Open studios | Les Rencontres de Montmartre: Summer 2026 Edition

Open studios｜Les Rencontres de Montmartre

From June 19 to 21, 2026, Art Explora, the Académie des beaux-arts and the Cité internationale des arts invite you to a new edition of Open studios | Les Rencontres de Montmartre.

Set amidst lush greenery on the hill of Montmartre, come discover the studios of some thirty international artists in residence, enjoy special opportunities for interaction, and experience a rich cultural program, all in a festive and welcoming atmosphere.  

On the agenda : Studio tours, meet-and-greets with artists, screenings, performances, and concerts in the gardens.

Practical information

Friday, June 19 | 6:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.

Saturday, June 20 | 3:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.

Sunday, June 21 | 3:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.

Cité internationale des arts — Montmartre site, Access via Villa Radet

15 rue de l'Abreuvoir

75018, Paris

Free entry

In the presence of the Art Explora resident artists:

Caroline Déodat, Léonce Noah, Osprey V, Mahmoud Khaled, Nikita Kadan, Elyla, Oyjon Khayrullaeva, and Ventura Profana. Works by Rebeca Carapiá, Arlette Quỳnh-Anh Trần, and Dora Budor will also be on display.

Art Explora Artist-in-Residence Program

Installation by Rebeca Carapiá

Location: Garden, by the gates across from the common room  

Friday, June 19

6:30–7:00 p.m. – Léonce Noah – Performance : ÇA COMMENCE DÉJÀ

A performance that blends dance, urban practices, and writing.

Location: Stage

8:00 PM to 9:00 PM - Osprey V - Concert Songs Against Erasure

A concert-testimony by the Gaza rock collective

Location: Stage

Saturday, June 20

3:00–4:00 p.m. – Mahmoud Khaled in conversation with James Horton – Conversation: Desires Between Screens and Exile

Artist Mahmoud Khaled and curator James Horton will discuss desire, exile, and screens.

Location: Stage

3:30 PM to 4:30 PM - Ventura Profana - Workshop Imagining gods, shaping gospels

Envisioning new spiritual languages, free from violence and exclusion

Location: Garden

5:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. – Oyjon Khayrullaeva – Screening and discussion Grandmother’s Stories

A journey into the history and ancestral knowledge of Bukhara

Location: Common Room

6:00 PM to 6:30 PM - Elyla - Workshop / Listening and Breathing Session - Toward Ceremonial Cinema as Anti-Colonial Practice

A meditation session to connect with hummingbirds

Location: Common Room

7:00 PM to 8:00 PM - Osprey V - Listening Session Echo of Absence

A group listening session on stage with the Gaza rock collective

Location: Stage

Sunday, June 21

3:00–4:00 p.m. – Presentation by the CNRS (The French National Centre for Scientific Research) – Conversation: Regards croisés Art & Recherche : Colonialité & approches décoloniales

A roundtable discussion to bring together the perspectives of researchers and artists

Location: Stage

4:00 PM to 5:00 PM - Ventura Profana - Screening of *Pentecostal Tricks to Kill the Master*

Screening of four video works by the Brazilian artist

Location: Common Room

3:30–4:30 p.m. (followed by an ongoing session with volunteers) - Oyjon Khayrullaeva - Workshop Collage workshop

Collage workshop using fragments of Islamic mosaics from Bukhara and Samarkand

Location: Esplanade

6:00 PM to 6:30 PM - Elyla – Workshop / Listening and Reading Session - Toward Ceremonial Cinema as Anti-Colonial Practice

An exploration of cinema as an act of resistance

Location: Studio E2

6:30 PM to 7:00 PM - Léonce Noah - Performance ÇA COMMENCE DÉJÀ

A performance-based exploration of dance, urban practices, and writing

Location: Studio D2

7:00 PM to 8:00 PM - Osprey V - Concert Songs Against Erasure

A concert-testimony by the Gaza rock collective

Location: Stage

Is this your first time visiting Villa Radet?

Join us for a quick tour of the venue, its history, and its artist residencies. In just a few minutes, get to know this iconic Montmartre site and discover the highlights of the open house so you don’t miss a thing.

Saturday and Sunday  

Showtimes: 3:30 p.m., 4:30 p.m., and 5:30 p.m.

Meeting point: Outside, past the footbridge at Villa Radet

Storytelling Residencies

Let yourself be swept away on a journey to the heart of Villa Radet through Isabelle Sauer’s captivating stories. Blending the history of the place, tales inspired by the world of artists, and the secrets of artistic creation, these storytelling sessions invite young and old alike to discover Montmartre’s heritage in a whole new way.

With Isabelle Sauer, storyteller

Sunday

Times: 3:00 p.m., 4:00 p.m., and 5:00 p.m. (Duration: approximately 30 minutes)

Meeting point: Garden