On Thursday, May 15, 2025, the City of Beausoleil awarded Gil Lekh, artist-researcher graduated from Villa Arson, the first Emergence Prize – Villa Arson x City of Beausoleil. An artist-researcher based in Marseille, Gil Lekh draws inspiration from his diverse background: alternately a gymnast, construction worker, organizer of socio-cultural events, punk, researcher, activist, and climbing instructor.

Magnetic is a Franco-UK initiative that brings together ten institutions in a program of artist residencies between France and the UK. Artists from one of five regions in France (Bretagne, Hauts-de-France, Île-de-France, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, PACA) are invited to apply for the residency in the associated UK nation, and artists from each UK nation are invited to apply for the residency in the associated French region.

Villa Arson is a member of Plein Sud, the united and supportive network of key players in the visual arts world in the South of France. Through this new dynamic mapping stretching from Céret to Menton, passing through Sérignan, Sète, Montpellier, Avignon, Arles, Toulon, Hyères, Saint-Paul-de Vence, Nice or Monaco, Plein Sud aims to offer visitors a multitude of possible routes between our different structures.

True to its ambition of promoting young creation, La Villette presents around forty artists recently graduated from French schools in 100% L’EXPO from April 10 to May 11, 2025. Seven artists graduated from Villa Arson have been selected to participate in this exhibition: Léo Dupré, Valentine Gardiennet, Emika Lannelongue, Carlota Sandoval-Lizarralde, Romain Ravera, Sofia Rocha Mondragon and Murphy Yum.