AR(t)CHIPEL Festival

3rd Edition of the AR(t)CHIPEL Festival — Autumn 2025

The AR(t)CHIPEL festival returned for its third edition from September 27 to November 2, 2025, confirming its place in the cultural landscape of the Centre-Val de Loire region. This year, forty works from the Centre Pompidou's collections were presented in heritage sites across the region.

In Pithiviers, the Chapel — contemporary art space hosted Murmurations, an original creation by Roland Schär. This remarkable installation wove a link between the lightness of frescoes and the weight of the former Hôtel-Dieu's pharmacy objects, blending the memory of the place, human fragility, and collective momentum. Composed of multiple hand-shaped ceramic forms, the work evoked traces and whispers of past existences. The exhibition was open every weekend with a cultural mediator present.

The studio open days in the Loiret took place on November 1st and 2nd, concluding the tour of the six departments. The schedule of open days covered Cher (September 27-28), Indre (October 4-5), Loir-et-Cher (October 11-12), Indre-et-Loire (October 18-19), and Eure-et-Loir (October 25-26).

2025 Artist Studio Open Days Schedule

• Cher (18): September 27-28
• Indre (36): October 4-5
• Loir-et-Cher (41): October 11-12
• Indre-et-Loire (37): October 18-19
• Eure-et-Loir (28): October 25-26
• Loiret (45): November 1-2

Exhibition in Pithiviers

"Murmurations" by Roland Schär
La Chapelle — contemporary art space, 3 rue de Senives
Open every weekend from September 27 to November 2, 2025
Mediator present on site

• 3rd edition of the festival
• 40 works from the Centre Pompidou presented in the region
• "Murmurations" by Roland Schär at the Chapel in Pithiviers
• Hand-crafted ceramic installation in the former Hôtel-Dieu
• Artist studio open days in all 6 departments
• Loiret featured on the weekend of November 1st-2nd
• Free admission and no reservation required