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Museum of Modern Art in Saint-Etienne
This is an excellent art museum to visit if you want to see a wide collection of modern art works, displayed and presented in a contemporary and imaginative way. There are high quality works from selected modern artists permanently on display, but there are also regular seasonal changes with new themes, new artists, and a […]
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Art and the Wild West in the Roannais
It is not often that you are both surprised and fascinated when you visit someones home for the first time. However, recently in Roanne, the main township of the Roannais, in the Rhône-Alpes region we had the unique pleasure of meeting a locally renowned artist who specialises in creating colourful paintings of American Indians from […]
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Photography of Jean Guy Lathuiliere at the Pure Art Gallery
The remarkable and highly creative photographic images of Jean Guy Lathuiliere are now being presented at the Pure Art Gallery. Internationally renowned, and with an exceptionally successful and award-winning career in photography, Jean Guy’s thought-provoking work is on show at the Pure Art Gallery. This includes beautiful, moody landscapes, graphic black and white portraits from […]
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Art, Rugby, and Photography in the Roannais.
A new exhibition of photography by Nicolas Jorge was held during June 2009 in Le Coteau, Roannais, Rhone-Alpes called “Essai D’Art 2009” . The theme of this superb photographic show was ‘Rugby’. Nicolas Jorge exhibited large-scale, black and white images of the local Roanne Rugby Club – AS Roanne Rugby XV. Over 1,500 people visited […]
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Mike Ford makes his debut at the Pure Art Gallery
The Pure Art Gallery, hosted by www.purefrancenow.com, welcomes Mike Ford to their select portfolio of international artists, photographers, and image-makers. Mike Ford’s unusual and eclectic images and style of photographic approach is internationally renowned. A highly creative and original image ‘artist’, Mike’s special gallery presentation adds a particularly contemporary and poignant quality to The Pure […]
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The Pure Art Gallery in the Roannais
Purefrancenow has pleasure in announcing the successful launch of ‘The Pure Art Gallery”. This is a web-based art gallery dedicated to presenting a wide range of thought-provoking, original art and imagery from talented international artists and photographers in Europe. www.purefrancenow.com will be hosting The Pure Art Gallery with a specially designed and operated ‘Image Gallery’ […]
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Art and the river la Loire in the Roannais, Rhône-Alpes
More Art news from the Roannais. Over 70 paintings and photographs were recently displayed at the Espace Congres in Roanne in the Roannais, Rhône-Alpes during May 2009. All these remarkable images were based on, and related to, the famous river ‘La Loire’ which runs like a spine through France. Roanne, in the Roannais, is one […]
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Le Musée de Beaux-Arts in Roanne
Purefrancenow visits this exceptional museum in the heart of Roanne in the Roannais, Rhône-Alpes.This remarkable place on the site of a chateau is dedicated to Art and Archaeology. Built at the end of the 18th century, and nestling in the centre of the bustling township of Roanne, the museum is named after Joseph Déchelette, a […]
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Art and Rugby Success in the Roannais!
It is extremely unusual for the two disparate activities of Art and Rugby to come together and create a unique opportunity to celebrate their almost diametrically opposed spirits of sensitive creativity and sporting aggression. Of course, here in the Roannais, Rhône-Alpes, anything is possible! The internationally popular, ‘rough and tumble’ of Rugby may by some, […]