The Galerie Noir et Blanc in Bastia was created in 2018.
It is an art gallery run by the Association Festivale di U MercARTu, chaired by Christian Mons-Catoni.
It is now located on the Place du Marché in a very large and beautiful baroque space of 300 m² on two floors.
To date, it has brought together 110 top-class island artists.
It organises monthly solo and group exhibitions, as well as three art ’festivals', including two national Salons.
These two art fairs alternate in offering us some very fine shows outside the walls. They are an opportunity for art lovers to discover new works, and for many continental and foreign artists to discover Bastia, where they usually stay for a week.
The Salon des Réalités Nouvelles - a national benchmark for abstract art (2022.and 2024) The Salon Comparaisons, Signes et Traces group, also a national benchmark (2023.and 2025). .
The Festival d'Art Actuel de Bastia has been part of Arte Mare since 2019.
It is becoming independent this year as a result of the closure of the Théâtre de Bastia, and will start on 22 August in the Place du Marché.
Fifty artists, painters, photographers, sculptors and ceramists from all over Corsica will be taking part.