Exhibitions

EXHIBITIONS

Check out all the exhibitions on offer on the website : there’s plenty to discover !

Centre Culturel Renoir expo temporaire

Explore a rich and varied programme of art expositions, featuring unique and inspiring works. Immerse yourself in the artistic world of the Renoir family and other contemporary artists, through paintings, sculptures, photographs and much more. Join us for an immersive experience at the heart of art and creativity, and let yourself be transported by captivating expositions that will awaken your senses and feed your curiosity. Don’t miss our exceptional expositions showcasing the diversity and beauty of contemporary art on the “Du côté des Renoir” cultural site.

CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

AT THE RENOIR CULTURAL CENTRE
 

Free admission during opening hours at the Renoir cultural centre.

Sylvette Mels From 20 May to 25 June

Baralbine painter Sylvette Mels invites you into her world through an exhibition. 

Rostislas Loukine From 10 July to 17 September

Discover the exhibition dedicated to this Russian painter in exile in Champagne. An original retrospective with the support of the Côte des Bar en Champagne Tourist Office, the town of Bar-sur-Aube and the Albert-Gabriel library, as well as the Loukine Museum in Arsonval.

30 ans de Graines d’artistes – From 23 September to 29 October

To mark the 30th anniversary of the Graines d’Artistes competition, the Institut Mondial d’Art de la Jeunesse (IMAJ) is organizing a project entitled “a treasure for humanity”. The town of Essoyes was naturally chosen to present an exhibition on the theme of “hillsides”, in connection with these undulating landscapes. 

This international plastic arts competition, the only one of its kind in the world, is an unrivalled testimony to our times, a genuine heritage.

Exposition Renoir et A.André - Essoyes 2023

AT THE FAMILY HOME

 

Renoir and Albert André : the spirit of the model, 10 June to 10 September

Contemplate original works by the Master of Impressionism and his artist friend through a common inspiration : Andrée Heuschling, Renoir’s last great model.
With the exclusive support of the Gard departmental collections,  Musée d’art sacré du Gard and the museum Albert-André.

 

Admission charge :  Renoir trail or Mansion-Garden prices

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PAST EXHIBITIONS

Discover the retrospective of expositions organised since 2017 by the “Du Côté des Renoir” site in Essoyes and dedicated to the work of Pierre-Auguste Renoir and his artist friends.

EXHIBITIONS IN 2022

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EXHIBITIONS IN 2020

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EXHIBITIONS IN 2018

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EXHIBITIONS IN 2021

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EXHIBITIONS IN 2019

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EXHIBITIONS IN 2017

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exhibitions 2022

Family mansion

Renoir and his circle From 18 May to 18 September 2022 The “Du Côté des Renoir” website is pleased to present an exhibition of works selected by Emmanuel Renoir, the painter’s great-grandson: paintings and ceramics by the Master of Impressionism and by Jean and Claude Renoir will be on display alongside those of his artist friends: Albert André, Richard Guino, Conrad Slade and Roussel Masure. Curated by Olivier Le Bihan, curator, assisted by Apolline Arnaud, Magalie Duvaux and Frédérique Kirstetter.

Informations pack Renoir and his circle 

AT the Cultural centre

Alain Brette From 13 April to 25 July 2022 exhibition by local painter Alain BRETTE

La Dame de Chez Renoir From 30 July to 31 October 2022 exhibition by Essoyen photographer NJ

Regards : alchimie de la rencontre From 1 April to 29 May 2022 exhibition in tribute to the photographer José SCHINDFESSEL

Ecoute le chant des arbres From 3 June to 31 July 2022 exhibition by painter Dominique MEUNIER

Un gramme de silence From 6 August to 31 October 2022 exhibition by photographer Philippe BRAME

Exhibitions 2020

family mansion

Jean Renoir, Fruits de saison From 24 July to 8 November 2020

Before becoming a film-maker and chronicler of an extraordinary family saga, Jean Renoir demonstrated a fruitful talent as a ceramist. The restored Renoir family home in Essoyes is home to a fine collection of ceramics by Jean Renoir from French public and private collections. This is an opportunity for the general public to discover, through the evocation of the Collettes studio, a partially unpublished page from an exceptional family and friendship adventure. Curator: Olivier Le Bihan, curator, assisted by Magalie Duvaux and Frédérique Kirstetter

Dossier d’information Rosenberg

AT THE CULTURAL CENTRE

Aline d’Essoyes : Renoir’s wife and muse From 3 June to 30 August 2020
Exhibition by Madeleine Opillard, painter and sculptor

Sylvia Gérardin Exhibition From 5 September to 1 November 2020

Exhibition by Sylvia Gérardin, artist and sculptor, winner of the Tournefou Artists’ Residence Partnership – “Du Côté des Renoir”.

EXHIBITIONS 2018

Family mansion

Renoir’s Children: Portraits of Early Childhood From 30 June to 30 September 2018 Four original works will be on display during the summer of 2018 at the Renoir Family House: two paintings by Albert André and two sculptures including the bust of Coco by Pierre-Auguste Renoir and a medallion by Guino. The theme of the annual exhibition will be the childhoods of members of the Renoir family, which Pierre-Auguste Renoir liked to paint surrounded by those he loved. Curated by David Chanteranne, Heritage Director, journalist and writer, assisted by Frédérique Kirstetter, Chantal Pinteaux and Magalie Duvaux.

