Le Fresnoy - Studio national des arts contemporains

Le Fresnoy ? national studio is : ? A unique art school attracting students from all over the world, ? An establishment open to all (exhibitions, cinema, events), ? An institution dedicated to creation and innovation, ? A place for exchanges with leading regional, national and international institutions. Le Fresnoy - Studio national des arts contemporains is an institution for artistic, audiovisual and digital training, production and distribution. Its aim is to enable young creators from all over the world to create works using professional technical resources, while opening up a wide range of different means of expression. The theoretical and practical scope of work covers all audiovisual languages, from traditional media (photography, cinema and video) to digital creation. Opened in October 1997 in Tourcoing, it is located on the site of a former popular entertainment complex, open from 1905 to 1977, from which the Franco-Swiss architect Bernard Tschumi constructed an entirely new building, while preserving the spaces of the old one, widely acclaimed in France and abroad as one of the most original works of contemporary architecture. Le Fresnoy - Studio national is co-financed by the French Ministry of Culture and the Hauts-de-France Region, with the participation of the City of Tourcoing.