{"id":97208,"date":"2026-02-27T17:41:51","date_gmt":"2026-02-27T16:41:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/petit-montagnard.fr\/?p=97208"},"modified":"2026-02-27T17:42:32","modified_gmt":"2026-02-27T16:42:32","slug":"a-completely-different-kind-of-light-never-before-seen-in-the-mountains-how-street-art-is-taking-over-the-val-darly-ski-slopes-for-an-unusual-festival","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/petit-montagnard.fr\/en\/une-lumiere-completement-differente-inedite-en-montagne-comment-le-street-art-envahit-les-pistes-du-val-darly-le-temps-dun-festival-inedit\/","title":{"rendered":"\u00abA completely different kind of light in the mountains\u00bb: how street art is taking over the Val d'Arly slopes for a unique festival"},"content":{"rendered":"

From 2 to 5 March 2026, the Val d'Arly <\/a>is hosting the 3rd edition of its Street Art Festival, with forty artists, four village resorts, live frescoes and night-time shows. Urban culture takes to the skies. Nearly 3,000 visitors are expected.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

At first glance, nothing predestined these Savoyard villages to become a breeding ground for contemporary graffiti artists and visual artists. And yet... For four days, Crest-Voland \/ Cohennoz, La Giettaz en Aravis, Flumet \/ Saint-Nicolas-la-Chapelle and Notre-Dame-de-Bellecombe will see their facades, cable cars and even their ski runs transformed into open-air studios.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00abOur region is very authentic, with a huge amount of goodwill. We communicate a lot about this DNA. But once a year, with this festival, we break the codes. We're attracting a completely different kind of light, one that has never been seen before in the mountains.\u00bb <\/em>explains in Le Petit Montagnard<\/a><\/em> Stanislas Tochitch, Director of the Val d'Arly Tourist Office, co-organiser of the event with the Papajosette gallery.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

With well-known figures from the street art scene<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The first meeting of its kind in a French ski resort<\/a>, The festival embraces this discrepancy. The artists, accustomed to working on industrial wastelands and urban walls, are working here in front of snow-capped peaks. The specifications are simple. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Evoke the mountains, each in their own way. Ice, the water cycle, silhouettes contemplating the ridges, abstractions inspired by the relief... no theme imposed, but an obligation to interpret.<\/p>\n\n\n

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(Photo \u00a9 Instapades Studio)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n

Among the forty or so artists invited to take part are well-known figures on the street art scene such as SARO, Rom Art Crime, CRBZ, Ezea and Pikanoa, as well as new talent and local artists. \u00abWe try to renew about a third of the participants each year, while keeping the headliners. It's important for the balance\u00bb.\u00bb <\/em>explains the director.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Eight new locations have been selected to host permanent works. The eventual aim is to create a veritable artistic trail through the region, with around ten new frescoes added each year. Alongside these lasting creations, the festival also leaves room for the ephemeral: snow interventions, temporary installations and live performances.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

torchlight processions and fireworks every evening<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Each resort is hosting its own special event. The opening on 2 March at Crest-Voland \/ Cohennoz will set the tone with a vernissage and entertainment on the Log\u00e8re gondola. On March 3, La Giettaz will be staging a spectacular show combining mountain biking and freestyle skiing with Winter X Sports Shows. <\/p>\n\n\n\n