Art galleries Midi-Pyrénées

Château Auzias Multispace is a lively hybrid space housed in the estate's former stables. A tasting cellar, it is also a designer boutique and an arts and crafts workshop-gallery. Events are organized throughout the year: Christmas market or tapas bar, tastings, temporary exhibitions... In fine weather, you can enjoy the beautiful terrace while discovering local artists and craftsmen.

It is in the former market gardening area of the city (today a housing estate), that this former farmhouse has been brilliantly transformed by Alban Gouzènes, a painter, and his wife Michèle, into a somewhat surprising concept store. The first floor is dedicated to the sale of various decorative objects where design creations rub shoulders with unique creations, as well as antiques and crockery, bottles of wine... On the first floor, a large exhibition space: where you will find Alban's paintings, sculptures, furniture...

When you pass the door of this gallery, you can only be conquered by the warm and enthusiastic welcome of Elyette. For over 20 years, he has exhibited in his beautiful boutique, paintings and sculptures from French and foreign artists. OK, the purchase of original works of art is not necessarily accessible to all scholarships, but it is not a reason to deprive ourselves of a real moment of happiness for your eyes!

Pascal Migeon's studio, located at the entrance to the circulade, doesn't go unnoticed. Numerous curious onlookers are drawn in, prompting them to visit the premises. They discover Pascal's pieces with fascination. He works stone with dexterity, in all its shapes and colors. His chisels miraculously shape Aigne sandstone, riverbed pebbles, calcite, moihe... To discover his art, it's best to visit the workshop in the afternoon, as Pascal goes pebble-fishing in the morning.

This modern art gallery is well located behind the superior school of fine arts and close to the Old Nîmes Museum. A good location and a great ambition for the director of the gallery, Sylvie Foujanet, who joined the artist Philippe Roussel. Wise choices are made in the creation of the collection of contemporary international art (platiques arts, sculptures, photographs, objects) and also a risk-taking to promote young talent. The approach also counts on a punctual highlight of renowned artists, which creates an attractive effect and can benefit young talents.

The gallery Carré d'Artistes is open since 2008, after others in Paris, Lyon, Lille or Barcelona... It wants to be an open window and a democratic access to contemporary creation. Its goal? To support the creation and the artistic diversity by opening exhibition spaces. Many artists exhibit in this gallery, each one chooses his technique (acrylic, mixed, collage, oil) and his style (abstract, figurative, illustration, landscape...)... You should also know that this gallery regularly organizes art initiation workshops for children from 7 to 11 years old. Don't miss the online shop, on the website, for gifts at all prices!

Behind the creation of the Vue sur Cours art-boutique gallery is Claude, an enthusiast with a keen eye! She decided to invest in a fully renovated apartment with a cosy, intimate atmosphere to give life to her artistic space. Her aim: to showcase local artists. In this local showcase, art comes in many forms: paintings, photographs, sculptures, ceramics, contemporary jewelry, textiles, hats, and even children's creations. The offer is regularly enriched thanks to the waltz of the creators presented.

More than a gallery where works are sold, this unusual workshop is an associative area, a place of contemporary art where the work of the creator is shown. In this respect, Watch is one of the few places in Nîmes to propose a real residence. Kind of artist nursery, it allows immersion in the world of the young creation in march (not to mention the school of Fine arts, of course). In this former-storey post hotel, the multiplicity of small whitewashed studios serves as workshops. But works, often created in situ, can be painted directly on the walls. La Watch proposes to the artist to confront this unusual place of art, to the collective work. Explosive encounters, in a gallery that resembles a squat of artists. Opening of the gallery only in the afternoon and special reception for schools, welcome here. Another idea of contemporary art.

Set on a very shopping street in Escutcheon, this gallery, at the large, inviting stained glass bays, is just steps away from the bullring. Here, the regional painters are represented exclusively. Landscapes, bullfighting, romanité, evocative Provence are the favourite subjects. A pictorial fund provided by artist Juan Benito, whose portraits of Seen in traditional costume supplemented a work strongly inspired by the taurin medium. The collection increases the paintings of Michel Gilles, disappeared recently, from Gizi and Trani, while temporary exhibitions, always of regional artists, allow to discover the extent of Mediterranean creativity.

In this ancient chapel, the bays offer an impressive source of natural light. The gallery often inspires artists who exhibit them. If the collision and the drop-out in this area is a difficult excercice, the sober and sacred architecture offers a beautiful place for contemporary creation. The exhibitions show a fine taste, including the annual engraving salon in the region.

