Here we explain some of the terms based on extracts, loosely translated as the French terms do not always have exact English equivalents, from a French dictionary of papermaking know-how, L’abécédaire du papier, un dictionnaire des savoir-faire, published by Éditions Pyramyd at the beginning of this year.

ARCHES® is proud to announce the launch of a new product sure to appeal to both passionate artists and lovers of beautiful writing: the ARCHES® Aquarelle Correspondence Box.

Through the ”50 Years of Freedom” exhibition, the public was invited to discover or rediscover the immense talent of Henri Landier, an independent artist who forged his own path, off the beaten track of traditional art galleries.

Until 6 July 2025, the Centre for Photography in the Château de l’Hom district of Gaillac is immersing visitors in a fascinating photographic world. Jean-Luc Clercq-Roques, a passionate photographer, is presenting his exhibition “Contemporary wet plate collodion”, dedicated to ambrotypes and the wet-plate collodion technique.

André Jacquemin was an illustrious French painter, printmaker and watercolourist who was born in Épinal, in the Vosges region of France 3 September 1904.

When it comes to quality art papers, Ingres d’ARCHES MBM® paper’s prestigious heritage and outstanding qualities put it in a class of its own. This paper appreciated by artists the world over is the paper of choice for many art techniques.

French visual plastic artist Éric Béridon has been commissioned by La Napoule Art Foundation for a new exhibition entitled “From Matter to Light”, which will be held from 29 May to 22 June 2025 in Mandelieu-La Napoule, France. Inviting visitors to take part in a profound sensory and intellectual experience, this exhibition will create a dialogue between several series of his works, which are the outcome of advanced research aimed at harmonising the materiality of the human body and the abstraction of the mind.