Women and Landscapes By Ellen Turner Hall The winter exhibition at the Musée d’Art Moderne displays 70 studies of Collioure created in 2014 by Julien Descossy. Descossy’s work explores the theme and…
5, 6 & 7 September 2014 Patrick O’Brian Homage By Ellen Turner Hall* The Book Festival at Collioure, 5, 6 & 7 September 2014, has adopted a new name “D’une mer à…
Horizons: Beyond walls and bridges By Ellen Turner Hall Just across the border in Colera, “Horizon” takes on new meaning: a gallery dedicated to contemporary art founded 20 years ago by Ralph Bernabei…
Timeless Collioure By Ellen Turner Hall Time does not stand still, but fast forwards and backwards in our minds. A taste, a smell or an image can reset memory to another time…
For the love of Roussillon By Ellen Turner Hall Love is in the air in the canvases of Martin Vives. His colourful interpretation of Roussillon scenes is on display at the Collection…
A Blot on the landscape By Ellen Turner Hall Bastien Blot bills himself as an Upcycle artist. To upcycle, as he explains it, is more than to recycle. It is as if having…
Fisherman-artist: Francois Bernadi By Ellen Turner Hall Born in Collioure in 1922 into a family of fishermen, Francois Bernadi’s days were intimately entwined with ropes and chains, anchors and sails. From a life…
By Ellen Turner Hall Itaca, the mythological home of Ulysses, the greatest of Mediterranean voyagers, signifies a longing to…
UPDATE DECEMBER 2013 The 3rd quay – the finale? By Ellen Turner Hall Last chance to have your say about the 3rd quay at Port Vendres! The Conseil General has proposed a new project…
English books, a smile and hot chocolate By Ellen Turner Hall Do you remember the last time you stepped into an old-fashioned second-hand bookshop pleasure? In this season when so many shops are closed, Lou…