From 10 October to 31 December 2025, Villa Arson is participating in the ‘Mon carnet musées Côte d’Azur’ (My Côte d’Azur Museum Passport) initiative. Explore, collect stamps and leave with a gift! Enjoy a unique cultural adventure with family or friends, thanks to your Côte d’Azur Museum Passport, available in versions for children and adults. Find out all the steps you need to take to participate and try to win your exclusive Côte d’Azur France gift.

For its third edition, the 2025 Marguerite and Méthode Keskar Prize is awarded to Nanka Gogitidze, a 2025 graduate of Villa Arson. Created by the Marguerite and Méthode Keskar Foundation – hosted by the Fondation de France – the prize aims to recognize the work of a young artist under 40, graduated from Villa Arson, whose practice focuses on painting or sculpture.

Gabriela Guyez, a 2025 graduate of Villa Arson, is the winner of the first Young Artists’ Residencies in Rural Areas program, organized by the École(s) du Sud network with the support of the Ministry of Culture – DRAC Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur. The program allows graduates from member schools of the network to benefit from a two-week research-creation residency in a partner organization located in a rural area, within a flexible, interdisciplinary framework that encourages exploration, encounters, and experimentation.

The 2025 academic year at Villa Arson promises to be full of new developments. The school’s pre-orientation day will take place on Wednesday, September 24, highlighted by the arrival of Pauline Vermeren, the new Director of Studies and Research. New staff members have also joined the academic office to support students throughout their journey. The year also begins with new courses and international projects, detailed in the 2025–2026 academic handbook.