SCAD Lacoste unveils spring 2025 season
Exclusive exhibitions and art activations debut May 8
LACOSTE, FRANCE — The Savannah College of Art and Design is thrilled to announce the spring 2025 season at SCAD Lacoste, featuring a captivating array of exhibitions and illuminating cultural experiences. Curated exclusively for SCAD, these dynamic activations will be formally unveiled Wednesday, May 7, with a celebration at 7 p.m. in Parc de SCAD at the university’s international location in the idyllic Provence region of southern France.
"Bienvenue à printemps en Provence, where students and alumni, visitors and villagers alike, flock to see SCAD Lacoste in full bloom! A symphony of springtide events awaits you at the most illustrious locale in global higher ed: Christian Dior’s opulent Jardins Rêvés exhibition at SCAD FASH Lacoste, a curated showcase of imaginative designs by SCAD fashion alumni, an immersive installation by DRIFT en route to our Promenade de Sculptures, and astounding displays of invention on our SCAD Alumni Atelier Rue des Artistes. Join us this May in the South of France for spectacular art, fashion, architecture, and history."
PAULA WALLACE | SCAD President and Founder
With this season's programming, the university welcomes students and visitors to experience the magic of the region through experiences that can only be found at SCAD Lacoste. Visit scad.edu/visitlacoste to learn more. Tickets can be purchased on site at SCAD FASH. Featured exhibitions, installations, and activations include:
Christian Dior: Jardins Rêvés
The SCAD FASH Lacoste museum proudly presents Christian Dior: Jardins Rêvés, created and organized exclusively by Christian Dior Couture in collaboration with SCAD. Curated by Hélène Starkman, exhibition curator for Christian Dior Couture, and organized by Rafael Gomes, creative director of SCAD FASH museums, and Ariel Stark, assistant director of fashion exhibitions and operations. The exhibition design draws inspiration from Dior’s upbringing in Normandy, which has, in turn, inspired the house’s most iconic garments. The exhibition spans the 78-year history of the house, featuring ensembles and accessories designed by founder Christian Dior and his successors including Yves Saint Laurent, Marc Bohan, Gianfranco Ferré, John Galliano, and Maria Grazia Chiuri. With its expansive lavender fields and myriad floral varieties, the Provençal landscape in Lacoste and the Luberon region serve as a rich backdrop to this delightful exploration of one of France’s most famed couturiers.
Unfold by DRIFT
Translating the body's rhythmic data into infinite variations of botanical geometries, Unfold immerses viewers in a dynamic audio-visual experience, fusing biological, ecological, and digital design. Viewers are guided into a state of sensory alignment, inviting deep reflections on the symbiotic dance between the natural world and the human form. Produced specially for SCAD Lacoste by the Dutch collective DRIFT, Unfold embodies the studio's ethos to reconnect to the phenomena of life and explore the potential of possible futures through experiential mediums.
Studio Bee 100% Made by SCAD alumni showcase
This curated selection of works by SCAD alumni highlights the exceptional breadth and intellectual rigor of the university's top-ranked fashion program. The collections on display traverse a spectrum of thematic explorations, ranging from the enduring narratives of classic literature to nuanced interpretations of Chinese and Panamanian cultural heritage. These collections demonstrate not only the designers' technical proficiency but also their ability to engage deeply with diverse cultural and historical contexts. Making their first public appearance since the prestigious SCAD FASHION runway presentation in Savannah in 2024, these collections serve as a powerful testament to the unique, evolving voices of emerging designers. The exhibition offers profound insight into the future trajectory of fashion, emphasizing both innovation and preservation of cultural narratives within the design process.
Musée SCAD Lacoste
The university will debut the first phase of Musée SCAD Lacoste, chronicling the fascinating history and culture of the village as well as its transformation into the university’s European outpost. Through local artifacts and visual storytelling, the new museum shares the journey to establishing this flourishing center of creative study and culture, welcoming thousands of students, artists, designers, and visitors to live, learn, and be inspired amid the beauty of the Luberon.
SCAD Alumni Atelier Rue des Artistes
Conceptualized and personally endowed by SCAD President and Founder Paula Wallace, the university’s Alumni Atelier residency program offers visionary graduates the time, space, resources, and business education to thrive creatively and professionally. Visitors are welcomed to traverse the Rue des Artistes where this elite roster of Alumni Atelier ambassadors showcase their creative practices from evocative studio environments set within SCAD Lacoste’s medieval caves.
To commemorate the season opening, SCAD Lacoste will host an exclusive celebration Wednesday, May 7, at 7 p.m. in Parc de SCAD with featured artists and collaborators from DRIFT and Christian Dior before opening to the public Thursday, May 8. Throughout the opening week, the university will host exclusive talks and class engagements for SCAD students from an array of the university's globally ranked degree programs as part of their immersive study abroad experience, infusing the village with an abundance of creativity and energy.
SCAD LACOSTE
SCAD Lacoste is a residential study-abroad location in France, offering immersion in the history and culture of Provence. Course offerings each quarter are varied to apply to all SCAD areas of study and are taught by SCAD professors. Lacoste is a beautifully preserved medieval village and historic destination for artists, known for its extraordinary light and exquisite pastoral setting. SCAD Lacoste structures dating from the ninth to the 19th centuries feature cutting-edge contemporary amenities. SCAD Lacoste resources include a library, a gallery, a dining hall, and housing, as well as teaching studios dedicated to painting, drawing, sculpture, printmaking, photography, and digital imaging. Students interact with visiting artists, take field trips to museums and historic sites in the area, and exhibit their work at a local vernissage.
Celebrated artists and designers visit with SCAD Lacoste students throughout the year. Notable guests have included actor Jeremy Irons; artist and illustrator Ruben Toledo, actor and designer John Malkovich; designer Bibhu Mohapatra; social media influencer, photographer, and inventor of the cinemagraph Jamie Beck of Ann Street Studio; interior designer and television host Genevieve Gorder; installation artist Hugo Dalton; design legend Ilse Crawford; chief creative officer of Shimoda Design Group Joey Shimoda; Vogue contributing editor Lynn Yaeger; and CFDA Fashion Award-winning designers Shane Gabier and Christopher Peters of Creatures of the Wind.
SCAD: THE UNIVERSITY FOR CREATIVE CAREERS
SCAD is a private, nonprofit, accredited university, offering more than 100 graduate and undergraduate degree programs across locations in Atlanta and Savannah, Georgia; Lacoste, France; and online via SCADnow. SCAD enrolls more than 18,500 undergraduate and graduate students from more than 110 countries. The future-minded SCAD curriculum engages professional-level technology and myriad advanced learning resources, affording students opportunities for internships, professional certifications, and real-world assignments with corporate partners through SCADpro, the university’s renowned research lab and prototype generator. SCAD has earned top rankings for degree programs in interior design, architecture, film, fashion, digital media, and more. Career success is woven into every fiber of the university, resulting in a superior alumni employment rate. A 2024 study found that 99% of recent SCAD graduates were employed, pursuing further education, or both within 12 months of graduation. SCAD provides students and alumni with ongoing career support through personal coaching, alumni programs, a professional presentation studio, and more.
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