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Membership of Network Provence

Published on by Rebecca Ronane

Membership In Network Provence

Network Provence is starting a new way to be a MEMBER in 2024. Instead of paying a one-off fee for the year, you can now have a monthly subscription membership, which can start and end anytime. The cost of this is extremely reasonable at 7 euros per month!

Click Here to Join

The benefits of being a member are numerous! 

  • You may attend all meetings for the cost price. Extra charges for refreshments are payable and variable depending on the venue. Often we are offered a special reduced price.
  • You may attend all online meetings for free.
  • You may do a mini-presentation(20 minutes) either at a live or Zoom meeting to showcase your business, skills and talents to the Network Provence audience.
  • You may have an advert on the website! An invaluable addition to helping other like-minded women discover what you have to offer. Specs are 300px X 250px, and your advertisement can click through straight to your website or social media when you include your URLs.
  • Be on the Meet the Members Page for extra publicity. Meet the Members is like a directory of the incredible women who make up Network Provence and a real go-to guide when others are searching for product and service suppliers in Provence. 
  • You will receive the monthly newsletter. 
  •  You can be featured in the newsletter with your story and photos. Please send your article and photo to me.
  • You may post and promote on the Network Provence Facebook page.
  • You can be part of the new Network Provence Podcast.
  • You can also be interviewed and featured on our Instagram and YouTube channels.

It would be wrong to think that membership is all about coming to meetings. 

Even for those who cannot attend regular meetings, there are many great ways to promote yourself through NP membership!  

The meetings are fantastic for socialising and learning and a great way to be inspired by women who, like you, have made Provence their choice of place to live and work. It is always a convivial time to get to see and speak with other members in person, and as we all know, these sorts of meetings keep people in our minds when we are searching for connections. However, the non-meeting connections can be just as fruitful for those wanting others to know they are out there with services, projects, products and businesses to share. 

With the membership subscription at only 7 euros monthly, there is tremendous value in being a member. Current members can take advantage of a special price as well. Please contact Rebecca to find out if you need to renew now.  

Non-members can attend three meetings with a fee but must join after three times. It is a much better value to join and be a part of this special group while having access to all the benefits.  

Network Provence is a safe, inclusive space for women in the region who are interested in business, travel, networking, food, art, culture, local happenings, and so much more. One does not have to run a business to belong and have something to gain from the group. We are proud of the inspiring and supportive way NP has evolved. Through membership, we will be able to continue to provide a warm and welcoming space for the International English-speaking community of women in Provence.

Let us know if you have more questions, OR you can click HERE to sign up for your membership.  

Maryna Fontenoy for Network Provence 

Two Top Places to Discover In Provence

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The past few days have positively swirled with Network Provence energy, and two major events have shown the actual value of connections made through our network, with upward spirals of collaborations in play all over the place.  

On Thursday evening, Ruth Ribeaucourt of Faire Press and founder of Mira Menerbes and Faire Residency hosted a book launch for her formidable collaboration on the Antoinette Poisson “A Year In the French Style” Interiors and Entertaining with Jean-Baptiste Martin and Vincent Farelly. This book, the papeteries and fabrics alongside as well as all the Antoinette and Poisson accessories, are heart-stoppingly beautiful, of course, but also unique and far away from the “look” we usually are served as French style, while all at once presenting such a marriage of antiquities and glorious colours and design of right now. Ruth captures magic in photographs and sends it straight to hearts like no other. The words, the images and the glimpse into the possibilities of their collaborative book are jaw-dropping.

They may become a bible of striving towards the ultimate beauty of living a French-styled life. The celebration at Mira was sublime, with sponsorship by Victoria at Maison Victoire to provide wine from Racines in Bonnieux, served up by Jess and Pierre with mini-lessons about their delectable vintages on offer. We had a sumptuous table of treats from the authors themselves. Many women of Network Provence were present, and the sparkling community of creatives and connoisseurs were an absolute delight. You can visit Mira Menerbes to see the world of Antoinette Poisson until November 26th. 

Following this on Friday, we met again at the vernissage of Janice Jaquet‘s exhibition “Landscapes in Chromatic Abstract” Ode To Provence, at Le St Hubert in Saint-Saturnin les Apt. Long-time member Janice presented her beautifully executed, ethereal and dreamlike paintings that graced every wall of the restaurant. The canvases in this collection represent Provence’s skyscapes, landscapes, and colours, echoing the rich glow of light that causes the viewer to see in paint the views we imagine we are looking at in the dawns and golden hours, which nature treats us to here. The turnout of guests was formidable, and the only negative was the brevity of time allowed before the restaurant hosted a private dinner with the artist. Again, many of the audience were NP ladies, always an inspiring mix of personalities and talents. One could have spoken for hours with all the guests; however, time was limited as we were seated to enjoy a delightful meal inspired by Janice’s Caribbean, Indian and Scottish heritage. St. Hubert did a fantastic job interpreting this fusion to make the meal delicious. Ode to Provence will be showing at Le St Hubert through December 24th. As Lise has recently announced new hours (and menus!), we highly recommend visiting to view Janice’s heavenly paintings and experience the restaurant’s hospitality.

We are fortunate to have this community and these outings to meet our fellow Provence lovers in person. Even at such high-profile events, it is certain that you will feel not only inspired but included with Network Provence. Of course, not everyone can attend the daytime meetings, but going out together allows us to speak, dream up future collaborations, and see what is happening in the region.

By Maryna Fontenoy for Network Provence

The Art Life in Provence

Published on by Rebecca Ronane

The Art LIfe in Provence

With art being an overwhelming aspect of life in Provence, it is a great pleasure to have many available galleries and exhibitions on our veritable doorsteps to enjoy. At the heart of the local art world is the demure Elise Ruller, who points us in many directions for where and who to see. Tonight at the Apt atelier of painter and potter William Ruller, we were welcomed to the vernissage “Plans-Sequences’ by Isabelle Bonhomme. These large and striking works provoked intense reactions among the viewers, thus achieving the number one job of art. The paintings are dark and cinematic- at first, photographic and film-like. A deeper study reveals fine detail and marvellous precision called out of shadows. The moody canvases evoke buried emotional turmoil and require some time to consume their magnificence entirely. Like cutting room pin-ups- nostalgic- and calling for a more lengthy observation than a busy vernissage might allow.

And busy it was indeed! Luminaries from Apt and surrounds arrived and socialized with much praise for Bonhomme and the Rullers who were hosting. The dusk light wrapped around the convivial guests, and it was an entirely charming event. We are truly blessed in Provence to share such delightful happenings.

Thank you to @eliseruller @ atelier William Ruller for hosting and Network Provence’s many connections.

by Maryna Fontenoy for Network Provence