Map Toulouse: The Festival For Photography Lovers
During the whole month of September, photography enthusiasts have an appointment in the pink city for an event placed under the sign of sharing: the MAP Toulouse festival. A contest and several free exhibitions are held in the city to encourage the meeting between the Toulouse public and professional or amateur photographers.
A completely free festival
An annual event founded in 2009 by Pierre Garrigues and a team of enthusiasts, the festival MAP Toulouse aims to make photographic culture accessible to all.
To do so, this festival is based on the following principles:
- free access to the calls for submissions and exhibitions
- large-scale installations in the city center of Toulouse
- amateur photographers invited to exhibit their images alongside the work of professional photographers.
This event placed under the sign of sharing invests the pink city throughout the month of September and offers each year a competition and several free exhibitions.
Since its inception in 2009, this festival has exhibited in Toulouse the work of many renowned photographers such as Elliott Erwitt, Raymond Depardon, Ulrich Lebeuf Martin Parr or Jean-Michel Turpin. But it has also contributed to reveal young talents such as Julie de Waroquier, Olivier Perez, Emmanuelle Brisson, Nicolas Rivals, Perrine Meric or Clément Darrasse.
Edition 2022
The 14th edition of the MAP Toulouse festival is held from September 3 to 30, 2022, in the form of photographic exhibitions in various locations in the heart of the city:
MATABIAU STATION POSTAL SORTING OFFICE
BONNEFOY CULTURAL CENTER Tuesday to Sunday from 11am to 6:30pm
MATABIAU STATION PARK Monday to Saturday, 9am to 6pm
CHÂTEAU DE LARÉOLE : From June 3 to 12 : Saturday and Sunday from 10am to 6pm
From June 14 to 30: Tuesday to Sunday from 10 am to 6 pm
July and August : Tuesday to Sunday from 10am to 7pm
September 1st to 18th : Tuesday to Sunday from 10am to 6pm
September 24 and 25: Saturday and Sunday from 10 am to 6 pm
In addition, more than 400 amateur photographers participated in the MAP contest this year. The three winners, chosen by a jury of professionals, are exhibited during the festival
Their work will be visible, in free access, respectively in the square Charles de Gaulle, on the place de la Daurade and the place Saint-Etienne.
Are also planned: collective exhibitions, a 'MAP Off' and a competition 'Pom' (Small multimedia work) open to students in journalism, art and visual communication.
Practical information
The 6th MAP Toulouse festival is held from September 1 to 30, 2022 in various venues in Toulouse.
Exhibition places
MATABIAU STATION POSTAL SORTING OFFICE
BONNEFOY CULTURAL CENTER
MATABIAU STATION SQUARE
CHÂTEAU DE LARÉOLE
Fee
Free
To learn more, you can visit the official website below.
