The call for applications for the 2023/2024 edition of the "Académie des beaux-arts x Cité internationale des arts" programmes is closed.
The results will be announced by the end of June 2023.
As a founding member of the Cité internationale des arts, the Académie des beaux-arts wished to strengthen this historical partnership and develop new programmes to host artists in residency. This increased commitment of the Académie will allow it to pursue its policy of improving the welcoming of artists in residency and the renovation of the two sites of the Cité internationale des arts.
These programmes are part of the Cité internationale des arts' overall project, which is built in conjunction with a network of 150 French and international partners and the Académie des beaux-arts' overall project to host artists and researchers in residence, which is deployed on several sites it owns (Villa Dufraine in Chars, Bibliothèque et Villa Marmottan in Boulogne-Billancourt) or in institutions in which it is a partner (Villa Médicis, Casa de Velázquez, Château de Lourmarin, etc.).
At the Cité internationale des arts, these programmes are subject to a customized accompaniment that will take many forms: designation of a "mentor" among the artist members of the Academy, for each period of residency; regular visits to the studios and exchanges with the artists and correspondents of the Academy; intervention of the residents during the sessions of the Academy; participation in personal and group exhibitions, in the events of the cultural programme of the Cité internationale des arts (Open Studios: Work in Slow Motion in particular), in visits to exhibitions and professional seminars, meetings between residents, etc. The artists will also benefit from an immersion in the community of 325 artists in residency, of all nationalities, practices, and generations.
All the information and practical questions to read below and in the section "downloads" of this page (thank you to consult these elements before submitting your application).
For the "Visual Arts" program
4 residencies of 10 months, from September 04, 2023 to June 27, 2024, are proposed.
The recipients of the Académie des beaux-arts x Cité internationale des arts "Visual Arts" program are hosted at the Cité internationale des arts' Montmartre site.
The program includes:
• The provision of a live-in studio (approximately 50 m2) on the Montmartre site of the Cité internationale des arts.
• The payment by the Académie des Beaux-Arts of a monthly living allowance of 1500 euros gross.
• The payment by the Académie des Beaux-Arts of a production grant of up to 5,000 euros (all taxes included), delivered with prior agreement and presentation of supporting documents.
• Artistic and professional support from members and correspondents of the Académie des beaux-arts, as well as from the Cité internationale des arts' team.
For the "Architecture & Landscape" program
1 residency of 5 months, from September 04, 2023 to January 26, 2024 or from February 02 to June 27, 2024 is proposed.
The recipient of the Académie des Beaux-Arts x Cité internationale des arts "Architecture & Landscape" program is hosted on the site of the Marais de la Cité.
The program includes:
• The provision of a studio-living space (approximately 35 m2) on the Marais site of the Cité internationale des arts.
• The payment by the Académie des Beaux-Arts of a monthly living allowance of 1500 euros gross.
• The payment by the Académie des Beaux-Arts of a production grant of up to 3,000 euros (all taxes included), delivered with prior agreement and presentation of supporting documents.
• Artistic and professional support from members and correspondents of the Académie des beaux-arts, as well as from the Cité internationale des arts team.
For the "Choreography" program
1 residency of 5 months, from September 04, 2023 to January 26, 2024 or from February 02 to June 27, 2024 is proposed.
The recipient of the Académie des beaux-arts x Cité internationale des arts "Choregraphy" program is hosted on the site of the Marais de la Cité.
The program includes:
• The provision of a live-in studio (approximately 60 m2) on the Marais site of the Cité internationale des arts.
• Access to the rehearsal studios on the Marais site of the Cité internationale des arts.
• Payment by the Académie des Beaux-Arts of a monthly living allowance of 1500 euros gross.
• The payment by the Académie des beaux-arts of a production grant of up to 3000 euros (including tax), delivered with prior agreement and presentation of supporting documents.
• Artistic and professional support from members and correspondents of the Académie des beaux-arts, as well as from the Cité internationale des arts team.
