Start of the school year
Welcome of international students (except Erasmus +) and new registrants (2nd / 3rd / 4th year): Monday 31 August 2026
Reception of 2nd cycle students and apprentices: Wednesday 2 September 2026
1st year and 3rd-cycle and Erasmus + students welcome: Thursday 3 September 2026
Reception of 2nd and 3rd year students and preparatory classes: Friday 4 September 2026
Events and exhibitions
échappée belle exhibition by DSRD students as part of France Design Week – 17 September to 16 October 2026 – ESAD Orléans Gallery
the party 3: as part of France Design Week, an evening event featuring a showcase of the September Workshops / the opening of the ‘Échappée Belle’ exhibition / artistic performances – Thursday 17 September 2026 from 5.00 pm – Dupanloup and Abreuvoir sites at ESAD Orléans
International workshop presenting the findings of the ‘Archaeology of Media and Images’ research programme as part of the Bicentenary of Photography – Friday 2 October 2026 – ESAD Orléans’ Dupanloup site
Research Month presentation by the ‘Archaeology of Media and Images’ research programme as part of the Bicentenary of Photography – 14 to 16 October 2026
Self-organised exhibition by the Class of 2026 – 12 to 27 November 2026 – ESAD Orléans Gallery
Exhibition on students and disability in partnership with the CRIJ – late October 2026 – Centre-Val de Loire Regional Youth Information Centre
11th Workshop Exhibition – 8 to 18 December 2026 – 8 to 18 December 2026 – ESAD Orléans Gallery
Exhibition to mark Etienne Mosnier’s DSRD defence – 14 January to 12 February 2026 – ESAD Orléans Gallery
Open Day: Saturday 30 January 2027 at ESAD Orléans – Dupanloup and Abreuvoir sites
Matricule Bis 3D Festival on the world of video games – 8 to 13 March 2026 – travelling festival
‘Matricule Bis’ exhibition – 11 March to 9 April 2027 – ESAD Orléans Gallery
2026 Graduates’ Exhibition at the FRAC Centre-Val de Loire – dates to be confirmed
2026 Graduates’ Exhibition at the Garage in Amboise – dates to be confirmed
Final assessment
Bachelor Degree Visual Media / Digital arts and design: 8 to 11 June 2027 (provisional dates)
Bachelor Degree Arts, crafts and computation / Edition narration design : 15 to 18 June 2027 (provisional dates)
Master degree Media Design : 23 to 25 June 2027 (provisional dates)
Master degree Design Commons: 28 to 30 June 2027 (provisional dates)
Holidays
Autumn : from 19 October to 1 November 2026; for students in preparatory classes, only from 25 October to 1 November
Christmas : from 21 December 2026 to 3 January 2027
Winter : from 22 to 28 February 2027
Spring : from 19 to 25 April 2027
Ascension: from 6 to 9 May 2027
School closed for the summer holidays: from 19 July to 15 August 2027