Supported by the Friends of Les Abattoirs, this prize marks the commitment of Les Abattoirs, Musée - Frac Occitanie Toulouse, to the development of contemporary artistic creation. It highlights the dynamism of the young local scene and rewards artists under the age of 35 with links to the Occitanie region.
Selected by a jury, the winners receive exhibition space, a production budget and honoraria. Today, the prize continues to win regional and national recognition, and serves as a springboard for most of the winning artists (acquisitions into public collections, new exhibition projects, etc.).
The 2024 winners
Socheata Aing Secret Garden
Mélodie Bajo I dissolved when I discovered this animated fibre and we evaporated inside.
Clara Gaget We twirl in the night, and are consumed by fire
Each new edition of the Mezzanine Sud Prize highlights the diversity of artistic languages and the multiple energies of the young generation of artists.
This year's three prize-winners, Socheata Aing, Mélodie Bajo and Clara Gaget, are each proposing an original project in which their artistic universe unfolds, offering an almost immersive experience.
Using different media such as textiles, performance and printmaking, the artists offer a personal reading of the world and of what shapes our identities as individuals and as artists. Language, family heritage and the reinvention of a gesture are among the dimensions explored in their works, and testify to the multiplicity of perspectives taken by each of them.
Anniversary edition: 10 years of Mezzanine Sud! The Prix Mezzanine Sud has rewarded 34 artists in 10 years. Many of them are now pursuing distinguished careers in France and abroad, testifying to the importance of the Prix Mezzanine Sud in their careers.
Following their exhibitions, some of the prize-winners have gone on to become part of the collections of Les Abattoirs, Musée - Frac Occitanie Toulouse and other public institutions, particularly in the Occitanie region, such as Frac Occitanie Montpellier and the Musée régional d'art contemporain in Sérignan, which keep a close eye on the work of these artists.
Mezzanine Sud's 10th anniversary exhibition aims to highlight the links between artists and regional institutions dedicated to contemporary art, as well as the region's tremendous artistic vitality.
With works by artists :
Laurie Dall'Ava, Cindy Coutant, Nicolas Daubanes, Alison Flora, Naomi Maury, Mazaccio & Drowilal, Agathe Pitié, Jimmy Richer, Maxime Sanchez
