By bike or car, check out this art in the Dropt Valley

For this cairn in Lauzun, artist Xarli Zurell drew upon
memories of the mountains of his native Basque region.

When the pile of painted rocks appeared at our village park, I was curious. It turns out that the rocks are part of an exhibition sponsored by the Pays de Lauzun and Duras tourism offices. Similar to an exhibit a few years back when a wooden cabin was plopped down by the lake, the exhibition invites folks to visit several locations in the area, and to check out a variety of unusual artworks. 

La Traversée (relevé Lauzunais) by Xarli Zurell
can be seen at the lake in Lauzun.

This year's exhibition, L'art Voyageur en Vallée du Dropt, is situated along the Dropt Valley cycle route No. 8. There are nine stops, with Lauzun at one end and Duras at the other. 

The Moulin du Dropt in Monteton is the location of a collection
of sculptures naturelles by the Collectif Prise de Terre. 

Droptear, les larmes du Dropt seem to be
tears along the river in Monteton.

Way too hot and a little too far to tackle à vélo, we decide to take a morning drive and find as many of the pieces as we can. It seems easy enough, but some of the art is a little hard to find. 

The old market hall in Allemans-du-Dropt is the setting for Blé,
paintings by artist Mickaëlle Delamé. 

This exhibit in Allemans-du-Dropt is appropriately entitled Blé (wheat). 

This fiber installation is located along the ancient Roman
bridge in La Sauvetat-du-Dropt/Agnac.

Artist Sarah Wjuniski created Le pont tricoté in La-Sauvetat-du-Dropt.

We missed three of the nine: The sculpture located at Moulin de Cocusotte is open only afternoons. This is also the only site that charges, although I heard the 4-euro entry provides admission all season long. The paintings at Église Sainte Laurent in Bourgougnague can only be seen on Fridays and weekends. And we never did find the site in Pardaillan. 

A team of artists created the stained-glass windows of 
Église Sainte Marie in Miramont-de-Guyenne.

Vitraux remarquables can be seen
every day at Église Sainte Marie in
Miramont-de-Guyenne

With a little help from staff at Château du Duras, we found this
installation by Guilhem Roubichou.

Artist Guilhem Roubichou explores cultural and social issues in 
his work Amalgame #2 in Duras.

The exhibition L'art Voyageur en Vallée du Dropt can be seen until June 30, 2022. For information, visit paysdelauzun.com or tourismeduras.com or click here.