The Académie des beaux-arts x Cité internationale des arts programs are open to :
• For the "Visual Arts" programme, to artists of all disciplines within the field of visual arts: painting, sculpture, photography, drawing, video art, digital art etc. There is no age limit, but candidates must be able to demonstrate at least 5 years of artistic professional practice, and have had a solo exhibition and/or participated to an international Art Fair.
• For the "Architecture & Landscape" programme, architects, and landscape designers. There is no age limit, but candidates must have a degree in their discipline.
• For the "Choreography" programme, to choreographers. There is no age limit, but candidates must be able to demonstrate at least 5 years of artistic professional practice, and at least one professional dance performance.
The call for applications is open to artists of all nationalities, living in France or abroad. Transportation and moving expenses are not covered.
The jury will assess not only the candidates' professional background and artistic practice but also their motivation to join the Académie des Beaux-Arts x Cité internationale des arts programmes. Applications from artists who have already benefited from a residency at the Cité internationale des arts are not eligible.
Transmission of applications
From March 06 to April 24, 2023
Results
From mid-July onwards
Residencies
• For the "Visual Arts" programme, from September 04, 2023 to June 27, 2024.
• For the "Architecture & Landscape" and "Choreography" programmes, from September 04, 2023 to January 26, 2024 or from February 02 to June 27, 2024.
Applications must be submitted by April 24, 2023, at 10 am Paris time (CET/GMT + 1 h), via the dedicated online form accessible HERE.
To apply, a Google Account is required. If you don't have one, please create one HERE.
The application should include:
• A complete curriculum vitae.
• A note of intent of 3 pages maximum in which the candidate explains the reasons for his or her approach and more particularly his or her desire to join this program.
• An artistic file of 20 pages maximum which can also include internet links to websites, videos, photo platforms etc.
This application must be completed by a letter of recommendation from a qualified personality or the head of a public or private structure (school, cultural institution, gallery, association, publishing house, company in the creative and cultural industries, etc.).
Note: Applicants for the "Architecture & Landscape" and "Choreography" programs are invited to specify, if applicable, the period they prefer: from September 04, 2023 to January 26, 2024 or from February 02 to June 27, 2024.
Group applications (duo, couple, collective) are accepted but will only result in the allocation of one live-in studio and the payment of one living grant and one production grant.
We regret that the live-in studios proposed by our program do not currently meet the current standards of accessibility for people with disabilities, and we are working on this for the future. For any request concerning the accessibility of the spaces of the Cité internationale des arts, we are at your disposal to answer you case by case.
The Académie des beaux-arts is one of the five academies of the Institut de France. Composed of 63 members, 16 foreign associate members and 63 correspondents, it encourages artistic creation in all its forms of expression through the organization of competitions, the awarding of prizes each year, the financing of artists' residencies, the granting of subsidies and the defense of French cultural heritage. As an advisory body to the public authorities, the Academy also conducts reflection on questions of an artistic nature.
In order to carry out these missions, the Académie des beaux-arts manages its assets, which are made up of donations and bequests, but also of important cultural foundations such as the Musée Marmottan Monet (Paris) and the Bibliothèque et Villa Marmottan (Boulogne-Billancourt), the House and gardens of Claude Monet (Giverny), the Villa Ephrussi de Rothschild (Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat), the Maison-atelier Lurçat (Paris), the Villa Les Pinsons (Chars) and the Galerie Vivienne (Paris) of which it is co-owner.
The Cité internationale des arts is an artists' residency that brings together artists in the heart of Paris and allows them to implement a creative or research project in all disciplines.
For periods of two months to one year, the Cité internationale des arts allows artists to work in an environment that is conducive to creation and open to meetings with professionals from the cultural milieu. Residents receive customized support from the Cité internationale des arts team.
In the Marais or in Montmartre, the live-in studios (a space for living and creating) from which the residents benefit allows them to cohabit with more than 300 artists and actors of the art world of all generations, all nationalities and all disciplines. In collaboration with its many partners, the Cité internationale des arts opens several calls for applications on specific themes and/or projects throughout the year.