Open studios | Les Rencontres de Montmartre: Summer 2026 Edition
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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
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