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Cité internationale des arts | Residency programme for curators and art critics
Residency programme in France for curators and art critics
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The Regional Department for Cultural affairs of the Île-de-France region, the TRAM network, and the Cité internationale des arts have developed Contours, a research-based residency programme aimed at curators and/or art critics working and residing outside of France and its overseas departments, within the European Union. Initiated in 2024, the aim of this programme is to support research and to facilitate mobility and encounters with the French artistic and curatorial art scene, while also supporting projects that can benefit from the community environment provided by the Cité internationale des arts.
The partners are committed to supporting the curators by offering them dedicated support related to their research and providing them with professional networking opportunities in the Île-de-France region.
Following this call for applications and the reunion of a jury, two curators and/or art critics will be selected.
Residency Conditions
The curators and/or art critics will be welcomed in live-in studios located on the Marais site of the Cité internationale des arts, a residency center that provides an opportunity to meet and engage in dialogue with over 300 artists and creators from the art world of all generations, nationalities and disciplines. The Cité internationale is also a member of the TRAM network, an association of spaces involved in the production and dissemination of contemporary art in the Île-de-France region, and its programme of open studios, exhibitions, installations, festivals and meetings is mostly activated on the Marais site.
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As part of the programme, the laureates will benefit from:
- Professional support, networking opportunities, and encounters organized by the programme’s partners
- A live-in studio at the Cité internationale des arts in the Marais district, which consists of a single furnished space for both living and working
- A monthly living stipend of €1000 net of taxes
- Coverage of research fees and international round-trip travel to and from Paris airports, as well as travel insurance and visa fees (subject to a cap and upon presentation of proofs of payment).
A final report will be required at the end of the residency.
APPLICATION DEADLINE
5 July 2026
ELIGIBLE COUNTRIES
ELIGIBILITY
The programme has no age limit and is open to curators and/or art critics of all nationalities who live outside of France, within the European Union, and can justify at least five years of experience in curatorial practices (minimum of two exhibitions curated and two publications in referenced art media), looking to immerse themselves within the artistic community of the Cité internationale des arts and the Parisian art scene.
Collective applications are eligible and will result in the allocation of one live-in studio, the payment of one monthly stipend, one research and travel allowance.
APPLICATION DETAILS
For more information, please visit the official Contours website.
NOTE
*The calls that are listed on our website are shared for informational purposes and are sometimes subject to change. Please visit the organization's official open call website for up-to-date information.
DEADLINE
2026-07-05
TYPE OF SUPPORT
Public funding
FUNDING COUNTRIES
France