Mikeal Jestin calls himself a peinteur, in homage to the craftsmen who painted Quimper earthenware. On the walls of his Plouescat showroom hang his Taolennou, the kind of painted banner once carried around the countryside to tell a story. The tales they carry turn religious as often as pagan, which is to say Breton. Painted on solid panels, they are shown where they are made, and the door opens in summer at weekends or on a phone call.
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Les Minutes Bleues: Elsa Tomkowiak at La Galerie
Colour, volume and circulation through a space are the materials Elsa Tomkowiak works with, somewhere between painting and sculpture, and La Galerie on Rue Touroux hands its rooms over to her for one appointment in the fifth edition of Les Minutes Bleues. Walking the installation comes first, then a café where the group puts words to what it has just crossed. The intercommunal tourist office of Binic-Étables-sur-Mer programmes it locally, inside a festival that Côtes d’Armor Destination builds across the natural and cultural heritage places of the department, under the blue light the festival is named for. Every age is admitted, booking is strongly advised, and admission is free.
Salon Vibrations at the Abbaye de Léhon
The second edition of the Salon Vibrations fills the Abbaye de Léhon with contemporary work. Paintings, sculptures, wall pieces and one-off objects form a route laid out so that each work answers the space it stands in. The artists and the artisans d’art stay for the whole run and talk through the story behind a given piece. The abbey is a protected monument whose heritage the organisers treat as part of the show.
Jeanne Malivel, from woodcut to Ar Seiz Breur
The Espace Kenere media centre in Pontivy gathers the many-sided work of Jeanne Malivel, mounted with the Association Jeanne Malivel. Visitors move between engraving on wood, furniture, stained glass, textile, ceramics and painting, much of it lent from private collections. Her aim in Ar Seiz Breur was to draw on Breton heritage for an artistic language of its own time. The pieces beside hers were made by schoolchildren working from her motifs.
Il était une fois Barnenez: construction et renaissance
A series of printed panels stands in the open air around the Barnenez cairn at Plouezoch. Some thirty pupils of the classe de 6ème at collège François Charles de Plougasnou made them with the artist Lauranne Guyomard. Paintings, collages, visual creations and graphic montages retrace the cairn’s construction, its oblivion and its renaissance. The panels grew out of lessons on prehistory, megalithism and archaeological conservation.
Art and Heritage at Saint-Nicolas Church
The Chemin des Artistes includes a guided visit in Charpey devoted to an exhibition and the history of Saint-Nicolas church. Commentary introduces the works on display alongside an account of the church itself. The visit is conducted in French and is free to attend, with advance registration required for participants.
Concert des anges: Medieval Art in Souvigny
Concert des anges explores musical angels in medieval wall paintings at Souvigny’s Cluniac museum. The exhibition compares vault decoration across nine sites, including the Chapelle Vieille de Souvigny. Photographs and videos show how these images work within architectural spaces. Reconstructed instruments connect the painted musicians with research into historical music and instrument making.
Inspiration Patrimoine
Inspiration Patrimoine is an exhibition of work by the artists of the Aubazat association of the same name. The small collective meets regularly and takes heritage as the starting point for its artistic activities. In Langeac, the public can see a selection of the members’ creations in an exhibition with free admission.
Craponne Lace and Velay History Exhibitions
Craponne lace and the traditions of the Velay feature in exhibitions presented by the Société d’Histoire de la région de Craponne-sur-Arzon. Archaeology and ancient roads are also among the subjects on display. The association studies and preserves the area’s heritage through historical research, exhibitions and visits. Admission is free.