Arles 2025 Opening Week
Connect with the On Country Exhibiting artists and PHOTO Australia team on the ground in Arles during Opening Week July 07–13.
Additional Opening Week events can be found at rencontres-arles.com/en/agenda
Tuesday July 08
Panel Discussion: Archiving the invisible, imaging the aftermath
Featuring Robert Fielding, this panel discussion will examine how creation can serve as a tool of resistance, memory and cultural reappropriation.
Time: 11:30am–12:30pm
Venue: Cour Fanton
Wednesday July 09
Panel Discussion: Between reality and narrative, photography on the move
Round table panel discussion featuring Adam Ferguson and international artists.
Time: 11:30am–12:30pm
Venue: Cour Fanton
Thursday July 10
Performance: An Evening with the Huxleys
Melbourne-based duo The Huxleys are bringing their blend of art, performance and fashion to Arles.
Time: 8:00pm–9:00pm
Venue: Croisière
Award Ceremony: Prix de la Photo Madame Figaro Arles Prize Ceremony
Atong Atem has been nominated for this award dedicated to women photographers.
Time: 9:45pm onwards
Venue: Théâtre Antique
Friday July 11
Performance: Djinama Yilaga
Djinama Yilaga is an intergenerational Australian First Nations choir comprising Menero-Ngarigo and Dhurga-Yuin performers/singers. The performers range in age from 12 to 66, with many appearing in the powerful portraits by Brenda L Croft featured in the exhibition On Country: Photography from Australia. The performance will be followed by distinguished cultural leader Paul Girrawah House on the yidaki (didjeridu), with his son Reuben House.
Time: 10:00am–10:30am
Venue: Église Sainte-Anne
Exhibition Tour: On Country Official Public Program
Curator-led tour with artists in attendance.
Time: 5:15pm–6:00pm
Venue: Église Sainte-Anne
Saturday July 12
Panel Discussion: First Peoples Photography: Rethinking The Archive
Panel discussion moderated by Kimberley Moulton, featuring artists Sonja Carmichael, Maree Clarke and Brenda L Croft.
Time: 3:00pm–4:00pm
Venue: Cour Fanton
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