François Bret Prize
The François Bret Prize of the Fine Arts College of Marseille (Beaux-Arts de Marseille) – National Institute of Higher Arts Education of the Mediterranean, Marseille (INSEAMM) Art & design
The painter François Bret was the director who convinced the municipality of Marseille in the late 60’s to build the school on the Luminy campus (located next to the Calanques National Park in the south of the city). Involved in the reform of art and architecture education in the seventies, he was, for example, one of the first directors in France to give photography a proper place in an art school, by inviting Lucien Clergue (a famous French photographer from Arles, France) among others. He also welcomed the “Supports/Surfaces” painters to the Art College and gave an opportunity to the famous sculptor César to teach there. It is under his direction that the school entered a new era. In 1976, the young local art scene had an exhibition in the Museum of Modern Arts in Paris. Giving the name of François Bret to this Prize doesn’t mean looking backwards but building a bright future on deep historical roots. The François Bret Prize of the Fine Arts College of Marseille is awarded each year by a jury of professionals to two young graduates of the College, one in art, one in design, who are put in the spotlight during the Art-0-Rama fair and mentored by the members of the jury.
2022
Zoé Ledoux — Prize winner art department
Lucie Constantin — Prize winner design department
2021
Keanu Lebon — Prize winner art department
Alban Magd — Prize winner design department
2020
Lucian Moriyama — Prize winner art department
Estelle Pierson — Prize winner design department
2019
Luisa Ardila — Prize winner art department
Abdelkrim Benimam— Prize winner design department
