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 artist collectives to carry out research and creation work in the heart of Paris, in connection with the French artistic and professional scene.
Two programmes are offered
The programme invites applicants to propose a project that questions contemporary issues, in particular new technologies, the links between art and science, and environmental and social issues. Artists benefit from two partnerships: one with the Beaux-Arts de Paris to work as guest professors for a semester, and the other with Lafayette Anticipations, enabling two artists a year to benefit from personalized support, access to the foundation's studios and a production budget.
SOLO
programme
(2 sessions per year)
Artists COLLECTIVE
programme
(4 sessions per year)
Eligibility
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.
In addition to the evaluation of the candidate's professional background, the committee members pay particular attention to the quality of the project, its link with the theme of the residency (art & science, as well as exploration) and the importance of its location in France for the advancement of its research.
- Eligible artistic disciplines: visual arts, performing arts, digital arts, art criticism & curating.
- Eligible areas of research: humanities, social sciences, sciences, technological innovation, ecology.
Studio apartments in Montmartre
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Each resident benefits from :
- A 3-month or 6-month residency at the Cité internationale des arts – site of Montmartre
- A 50m2 studio apartment (single double bed), fully equipped and furnished.
- A grant of 1,000 euros per month
- A production grant of up to 3,000 euros,
- A round trip to the residence
NB: For the Artists Collective program, only one studio-apartment (a bedroom with a double bed, a workspace, a kitchen and a bathroom) can be made available for one artist from a collective. The workspace may be shared with the other members of the collective. The living grant will be paid only to the resident housed at the Cité internationale des arts de Montmartre and a common production grant will be allocated to the project.
The calendar
Applications close: October 31, 2025
Winners announced: January 2026 for residencies from March to August 2026; June 2026 for residencies from September 2026 to February 2027
The selection committee
Artistic Director of the Serpentine Galleries in London
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Director of the Haus der Kulturen der Welt (HKW) in Berlin
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Curator, writer and Honorary Guest Professor at FHNW University in Basel
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Lonti Ebers Chief Curator of Media and Performance at The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA)
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Artistic Director of Museu de Arte de São Paulo - Assis Chateaubriand
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Director and Chief Curator of the Rockbund Art Museum (RAM) in Shanghai
Learn moreThe programme encourages creation in all its forms while facilitating its distribution to the general public, in line with Art Explora’s global mission. Meetings with artists, studio visits, workshops, performances, film screenings, etc. are thus organized. In this respect, the residency open its doors to the general public in July for the Open Studios: les rencontres de Montmartre. The previous editions welcomed each time more than 2500 visitors to meet and discover the work of the artists around a collective exhibition, performances, workshops, concerts and conferences.
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