Jeu de Paume National Contemporary Art Centre
1 place de la Concorde – 75008 Paris. Tel.: 01 47 03 12 50
www.jeudepaume.org
Centre photographique d'Ile-de-France (CPIF)
Ferme Briarde – Hôtel de Ville – 107 avenue de la République – 77340 Pontault-Combault Tel: 01 70 05 49 80
www.cpif.net
Le Point du Jour – Centre régional de la photographie
107 avenue de Paris - 50100 Cherbourg-Octeville. Tel.: 02 33 22 99 23
www.lepointdujour.eu
Centre régional de la photographie Hauts de France (CRP)
Place des Nations – 59282 Douchy-les-Mines Tel: 03 27 43 56 50
www.centre-photographie-npdc.fr/
Centre for Contemporary Photographic Art - Villa Pérochon
64 rue Paul-François Proust – 79000 Niort. Tel.: 05 49 24 35 44
www.cacp-villaperochon.com/
Lectoure Photography Centre
8 cours Gambetta - 32700 Lectoure. Tel.: 05 62 68 83 72
www.centre-photo-lectoure.fr/
Diaphane – Photographic Centre in Picardy
16, rue de Paris - 60600 Clermont-de-l ’Oise. Tel.: 09 83 56 34 41
www.diaphane.org
Centre photographique Rouen Normandie - CPRN
15 rue de la Chaîne - 76000 Rouen. Tel.: 02 35 89 36 96
centrephotographique.com/
GwinZegal Art Centre 4 Rue Auguste Pavie - 22200 Guinguamp. Tel. 02 96 44 27 78 https://gwinzegal.com/
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