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.

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

Exhibition Tour
‘On Country Official Public Program’
Curator-led tour with artists in attendance.
Time: 5:15pm–6:00pm
Venue: Église Sainte-Anne

Tony Albert, David Charles Collins and Kieran Lawson, Warakurna Superheroes #1, 2017. Courtesy the artists and Sullivan + Strumpf.

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

More info

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Founding Partners
  • Bowness Family Foundation
  • Naomi Milgrom Foundation
Major Government Partners
  • City of Melbourne Arts Grants Program

PHOTO Australia respectfully acknowledges the traditional custodians of the lands upon which we work and live, and the rich and diverse Indigenous cultures across what is now called Australia. For over 60,000 years, Indigenous arts and culture have thrived on this sacred land, and we honour Elders and cultural leaders past and present. This was, and always will be, Aboriginal land.

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