Art in the Chapels of Brittany
Brittany travel bulletin!!
Here’s one to watch out for if you are in the Morbihan region of Brittany this summer – the 18th exhibition of ‘Art in the Chapels’. I’m a big fan of these large scale installation art events and might well try and get up there myself in September, weather and time permitting.
In their own words:
“Every summer for the last 18 years, L’art dans les chapelles has invited artists (painters, sculptors and plastic artists) to create a dialog with a patrimony of exceptional richness and diversity – the local chapels of Brittany.
Most of these chapels date back to the 15th and 16th centuries and stretch along the Blavet valley, in the region of Pontivy, in the Morbihan part of Brittany. Each artist temporarily takes possession of a chapel.
In 2008 the English artist and guest of honour David Tremlett created a Wall Drawing for one of the chapels, while for 2009 the guest of honour is the artist Vladimir Skoda.”
The pictures below are taken from previous years in the ‘Art in the Chapels’ series, the first is by Christian Jaccard from 2007, the second is by Bernard Cousinier from 2008.
Details of the event if you are going to be in the Morbihan region this summer
Location: Brittany – Morbihan – Pontivy
Date: 10th July – 20th September: details: 10 July – 31 August, every day except Tuesdays, 2pm-7pm / saturdays and sundays for first three weeks of September, 2pm – 7pm
16 artists, 22 locations
There are four circuits organised – these each start from the Chapel Saint-Nicodeme in Plumeliau.
Guest of honour is Vladimir Skoda at the Chapel Saint-Gildas. See also www.artchapelles.com
There are four circuits organised – these each start from the Chapel Saint-Nicodeme in Plumeliau – so if you enjoy the first you’ve got lots more to look forward to…
Very interesting – I visited their site. Do the exposition stay forever on the walls /are there enough chapels for everybody/ or the next artist starts painting the walls over again? I know it’s a silly question – I just couldn’t understand.
I think they take them away aferwards!Perhaps they don’t usually paint the walls, rather than hang things on them. Otherwise after 18 years, like you say, they must be running out of chapels…
Anything happening in your neck of the woods regarding the European Elections? We are completely in the dark down here in rural Haute Garonne. Nothing in the letter box at all. I found a website (www.europrofiler.eu) which helped a bit. We will vote but there is bound to be a lot of apathy with no personal contact from the political parties. I begin to wonder if they are not allowed to put political things in letterboxes in France! I’ve put this comment on your recent post because I’m not sure where to put general comments. Please keep up blogging and keep smiling.
Spoke too soon re the European Elections. Today we got an envelope stuffed with all sorts of political papers! Good for my French vocabulary in yet another area….
Janice, I’ve been away travelling for a few days so happily oblivious to elections – although we have received our voting papers at least. Looks like I’ve got some homework to do to catch up before I go voting…