Archive for June, 2009
Art, Rugby, and Photography in the Roannais.
Saturday, June 20th, 2009A new exhibition of photography by Nicolas Jorge was held during June 2009 in Le Coteau, Roannais, Rhone-Alpes called “Essai D’Art 2009″ . The theme of this superb photographic show was ‘Rugby’. Nicolas Jorge exhibited large-scale, black and white images of the local Roanne Rugby Club – AS Roanne Rugby XV. Over 1,500 people visited [...]
Maison Mons supports Purefrancenow in the Roannais
Thursday, June 18th, 2009Many year’s ago we had been pointed in the direction of the Mons Fromagerie in Halles Diderot, a fabulous high quality indoor market in Roanne. Having been told that they were simply the best place to purchase cheese, not only for quality, but also breadth of choice – they sell a range of over 230 [...]
Mike Ford makes his debut at the Pure Art Gallery
Saturday, June 13th, 2009The Pure Art Gallery, hosted by www.purefrancenow.com, welcomes Mike Ford to their select portfolio of international artists, photographers, and image-makers. Mike Ford’s unusual and eclectic images and style of photographic approach is internationally renowned. A highly creative and original image ‘artist’, Mike’s special gallery presentation adds a particularly contemporary and poignant quality to The Pure [...]
The Beaujolais near the Roannais! by Lucy Franklin
Wednesday, June 10th, 2009The Roannais may not be the most well known wine growing area around the world, but our neighboring department certainly is. The Beaujolais is just 30 minutes drive from Roanne, in fact pre-19th century the Roannais was part of the Beaujolais region. Here we recently had the opportunity to visit a small, family producer of [...]
The Pure Art Gallery in the Roannais
Saturday, June 6th, 2009Purefrancenow has pleasure in announcing the successful launch of ‘The Pure Art Gallery”. This is a web-based art gallery dedicated to presenting a wide range of thought-provoking, original art and imagery from talented international artists and photographers in Europe. www.purefrancenow.com will be hosting The Pure Art Gallery with a specially designed and operated ‘Image Gallery’ [...]
Art and the river la Loire in the Roannais, Rhône-Alpes
Wednesday, June 3rd, 2009More Art news from the Roannais. Over 70 paintings and photographs were recently displayed at the Espace Congres in Roanne in the Roannais, Rhône-Alpes during May 2009. All these remarkable images were based on, and related to, the famous river ‘La Loire’ which runs like a spine through France. Roanne, in the Roannais, is one [...]
