ABOUT  JIMEI X ARLES

 

The 9th Jimei x Arles establishes an Art Committee including director of Les Rencontres d’Arles Christoph Wiesner, noted photography critic Gu Zheng, co-founder of Singapore International Photography Festival (SIPF) and founding director of DECK Gwen Lee, Chinese contemporary photographer and co-founder of Three Shadows Photography Art Centre RongRong, executive director of Three Shadows Photography Art Centre Yan Qi.


This year the Art Committee takes over the Art Directors’ jobs to co-organize 31 exhibitions, featuring works by over a hundred artists from France, Germany, the United States, Italy, Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, Sweden, the Philippines, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, Bangladesh, Cambodia, Mainland China, Taiwan, and Hong Kong. “Jimei x Arles Discovery Award” and “Curatorial Award for Photography and Moving Image” will announce this year’s winners during the opening week of the festival. Starting from this year, Jimei x Arles has established the 'Dummy Book Award,' aimed at encouraging and supporting artists in their creative endeavors centered around photography books.


This year, the exhibitions of Jimei x Arles will be held at Jimei Art Centre and Three Shadows Xiamen Photography Art Centre, as well as in galleries in Xiamen and Fuzhou as the sub-venues. The Jimei Art Centre is located on the 1st to 4th floors of the podium of the Jimei Chengyi International Business Center, an iconic landmark in Xiamen. It will be open to the public for the first time as the main venue of Jimei x Arles.


The 2023 Jimei x Arles introduces the “Isles Project” under the theme of “Art is Never Alone.” Centered around the Jimei x Arles main venue, this project radiates and collaborates with diverse cultural, artistic, and living spaces, inviting the audience to embark on an urban art stroll. During the Jimei x Arles opening week from December 15 to 17, a series of engaging activities, including the opening ceremony, portfolio reviews, lectures, workshops, artist-guided tours, performances, and educational tours, will warmly welcome you to the vibrant city of Xiamen!

 

The 9th Jimei x Arles International Photo Festival especially thanks to: Steering Committees XIAMEN FEDERATION OF LITERARY ART CIRCLES, XIAMEN JIMEI DISTRICT FEDERATION OF LITERARY ART CIRCLES; Organizer Xiamen Tianxia Jimei Media Co., Ltd.; Special Co-organizers Les Rencontres d’Arles, Meta Media; Premium Partner CHANEL; Steering Committees Xiamen Federation of Literary Art Circles, Xiamen Jimei District Federation of Literary Art Circles; Special Thanks Embassy of France in China, Institut Français; Premium Imaging Partner vivo; Premium Discovery Partner Xiaohongshu Photography; Imaging Partner: FUJIFILM; Co-organizer Xiamen Xinglin Construction and Development Co.,Ltd.; Photographic Creation Support Partner Leica; Partners One Seed Domestic Workers Care Foundation, NOA HOTEL XIAMEN, Lohkah Hotel & Spa, Lumière de France Wine Group, Limited PERMAJET, AT CAFÉ, AHPIA LIM, GUANGPA; Institutional Partners Major of Photography, Department of Information Art & Design, Academy of Arts and & Design, Tsinghua University, DECK, National Arts Council Singapore, Luchao Kulangsu Art Park, G ART MUSEUM; Specially Invited Media Partner Sina Culture.