The artists residencies Art Explora – Cité internationale des arts
The Art Explora foundation, in collaboration with the Cité internationale des arts, welcomes every year about twenty residents, artists and researchers from all over the world. This programme offers the possibility for artists and researchers to carry out research and creation work in the heart of Paris, in connection with the French artistic and professional scene. The residents’ work focuses on the theme of scientific and technological exploration and confronts the major social and environmental issues of our time.
Art Explora has 8 residential studios in the Cité internationale des arts of Montmartre and welcomes about twenty artists in residency each year.
Two programs are proposed:
SOLO Programme
For artists only.
Each resident will benefit from:
- A 6-month residency at the Cité internationale des arts in Montmartre
- A studio apartment of about 50m2 (only one double bed), fully equipped and furnished
- A grant of 1,000 euros per month
- A production grant of up to 3,000 euros, delivered upon justification and according to the specificity of the project
- A round trip to the residence
DUO Programme
For a collaboration between an artist and a researcher or scientist, or an artist collective.
Each resident will benefit from:
- A 3-month residency at the Cité internationale des arts in Montmartre
- A studio apartment of about 50m2 (only one double bed), fully equipped and furnished
- A grant of 1,000 euros per month
- A production grant of up to 3,000 euros, delivered upon justification and according to the specificity of the project
- A round trip to the residence
NB: Each studio is composed of one bedroom with a double bed, a workspace, a kitchen and a bathroom and can host one resident.
Terms of participation
Both programmes are open to artists and researchers of all nationalities, with no age limit and who can justify a minimum of five years of professional activity.
Candidates are invited to propose a residency project that questions major contemporary issues, the links between art and science, new technologies and social and environmental issues.
Eligible artistic disciplines: visual arts, performing arts, digital art.
Eligible areas of research: humanities, social sciences, sciences, technological innovation & sustainable development, art criticism & exhibition curating.
The residency programmes are designed to accompany a project in its entirety or only one stage of it: no production is required at the end of the residency.
A single call for applications is issued each year for all sessions and programs:
– A SOLO programme for artists only (6 months residency)
Session 1: March 2023 – August 2023
Session 2: September 2023 – February 2024
– a DUO programme for a collaboration between an artist and a researcher or scientist, or an artist collective (3 months residency)
Session 1: March 2023 – May 2023
Session 2: June 2023 – August 2023
Session 3: September 2023 – November 2023
Session 4: December 2023 – February 2024
The call for applications opens on September 27th, 2022 until November 4th, 2022 at 23:59 (Paris time).
Results will be announced in January 2023 for residencies from March to August 2023 (Session 1) and in May 2023 for residencies from September 2023 to February 2024 (Session 2).
