Residency for a Foreign Curator at La Galerie Contemporary Art Center. Paris.
Deadline: November 19, 2012.
Residency dates: April 3 – July 3, 2013
Exhibition dates: May 25 – July13, 2013.
The Residency Program
Since 2006, La Galerie, a contemporary art centre located in the suburb of Paris, hosts each year a foreign curator in residence for a period of three months. The aim of the residency is to put on an exhibition at La Galerie within the context of a public art centre, to meet artists and professionals from the contemporary art field in France.
The Residency
The curator’s fee for his residency and exhibition project is 3000 €
The curator’s travel costs for one ticket go and back are in charge of the art center.
The curator have a flat closed from the art center in Noisy-le-Sec.
The 65 m2 flat includes a bedroom, a living room/kitchen and a workspace. In addition there is a cellar connected to the flat which can be used for public events (projection, lecture…).
Free accommodation is provided including costs of electricity, gas, internet, phone and public transport.
The city of Noisy-le-Sec is 10 minutes by train from Paris plus 10 minutes walk from the station.
The Exhibition
A total budget of 22.000 € is provided by the art centre to cover all expenses of the exhibition including :
– artists’ fees and travel costs, production costs, shipment of the works, authors’ fees if needed.
– installation costs, scenography, renting for audio-visual devices…
– costs to publish adverts, costs for the graphic design, translation, exhibition views and opening are included in this budget and are estimated at about 7000 €.
The art centre’s team (6 people) works in close collaboration with the curator and accompanies him / her in his/ her researches and in all the aspects of the production of the exhibition.
The art centre takes in charge the costs for the printing and postmail of invitations, flyers, poster, the publication of a 16 page journal (bilingual French/ English) and of a 8 pages journal for children.
The art centre can provide a video-projector and sound devices
About La Galerie
La Galerie is part of the d.c.a network of Contemporary Art Centres in France. It is funded by public institutions: the City of Noisy-le-Sec, the DRAC Ile-de-France – Ministry of Culture and Communication, the Seine-Saint-Denis county and the Ile-de-France county. Founded in 1999, La Galerie Contemporary Art Center is now an established exhibition place of the art scene both locally and internationally. Recently appointed as the new director, Emilie Renard intends to build on the contributions of her predecessors Hélène Chouteau (1998-2004) and Marianne Lanavère (2005-2012) with a project made up of thematic seasons focusing on an annual line of research. The seasons will unify the exhibitions, artists residencies, publications, special events and workshops that shape the Art Centre’s ongoing contact with the public. Four exhibitions a year offer hitherto unseen works by internationally recognized artists together with those of emerging French artists. The centre’s main activities are to produce art works, publish bilingual reference publications, host artists and curators in residence and develop a program of events and educational activities in relation to the artistic program.
You will find attached the application call for the 2013 curator’s residency at La Galerie, Contemporary Art Centre in Noisy-le-Sec – Paris, France. To download it, click here
