Pont-Aven. Pont-Aven Breton, River Bridge, is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in northwestern France.
Inhabitants of Pont-Aven are called in French Pontavenistes. Pont-Aven is mentioned among the towns which took part in the Breton anti-tax Rebellion of the Red Bonnets against Louis XIV of France in 1675.
Pont-Aven is mainly known because of the group of artists who flocked round Émile Bernard and Paul Gauguin, and who were joined in 1888 by Paul Sérusier. They were collectively known as Pont-Aven School.
Pont Aven School of Contemporary Art is an international fine arts program located in the historic artists' colony of Pont-Aven. The student body is made up of third-year university or art college honors students or post-baccalaureate art majors seeking further study.
The Musée des Beaux Arts de Pont-Aven houses a historical reconstruction of Pont-Aven at the end of the 19th century as well as a permanent collection dedicated to the Pont-Aven School. Pont Aven still attracts artists and art lovers with many commercial galleries in addition to the town's public gallery. The Aven River runs through Pont-Aven. The river has relatively favourable water quality, with pH levels slightly alkaline at about 8.5 and electrical conductivity of 19 micro Siemens per centimeter. The town is at the interface of the tidal estuary and the freshwater river. Before Pont-Aven attracted Gau
Inhabitants of Pont-Aven are called in French Pontavenistes. Pont-Aven is mentioned among the towns which took part in the Breton anti-tax Rebellion of the Red Bonnets against Louis XIV of France in 1675.
Pont-Aven is mainly known because of the group of artists who flocked round Émile Bernard and Paul Gauguin, and who were joined in 1888 by Paul Sérusier. They were collectively known as Pont-Aven School.
Pont Aven School of Contemporary Art is an international fine arts program located in the historic artists' colony of Pont-Aven. The student body is made up of third-year university or art college honors students or post-baccalaureate art majors seeking further study.
The Musée des Beaux Arts de Pont-Aven houses a historical reconstruction of Pont-Aven at the end of the 19th century as well as a permanent collection dedicated to the Pont-Aven School. Pont Aven still attracts artists and art lovers with many commercial galleries in addition to the town's public gallery. The Aven River runs through Pont-Aven. The river has relatively favourable water quality, with pH levels slightly alkaline at about 8.5 and electrical conductivity of 19 micro Siemens per centimeter. The town is at the interface of the tidal estuary and the freshwater river. Before Pont-Aven attracted Gau
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