The Jesuit fathers left important architectural memories in Nîmes, including this huge chapel, a spectacular church dating back to the late th century. Belatedly classified by historical Monuments (1973), the building, of rare monumental elegance, was completely renovated in the 1980 s. Not being dedicated to religious worship, the vast chapel has become a prestigious exhibition room. It welcomes both modern and contemporary artists, local members of the region or exhibitions on the discoveries of local archaeology. The beautiful area, in particular, showed the two Gallo-Roman mosaics (Achille and Penthée), which were found during the last excavations under the aisles Jean-Jaurès. It is also an appointment for associations wishing to organize a major socio-cultural event.

The Grail Gallery is located in old Toulouse, near the Musée des Augustins and St. Stephen's Cathedral. It is one of the most prestigious galleries in Toulouse, entirely dedicated to contemporary art. It opens onto three exhibition rooms, with a surface area greater than 400 m 2, to highlight the works exhibited here: paintings and sculptures created by internationally renowned artists. Among the artists exhibiting here are Gerard Di-Maccio, Laurence Dreano, Corominas Ludivine, Roland Masson, Véronique Vadon, Andrey Smirnoff, Gabriel Boghossian, Jean-Claude Campana, Alain Geneau… The gallery also opens its doors in Agen, Moissac and Clermont-Ferrand and holds an online site. To discover!

In Arte Veritas, an art gallery specializing in contemporary art, showcases the work of artists from the international art scene, whose technically and emotionally intense works leave no one indifferent. Whether you're a connoisseur or not, these works are visually arresting. Rue de la Trinité is illuminated by the presence of this magnificent 270 m² space, organized on two levels, each with a specific theme. You can stroll around, observe, wonder and, above all, talk to the director, Edouard, who is passionate about his work.

Tof Vanmarque and Pierre-François Massardier have joined forces to open an art gallery in the heart of the village of Salviac. They propose 4 to 5 exhibitions per year, numerous artistic practices, of various universes, but also training courses, workshops, projections, performances, concerts, inter-associative actions, and other cultural events. Local artists have the place, but not only. The duo wants to promote art and culture in all its forms, and the schedule of exhibitions is already well filled until the end of 2024.

If one comes to this small town, it is not so much for the architecture of this European center of contemporary ceramics as for what it houses. Conceived by Suzy and her partner Nigel, the Don du Fel houses pottery by French and European artists. One can also find there the unique pieces of salt stoneware made by Suzy. The clay is worked by hand on lathes and fired in a kiln, using the salt vapor glazing technique. A technique to discover through visits and demonstrations.

In this art gallery, the colors of the South and the Mediterranean artists are honored. Martin Bez is the man who had the idea to open this place and gives it all its inspiration. Photographer, this art lover loves the work of the material, the light that clings to the canvas. In his home, artists inspired by the region are exhibited. One discovers there the Lucien Puyuelo fund, the Montpellier Sète group, the Sétois artists of yesterday and today, the favorites of the moment as well as a collection of Chinese contemporary art.

A young place that honors local artistic creations, Galerie Plurielle breathes serenity as much as it invites you to escape, to immerse yourself in the colors of the paintings, in the shapes of the sculptures, in the movement of the mobiles. For Marie-José, the premise is simple: she who has traveled a lot in her life, she wishes to give pride of place to artists from the South, those who create under the sun and in particular in Sète. Figurative or abstract paintings, she works by heart and finds a common thread in each exhibition.

En Traits Libres is an address dedicated to creativity and the emergence of talent. The gallery celebrates a wide variety of activities. Being at the same time a comic book publishing house, an artists' studio, a shop, a bookshop and a gallery, it targets a community of curious and passionate people. The prolific address has a certain cultural richness, mainly oriented towards good dealsand atypical works. All disciplines are represented during the regular exhibitions. Here, art becomes a universal and affordable means of communication, understandable by all. So open your eyes wide!

Galerie SAKAH is an art gallery located in Toulouse, France. It features a variety of contemporary artworks, including those by artist Berit Hildre. Born in Norway in 1964, Berit is a self-taught artist who focuses on the representation of humanity in a spiritual sense. Her sculptures feature the bodies of children and women, expressing both the fragility and the presence of these figures. Berit's works evoke childhood and invite us to question the beauty and vulnerability of these moments in life.

In Galerie Paul-Riquet, just a stone's throw from the theatre, Didier Bresson displays his strokes of heart, contemporary paintings but expressionist, coming from artists from all over France, among the best known ones will be Adrien Seguin, Serge Labegorre or Bernard Piga. But the new talents are also in honor here, here only the talent that matters, all styles intersect at the moment be expressionist and contemporary. We're going to discover discoveries. A high-colour address!