Flaine International Sound and Vision Art Week 2026

Introduction

Flaine – A cultural dimension

Flaine, located at an altitude of 1700 metres, has always been dedicated to art and culture. The architecture was designed by Marcel Breuer, Bauhaus architect. We can find Picasso, Dubuffet and Vasarely sculptures, Piffaretti and Hantaï canvas, or a fountain by Pol Bury. A high quality auditorium has been built to host cultural events, offering exceptional acoustics.

The Flaine International Sound and Vision Art Week brings together music and painting in an Alpine setting, inviting participants to explore the resonance between auditory and visual forms. Building on the repertoire of Debussy, Kutnowski, and Prokofiev, the program offers a series of masterclasses, workshops, and collective experiences designed to investigate how sound can be translated into image, and how painting can embody temporal, rhythmic, and tonal qualities.

Alongside the concert program, the Art Week includes an outdoor exhibition of the competition winners’ works and a final presentation of the masterclass outcomes in the dedicated studio space provided by Flaine. In this way, the event merges public exhibition, artistic research, and cross-sensory experimentation.

Hobbies

You will be able to ask for a SUMMER PASS. With the SUMMER PASS, you will have access to 16 activities offered by the tourist office. The list of these activities will be sent to you 1 month before the course start.

The tourist office will inform you about all the things you need to know during your stay. But still, you can already book these activities :

Hiking

Artistic guided tour (with a visit of the cultural centre)

Golf

Swimming pool and spa

Tennis …

Flaine has always been supported the artistic development.

« Flaine International Sound and Vision Art Week –» wants to be a part of this tradition.

Registration

If you are participating in the Opus Artis Paris international art competition, you may be eligible to exhibit your work at the Flaine International Sound and Vision Art Week, depending on your final ranking. For full details, please visit the "Competition" page on our website.

If you wish to participate only in the Flaine International Sound and Vision Art Week events, please proceed with your registration here.    

How to come

BY TRAIN

The closest train station is Cluses. After that, a shuttle will drive you from Cluses to Flaine (45 minutes) : Shuttle prices : 11€ (one-way)

–> Booking on the website, timetable : http://www.alpbus-fournier.com

BY PLANE

The closest airport is Genève. Then, from Genève airport :

Taxis from Genève to Flaine (180€)

Trains from Genève to Cluses (between 17€ and 30€)

–> if you choose this way, read above to get information about the shuttle

BY CAR

Once you arrived to Flaine, be careful to the parking!

Free parking is available at the entrance to each level of the resort.

At the moment of your arrival or departure, you will be able to drive for free inside the station to load or unload your vehicle for a period of 1h30. Beyond that, the rate is €9 per hour!

Lecture Overview: Seeing Music

This masterclass explores the intimate dialogue between sound and image through the lens of music visualization. Taking classical repertoire such as Debussy’s Clair de Lune as a starting point, the session examines how musical structures, rhythms, and tonalities can be translated into visual forms.

The lecture combines historical perspectives on synesthesia and sound–color correspondences with contemporary approaches to artistic practice: how to paint sound, how to listen visually, and how to transform temporal sensations into spatial forms.

Participants are invited to engage critically with the interplay between auditory and visual perception, considering both intuitive and experimental methodologies. The aim is to open new pathways for cross-sensory creativity, bridging the act of listening with the act of painting.

Repertoire Reference Works

• Claude Debussy – Clair de Lune  

• Martin Kutnowski – Al Ver Mis Horas de Fiebre

• Sergei Prokofiev – Romeo and Juliet Suite: Montagues and Capulets 

Program Schedule

Day 1 – July 19: Introduction & Inspiration

• Morning: Exhibition Opening – dialogue between music and painting (guided tour, contextualization).

• Afternoon: Masterclass – Artist Lecture on Music Visualization

◦ How to translate musical structure into pictorial gesture.

◦ Case studies (Kandinsky, af Klimt, Kupka, synesthesia).

◦ Short sketching exercises through listening.

• Evening: Opening Concert

◦ Debussy – Clair de Lune

◦ Kutnowski – Al Ver Mis Horas de Fiebre (flute & piano)

◦ Prokofiev – Romeo and Juliet Suite: Montagues and Capulets

Day 2 – July 20: Session 1 – Experimentation

• Morning: Alpine Hike – attentive walking / soundscape listening.

• Afternoon: Creative Workshop – Sound and Color Experiment

◦ Intuitive exploration of sound–color correspondences.

◦ Rapid small-format exercises.

◦ Collective discussion and group sharing.

• Evening: Free time / networking reception.

Day 3 – July 21: Session 2 –Free Creation

• Morning: Masterclass – Free Creation 　

◦ Development of personal pictorial projects based on previous explorations. 　

◦ Individual guidance from instructors.

• Afternoon: Alpine Summit Concert / Free Creation.

• Evening: Guided Tour – Exploration of Flaine’s architecture and sculptures (Dubuffet, Vasarely, Picasso, Breuer).

Day 4 – July 22: Session 2 – Free Creation

• Morning: Masterclass – Free Creation

◦ Development of personal pictorial projects based on earlier explorations.

◦ Individual guidance from instructors.

• Afternoon: Open Studio – Free Creation.

• Evening: Free time.

Day 5 – July 23: Session 3 – Refinement & Restitution

• Morning: Masterclass – Free Creation

◦ Finalization of works.

• Afternoon: Masterclass – Work Refinement Guidance

◦ Support on formal, technical, and presentational choices.

• Evening: Final Exhibition & Awards Ceremony

◦ Vernissage of works produced during the week.

◦ Presentations by participants.

◦ Awards ceremony.