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A Welcome Refuge For Creatives At France’s Chateau Orquevaux

WUTC

Published August 3, 2023 at 4:25 PM EDT

Shanna Forrestall at Chateau Orquevaux in 2022.

Orquevaux is a village in the northeast of France, about three hours east of Paris.

It is home to a Chateau that since 2015 has opened its doors to an International Artists and Writers Residency program - welcoming musicians, writers and visual artists from around the world.

One creative in the Chattanooga area who visited Chateau Orquevaux last year was Shanna Forrestall.

Outside Chateau Orquevaux at night in 2021.