The Art Explora foundation, in collaboration with the Cité internationale des arts, welcomes every year about 20 residents, artists and researchers from all over the world. The programme offers the possibility for artists and artist collectives to carry out research and creation work in the heart of Paris, in connection with the French artistic and professional scene.
The programme invites residents to develop a project that addresses contemporary issues, including new technologies, the links between art and science, environmental, political and social issues. The residency programmes are designed to accompany a project in its entirety or only one stage of it: no rendering is required at the end of the residency.
There are two programmes:
- SOLO programme, for artists only, 6-month residency, (2 sessions per year)
- Artists COLLECTIVE programme, for an artists collective, 3 month residency (4 sessions per year)
The programmes are open to artists and researchers of all nationalities, with no age limit. Eligible artists are those who can justify a minimum of five years of professional activity.
Eligible artistic disciplines are visual arts, performing arts, digital arts, art criticism & curating. Eligible areas of research are humanities, social sciences, sciences, technological innovation, ecology.
Each resident benefits from :
- A 3-month or 6-month residency at the Cité internationale des arts – site of Montmartre
- A 50m2 studio apartment
- A grant of 1,000 EUR per month
- A production grant of up to 3,000 EUR
- A round trip to the residence