Welcome to the 2023 edition of The Arles Project, a multimedia website that explores the culture, personalities, current affairs and environment of Arles, a city in the South of France.
The 2024 edition can be found at https://projects.ieimedia.com/2024arles, starting in late June, 2024.
The Arles Project is a four-week multimedia study-abroad program co-sponsored by the journalism study-abroad provider Institute for Education in International Media (ieiMedia), and the language academy Arles à la carte.
Eleven students from seven American schools — Central Connecticut State University, Iowa State University, Loyola Marymount University, Salt Lake City Community College, San Francisco State University, Santa Rosa Junior College and University of Maryland — were in Arles from mid-June to mid-July 2023 to study international reporting, multimedia storytelling and French.
Students learned how to navigate as journalists in a foreign culture by working with French interpreters. They also studied French and learned about the history and culture of the region.
You can see them in action here:
Destene Savariau of Southern Connecticut State University covers the Fête du Costume. 
Students attend the Cocarde d’Or to learn about local traditions 
Louis Denson of San Francisco State University (left) interviews two local residents at La Fête de la musique with assistance from interpreter Emilie Raulet. 
Alexie Zollinger, a graduate of Salt Lake City Community College, enjoys the “50 ans dans l’œil de Libération” exhibition at Les Rencontres photography festival L 
Students attend a lecture by documentary photographer Philip Blenkinsop at VII Academy. 
Gabriela Calvillo Alvarez of San Francisco State University tries to capture the wonder of La Nuit de la Roquette. 
Ella Slade of Iowa State University at our tour of the École nationale supérieure de la photographie. 
Kylie Clifton of Loyola Marymount University (left) and Alexie Zollinger get photo lessons from photojournalism instructor Deni Chamberlin. 
Sam Guzman of Santa Rosa Junior College and Ella Lepkowski of University of Maryland visit the Arles office of La Provence. 
Anaïs-Ophelia Lino, a recent graduate of San Francisco State University, shoots the Arènes d’Arles. 
Our group at Arles à la carte, our host for the month.
The students were mentored by veteran journalists and journalism educators and learned how to navigate as journalists in a foreign culture by working with interpreters provided by project co-sponsor Arles à la carte. Interpreters included Anna Cauvin, Laird Harrison, June Ofstedal, Natalia Puglia, Emilie Raulet and Katie Thornton. We are indebted to them for their assistance.
For more than two decades, ieiMedia has taken groups of student journalists abroad, where they build relationships with local community leaders and residents to get behind the postcard facades presented to most tourists. For more information about ieiMedia’s study-abroad programs, go to ieiMedia.com.
Follow us on Instagram at thearlesproject2023.
Website designer: Laird Harrison