A New Film by Colin Usher – Deepa Paulus plays ‘Kayda’
Visual Artist and Musician Deepa Paulus visited Studio Faire for a residency earlier this month. She and Colin found one lucky sunny day to make this short film. Here Deepa Paulus plays 'Kayda' (a specific composition for tabla) in Nérac, South West France. Shot &...
Living France Magazine Feature
Earlier this Autumn we were invited by freelance journalist, Scheenagh Harrington, to be interviewed for Living France magazine. Scheenagh interviewed Julia and then wrote up a wonderful double page spread about the latest developments at Studio Faire. Words by...
Double Page in Living France Magazine
A couple of months ago we were invited to be interviewed for Living France magazine by the freelance journalist, Scheenagh Harrington, and this Autumn we are excited to see our faces appearing on the contents page, inviting you to turn to our double page spread on...
A Funded Residency for Scottish Artist Frances Ryan
At the beginning of the year we selected one artist from the Visual Arts Scotland (VAS) Annual Exhibition ‘ALIGHT’ for our Studio Faire Residency Award. The award offers one lucky artist a FREE 4-week residency at Studio Faire, plus £100 in travel expenses.Our 2019...
Update – Spring & Summer 2019
A couple of months ago, there was a knock on the door which lead to us smiling like Cheshire Cats for the rest of the day… week… actually, we’re still smiling from ear to ear today! The previous owner of the property that is now Studio Faire had failed to obtain...
STUDIO FAIRE IS GROWING!!!
When we viewed the property that has become Studio Faire with Estate Agent, Caroline Hubbard, we were pretty disgruntled! Why was she showing us this fantastic property, with it's stunning 19th century period features, enough space for both us and our residents to...
How Macarons Broke Nicolette Daskalakis’ Veganism
Born in San Francisco and now living and working in Los Angeles, Nicolette Daskalakis is an award-winning writer, filmmaker, poet and photographer (@hellonicolette). She is also a vegan. (well, she was until she came to South West France anyway!) She came to Studio...
Julie Duffy’s ‘Organised Improvisation’ Event
Saturday, 23 March at 3pm Kiosque (à côté de la Chalet) Parc de la Garenne, Nérac. FREE. On 23 March we invited our guests to join us for a one-off visual feast, devised by Scottish artist, Julie Duffy. During her 4-week residency at Studio Faire, Duffy drew...
STUDIO FAIRE
Studio – (noun) a room where an artist, photographer, sculptor, etc. works.
Faire – (transitive verb) to make or to do
Whatever you want to make…do it in France at Studio Faire.
Tout ce que vous voulez faire…faire en France au Studio Faire.
Contact us
58 Avenue Georges Clemenceau
47600 Nérac, France
General enquiries and residencies
Email: julia@studiofaire.co.uk
Courses and educational residencies
Email: colin@studiofaire.co.uk
Call: +33 (0)6 34 56 10 70
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