FONDATION FIMINCO
Application deadline: November, 20 2022 at midnight
RESENTATION OF THE FONDATION FIMINCO
The Fondation Fiminco has rehabilitated a former industrial site in Romainville to turn it into a space that acts as a resource for international artists and curators. Designed above all for artists, this place provides them with spaces, tools, and professional support to create a working environment that encourages exchange between different artforms and the expansion of their practice. With production workshops for construction, ceramics, 3D printing, engraving, silk screen, photography, video, and graphics, the Fondation Fiminco residency is a genuine hub of contemporary creation.
The aim of the Foundation is not to build up and display a collection, but to support the residents throughout their creative process, accompanying their professional and artistic development.
By relying on the multidisciplinary nature of art forms and research, the Fondation Fiminco also intends to create connections between different art scenes and offer curators in residence the opportunity to situate their work in other creative contexts.
This unique place currently houses the Fondation Fiminco’s international artists’ residence, exhibition spaces, seven contemporary art galleries— Air de Paris, Galerie Sator, Galerie Jocelyn Wolff, In Situ – Fabienne Leclerc, Maëlle Galerie, Galerie D., and Quai 36—the audiovisual production company Gingerlemon, the gallery-bookshop and design and book-making workshop Laurel Parker Book, a campus of the Parsons Paris School of Art and Design, as well as the printing house Après Midi Lab and the Frac Île-de-France’s storage. The site also houses the Compagnie Blanca Li dance studio.
Opened in October 2019, the site is spread over 11,000 m2 with five separate buildings, including a 14-metre high boiler room that has become an exhibition space. In the coming months, Europe’s largest cultural district will become a reality. The 35,000 m2 extension, which is currently being renovated and built, will welcome several new cultural partners, combining the visual arts with the performing arts. Artists, musicians, dancers, actors, students, and residents will come together there, in a creative energy constantly drawing from the multiplicity of disciplines, the search for excellence, and the desire to pass on knowledge and expertise. As a highlight, a 600-seat theatre will be built and will become one of the emblems of this district.
APPLICATION PROCEDURES
WHO CAN APPLY?
The Fondation Fiminco is launching an open call for international curators for a 3-month curatorial residency based in Romainville (Seine-Saint- Denis).
Two residency periods are on offer:
1) mid-January to mid-April 2023
2) mid-April to mid-July 2023
The residency programme is open to curators living in France and abroad, with no age limit, who can demonstrate an emerging or established professional career.
This call is part of the dynamic of the Fondation Fiminco’s artist residency programme, which hosts 12 international artists concurrently for 11 months, from September 2022 to July 2023, as well as one- off residency programmes in collaboration with institutional partners around the world.
SCREENING AND SELECTION
A jury composed of professionals from the world of art and culture, as well as representatives of the Fondation Fiminco, will make a shortlist of candi- dates based on their applications. The shortlisted curators will then be invited for an interview in person or by videoconference in early December.
CALENDAR
20 November 2022 at midnight
Deadline for sending the application file
Early December 2022
Jury and interviews of shortlisted candidates
Mid-December 2022
Announcement of the successful candidates
Mid-January–mid-April 2023
First curatorial residency slot
Mid-April–mid-July 2023
Second curatorial residency slot
SUPPORT AND PROFESSIONALIZATION
The primary objective of the residency is to prove the curators with the ideal setting for their research and creative work. A furnished individual studio equipped with an internet connection will be made available. They will also have access to kitchens and communal living spaces, as well as conditions facilitating collaboration with other residents and with external organizations.
The Fondation Fiminco’s residency is intended to be a place of professionalization that helps artists and curators gain visibility in the French art scene and become part of a network. The curators will be accompanied by the Foundation’s team throughout the residency.
SUPPORT FACILITIES FOR RESIDENT CURATORS
ACCOMMODATION
Resident curators will have a furnished studio with a private bathroom (between 20 and 25m2), a shared kitchen, and common living areas.
GRANT
In order to support the research projects of the curators in residence, a research grant of a total amount of 5,000 euros (including VAT) will be awar- ded for the duration of the residency.
ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT
The Fondation Fiminco supports the curators in their administrative procedures: such as visa appli- cations and, if necessary, can guide them in their search for additional grants.
PROFESSIONAL SUPPORT
Residents receive professional support according to their needs and in line with the project they wish to develop: research support, distribution and communication support (individual videos presenting the curators and their research / work in progress).
TRANSPORT
To facilitate mobility, the Fondation Fiminco will pay for a return trip to and from the curator’s country of residence. The funding is subject to a ceiling depending on the place of residence and the reimbursement must be accompanied by supporting documents in the curator’s name (train or plane ticket, fuel costs, tolls, etc.).
Maximum transport reimbursement:
300 € round trip: Europe
800 € return: Outside Europe
LANGUAGE COURSES
French language courses are available to international curators to facilitate their integration and exchanges.
RESIDENCE CONDITIONS
HOME
The Fondation Fiminco curatorial residency will last 3 months, from mid-January to mid-April 2023 or from mid-April to mid-July 2023.
PRESENCE
The Fondation Fiminco residency requires a daily and continuous presence and the accommodation of the curators on site for the duration of the residency.
Any long-term absence must be discussed with the Foundation’s team in order to allow the project to be carried out effec
tively.
The dates of arrival and departure for the residency are set by the Fondation Fiminco in consultation with the curators.
ACCOMMODATION
Individual accommodation is made available to the resident curators, as allocated by the Fondation Fiminco.
On the arrival and departure of the curators in residence at the Fondation Fiminco, a joint inventory of fixtures is carried out.
Residents undertake to use the various premises at their disposal in a peaceful manner, maintaining them in good condition, and to report any malfunctions observed. They undertake to respect the living and working environment of the other residents.
The Fondation Fiminco residency’s accommodation is non-smoking and cannot accommodate pets.
ACCESS TO ACCOMMODATION
On arrival, resident curators are given keys to their accommodation and a badge to access the buildings.
LEGAL FRAMEWORK
A residence agreement will be signed on the resident’s arrival on the premises. The internal regulations of the residence are available on the Foundation’s website.