Dossier d’information Les Enfants de Renoir

AT THE CULTURAL CENTRE

Renoir retrospective 2017 From 31 March to 20 May 2018 with the support of Déclic Photo Baralbin

Renoir between painting and cinema From 25 May to 13 June 2018
Global Art Project with the support of the Académie de Reims, Anne Moret, visual artist, musician and video maker, and the primary schools of Essoyes, Landreville and Chervey and the Paul Portier secondary school in Bar-sur-Seine.


Perfect agreement From 16 June to 29 July 2018
Renoir’s Champagnes: 9 works of art for 9 exceptional champagnes

Laureates of the Renoir Association Retrospective From 1 to 29 August 2018
with the support of the Renoir Association.

Bien Vivre ensemble from 1 to 30 September 2018
Graines d’artistes exhibition in association with the Centre pour l’UNESCO Louis-François

Exhibition by Wenjie Lin from 13 October to 25 November 2018
Winner of the 2016 Renoir Bursary awarded by the Renoir Association

EXHIBITIONS 2021

Family mansion

Richard Guino: Art Deco Harvest – Portraits of the Renoirs 4 June to 17 October 2021

With the help of his descendants, the “Du Côté des Renoir” website is putting on a never-before-seen exhibition of painted and sculpted works by Richard Guino, previously kept in his studio in the Paris region.
The exhibition sheds light on the multi-faceted Catalan artist, who worked with Renoir from 1913 to 1918 while building his career as a sculptor, decorator, ceramist, draughtsman and painter.

Curator: Olivier Le Bihan, curator, assisted by Magalie Duvaux and Frédérique Kirstetter

Informations pack Richard Guino exhibition 

AT the Cultural centre

Faces of Emotion From 15 June to 1 August 2021 exhibition with the support of the Centre pour l’UNESCO Louis-François

Aux lignes du jour From 7 August to 9 September 2021 Alice Van de Walle, painter, Winner of the Tournefou Artists’ Residence Partnership – “Du Côté des Renoir” (The Renoir side)

La Combe au Loup – Forest scenography From 17 September to 24 October. Francine Garnier, visual artist & Alain Engelaere, composer, with the support of the communes of Mussy-sur-Seine and Essoyes and the Maison Laurentine.

EXHIBITIONS2019

THE FAMILY HOME

Evocation of the 1934 Exhibition by Paul Rosenberg 22 June to 30 October 2019

As part of the centenary of the death of Pierre Auguste Renoir, the Maison Familiale des Renoir in Essoyes is presenting an exhibition evoking the Exhibition of Renoir’s last ten years (1909-1919) by Paul Rosenberg. The exhibition features archives, original photographs and a copy of the catalogue of the 1934 exhibition at Paul Rosenberg’s gallery. The central work in this exhibition-evocation is the magnificent 1910 painting “Paul Durand-Ruel”, on loan from the Archives Durand-Ruel & Cie in Paris, highlighting the role of the art dealer and patron of Impressionism. Curated by David Chanteranne, Director of Heritage, journalist and writer, assisted by Frédérique Kirstetter and Françoise Tellier.

Information pack Rosenberg exhibition 

AT THE CULTURAL CENTRE

Modelling, another Renoir From 1 to 26 May 2019 Global Artistic Project with the support of the Académie de Reims, ceramic artist Noémie Cavalho and the primary schools of Mussy-sur-Seine.

In the footsteps of Renoir from 1 to 23 June 2019
Exhibition by Madeleine Opillard, painter and sculptor, and Alain Brette, painter.

The History of Cinema and the Renoirs from 1895 to 1980 6 July to 29 September 2019
presentation of film equipment from a private collection.

In the manner of Renoir From 5 October to 3 November 2019
with the support of the Centre pour l’UNESCO Louis-François

Renoir : 30 ans de présense dans l’Aube From 6 to 30 November 2019 with the support of the Médiathèque départementale de l’Aube

Exhibitions 2017

FAMILY MANSION

2017 : Renoir Year in the Aube department from 3 June to 24 September 2017 In June 2017, the Renoir family home opens its doors to the public. To mark this year dedicated to the painter in the Aube department and in conjunction with the exhibition Un Autre Renoir, presented at the Musée d’Art moderne de la ville de Troyes, The town of Essoyes has been able to take advantage of the partnership between the Musées Nationaux to present two painted works by the master – Jeune fille au miroir on loan from the Musée des Beaux-Arts de Rouen and Le Petit Pont from the Musée des Beaux-Arts de Bordeaux, a bust of Aline Charigot from the Musée Renoir in Cagnes-sur-Mer, and a number of archives held by the Département de l’Aube. Curated by David Chanteranne, Director of Heritage, journalist and writer, assisted by Frédérique Kirstetter and Chantal Pinteaux.

Information pack Renoir 2017