The Market of Digital Imaginaries
october 28
october 29 – 30
october 31
november 1st
Arles Aix-en-Provence Marseille Arles
To mark the opening of the Biennale of Digital Imaginaries, the Market of Digital Imaginaries invites professionals from the cultural and creative industries to examine the impact of digital technologies on the creative process. At the intersection of artistic, economic, and forward-looking perspectives, this international event explores the challenges and objectives of these transformations, with the aim of strengthening our capacity for action.
2026 edition
Following a 2024 edition marked by rich discussions and the participation of more than 40 nationalities, this second edition of MIN aims to examine the role of digital technology in the transition challenges facing the creative and cultural industries. Digital technologies, now at the heart of these industries, are often seen as the key to their future growth. A suitable solution to support the shift from one model to another. But what transition are we talking about? What transformations does digital technology actually bring about while facing economic or ecological constraints?
The guests will explore the topic from the perspectives of adaptation strategies, resistance movements, and, at times, even distancing oneself from digital technology. Through four thematic areas, we will examine the challenges and objectives of these transformations in order to strengthen our capacity to act, both individually and collectively.
MIN is also a festive and welcoming networking hub designed to accelerate collaboration and business development. It also offers the opportunity to broaden your professional horizons from October 28 to November 1 by engaging with the ICC ecosystems in Arles, Avignon, and Marseille, in addition to the meetings and conferences in Aix-en-Provence.
Theme Beyond Transition
Digital technologies, now at the heart of the cultural and creative industries, are often seen as the key to the sector’s growth—a suitable solution to facilitate the shift from one model to another. But what exactly are we talking about when we refer to these transitions? What changes does digital technology actually bring about?
Economically speaking, the CCI are questioning the viability of their business models and the financial support needed to navigate these changes. Many technological promises, however, come up against the limited resources of our world and bring to mind the ecological challenges often sidelined by a succession of crises. Nevertheless, a digital shift is already well underway. It is most evident in creative practices—those of artists, entrepreneurs, and researchers. It is also evident in the practices of the public. Where and how is art created today? In what spaces does it unfold? What are these new cultural experiences? These perspectives are all the more exciting because they position art and culture as new worlds—not to be conquered, but to be imagined.
2 day conference
Aix-en-Provence
October 29 and 30 at 6MIC
Join the Digital Art Club, an innovation network for Digital Imaginations.
The Digital Art Club is a space for meetings and cooperation, dedicated to companies wishing to promote the attractiveness and dynamism of the Aix-Marseille region around Chroniques.
We put the arts and digital culture at the service of your employer brand, your CSR policy and your image.
Membership of the Digital Art Club gives you access to meetings throughout the year, notably during the highlights of the Biennale des Imaginaires Numériques.
Find out more: digitalartclub@chroniques.org
By exploring the multiple meanings of the word “transition” to better envision our possible futures, the speakers will outline several paths: adaptation strategies, resistance movements, and, in some cases, distancing ourselves from digital technology. Through a cross-disciplinary approach—combining talks, case studies, panel discussions, and networking activities—this professional event will focus on four main themes:
• Transition and the economy: (re)thinking the sustainability of CCI models, the challenges of European technological sovereignty, and the new algorithmic paradigm.
• Transition and society: addressing ethical issues, creative freedom, and mediation through new digital spaces.
• Transition and Ecology: Exploring Sustainability Issues in Cultural Infrastructure and the Creative Sector in the Face of Ecological Crises.
• Artistic transition: analyzing the evolution of emerging scenes, immersive experiences, and the impact of technology on the creative process.
Complete Career Path
Aix-en-Provence, Arles, Marseille, Avignon
October 28–November 1, 2026
In addition to the two-day series of meetings and conferences in Aix-en-Provence, the initiative will expand to the regional level through an extended professional program running from October 28 to November 1, 2026. This tailor-made program will allow you to explore the creative ecosystems of the South Region and develop opportunities for co-productions and distribution channels between Arles, Marseille, and Avignon.
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