Villa Arson
Inaugurated in 1972, Villa Arson was conceived from the outset as a highly innovative institution, fulfilling several essential and complementary functions in support of artistic creation: teaching, research, experimentation, production, dissemination, promotion, and mentorship. Villa Arson's uniqueness lies in the synergy of its various activities— a national higher school of art, a contemporary art center, and an international residency program— whose interactions enrich artistic experiences. The contemporary art center develops an exhibition program with a strong international focus, emphasizing emerging creation.
Inaugurated in 1972, Villa Arson was conceived from the outset as a highly innovative institution, fulfilling several essential and complementary functions in support of artistic creation: teaching, research, experimentation, production, dissemination, promotion, and mentorship. Villa Arson's uniqueness lies in the synergy of its various activities— a national higher school of art, a contemporary art center, and an international residency program— whose interactions enrich artistic experiences. The contemporary art center develops an exhibition program with a strong international focus, emphasizing emerging creation.
Programme
Là où le jour cède, Dany Albiach
Francis Bacon MB Art Foundation Grant, he develops a practice attuned to what appears ordinary or insignificant, revealing its emotional depth and quiet resonance. His works emerge as fragile attempts to preserve intimacy against the passage of time, erasure and disappearance. Rooted in screen printing and drawing, his practice is deeply informed by the experience of insomnia, which infuses his compositions with intense blues and nocturnal depths, evoking silence, dreams and fading memories.
Staring at the Sun, exposition des diplômé·es 2026
The 2026 Villa Arson Graduates' Exhibition invites us to "look the sun in the eye." It brings together a generation of artists who have chosen a form of clarity that is both uncompromising and deeply sensitive. Their works explore the tensions, flows and paradoxes of the contemporary world, translating these questions into aesthetic forms where material and language converge to imagine poetic, lived alternatives. Spanning painting, installation, performance, video, photography and music, the exhibition unfolds as a singular polyphony of artistic practices. Within this collective experience, artistic language itself becomes a tangible, raw material.
Access
Villa Arson
20, avenue Stephen-Liegeard
06100 Nice
Tram Le Ray
A8, sortie Nice Nord
+33 (0)4 92 07 73 73
villa-arson.org
Open from Wednesday to Monday, from 2pm to 6pm, and until 7pm in July and August.
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PLACES TO DISCOVER
• Castle Hill Park : climbing the hill of the Castle to enjoy a royal view of the Baie des Anges, a fresh and timeless walk near the beautiful neo-classical cemetery.
PLACES TO EAT
• Le Plongeoir : a beachfront Mediterranean gourmet restaurant in a chic setting.
• Bocca : the new food and lifestyle experience in Nice: a sharing restaurant, a luxuriant rooftop and a cheerful atmosphere.
• Le Lavomatique : a bistronomic cuisine, delicious food to share in the old town.
• Le Local : a preserved address in the harbour district, high-quality Italian products and cuisine at an affordable price, elegant service.
• La Buvette du musée Chagall : fast food, a pleasant and bucolic break in the heard of Nice!
Garden of the Chagall Museum, open to all during the Museum’s opening hours.
• Socca du Cours Saleya : a "Nissarde" cuisine as we like it, to go!
• Castel Plage : bistronomic cuisine, sunshades and deckchairs.
• Le Galet : lounge bar, spa and deckchairs, facing the Albert Ier gardens.
• Le Negresco : an iconic place with a hotel, two restaurants and a bar.
PLACES TO STAY
• Le Windsor, Jungle Art Hotel : a charming hotel with bedrooms decorated with contemporary artworks. A beautiful garden to enjoy your breakfast or your cocktails…
• Hôtel Amour : le dernier né de la famille Amour : 38 bedrooms, a restaurant, a swimming pool on the roof, a tree-filled patio, collected objects and furniture.
