Discovery Award

The Rencontres d'Arles is opening its call for applications for the 2026 Discovery Award Louis Roederer Foundation, part of the festival's 57th edition. The award's aim is to promote the work of the selected artists, who will be showcased in the Discovery Award exhibition. Since 2021, the Rencontres d'Arles Discovery Award has integrated organizations that foster emerging artists—community spaces, independent exhibition sites, artist-run spaces, hybrid exhibition spaces, galleries, institutions, foundations—pave the way to identify and support artists.

The Jury Award honors the winning artist and supporting organization through the acquisition of a selection of works in the amount of €15,000 (including tax). The Public Award honors the winning artist and supporting organization through the acquisition of a selection of works in the amount of €5,000 (including tax). The works thus acquired enter the collection of the Rencontres d'Arles. The Discovery Award is part of the Rencontres d'Arles exhibition program. An exhibition curator is associated with the Discovery Award and will work on the development of the projects, from the selection to exhibition design, from concept to completion. Each project selected will have an exhibition space of approximately 10 linear meters (50 m2). The exhibition design for this space will be determined after the selection is made, in cooperation with the exhibition curator and the Rencontres d'Arles team.