Hundreds Of Artists Demand More Gender Equity At Photography Festival In France

The writers of a letter say that Rencontres d’Arles Photography Festival director Sam Stourdzé has to take real action. This year’s numbers are damning: 12 men and three women, but that’s not all: “Throughout the world female artists who have been trained in the best art schools constitute more than 60% of the graduates. Yet, they receive less support, pay, and rewards, and represent barely 20% of the artists exhibited in France.”