Artist Retreats: FRANCE
AIR Vallauris, Place Lisnard, 1 Boulevard des Deux Vallons, 06220 Vallauris, France. Tel: 33-4-93-64-65-50. Situated between Cannes and Nice. Residencies for 2 artists at a time for 2 months. (visual and media arts).American Center for Students and Artists, 26 rue de Raspail, Paris, 75014 France. Exhibition fellowship and residency program for "mature artists wishing to live and work in Paris for a limited time." (visual arts)
Angle Art Contemporain, 12 rue Notre Dame, 26130 St Paul Trois Chateaux, France. Tel.: 011-33-75-047303
Art 3, 73 rue Denis Papin, 26000 Valence, France. Tel.: 011-33-75-812516
Ateliers de Pont-Aven, Place de l'Hotel de Ville, 29930, Pont-Aven, France. Tel.: 011-33-98-061443 (visual arts)Brown Foundation Fellows Program at the Dora Maar Residence, The Museum of Fine Arts, PO Box 6826, Houston, TX 77210-6826. Tel: (713) 639-7345. Provides residencies of one to three months for mid-career professionals in the arts and humanities. Up to four fellows at a time share an 18th century house that was purchased in 1944 by Pablo Picasso for Dora Maar in the village of Menerbes in southern France. The program is administered by the Museum of Fine Arts in Houston. Residents share the kitchen and common rooms. Fellows are asked to donate one work, and give one public presentation. Residents provided with travel expenses, and a modest stipend for daily living expenses. (visual, literary arts, and scholars)
The Camargo Foundation, 1 Avenue Jermini, 13260 Cassis, France. Tel: 011-33-4-4201-1157. A residential center in Cassis, France for writers, composers, visual artists, and scholars pursuing studies in the humanities and social sciences related to French and Francophone cultures. Most residencies last an academic semester; 3 artists in residence at a time; stipend provided. The application deadline is mid-January for either semester of the following academic year. (visual, literary, performing arts; scholars)
Cantagal Residential Art Centre, Les Salces, 34700 St Privat, France. Tel: 011-33-0-467447476.Carre Jaune-la Base, 6 bis rue Vergniaud, 93200 Levallois-Perret, France. Tel.: 011-33-47-584958
Cat'Art, Centre d'Art Contemporain, (Contemporary Art Center), 11230 Sainte Colombe sur L'Hers, France. Tel: 011-33-04-68-693501. Located in a serene village in the south of France. Open to both professional and beginning artists. Access to kilns and other professional equipment. Accomodation and studios for up to 14 artists at a time. Fees charged by week or by month; residencies of up to 6 months. (visual, literary, and performing arts)
Centre d'Art Contemporain d'Herblay, 40 rue de General de Gaulle, 95220 Herblay, France. Tel.: 011-33-1-39-789383
Centre d'Art Contemporain Parc Saint Leger Mairie, 58320 Pouges-les-Eaux, France. Tel.: 011-33-86-688606Centre d'Art de Marnay Arts Centre, 1 Grande rue, F-10400 Marnay-sur-Seine, France. Tel: 011-33-3-2539-2061.
Centre International de Poesie Couvent du Refuge, Center Vieille Charité - 2, rue de la Charité
13 236 Marseille Cedex 02. Tel : 04 91 91 26 451 (literary arts)
Centre International d'Ecriture du Spectales la Charteuse, BP 30, 30400 Villeneuve-lez-Avignon, France. Tel.: 011-33-90-152424
Chateau Beychevelle International Contemporary Art Centre, Saint-Julien-Beychevelle, France. Tel.: 011 33 56 59 23 46. Brigitte Huard, Director; residency for 1 month, FF30,000 to FF200,000 allowance to cover technical overheads involved in creative work. (visual arts, graphic design, and new technologies)
Chateau Fallet, 87 chemin da la Nerthe, LíEstaque, 13016 Marseille, France. Tel.: 011-33-91-464565
CiteCulture, Cite International Universitaire de Paris, 17, Boulevard Jourdan, 75014 Paris, France. 00-33-(0)1-43-13-65-42. International residence for students, researchers and artists of more than 120 nationalities. Amenities include library, cultural program, sports activities, restaurants, and French language learning area. Lodging in 37 houses distributed in a wooded park in Paris. Open to musicians, composers, visual artists and architects who are under 35. Competitive application process, fees charged, some financial assistance available. Residencies of 3 to 12 months. (visual, performing arts)
Cite International des Arts, 18 rue de l'Hotel de Ville, 75004 Paris France. Work in Paris for one year. (visual and performing arts)
CulturesFrance, 1 Avenue de Villars, 75007 Paris, France. Tel.: 011-33-1-5369-8300. Open to residents of France. Arranges cultural exchanges in other countres in visual art, applied art, and architecture. (visual arts)Cypres-Centre Interculturel de Pratiques Recherches et Echanges Transdisciplinaires, 1 rue Emile-Tavan, 13100 Aix-en-Provence, France. Tel.: 011-33-42-275735
Fondation Albert Gleizes, Moly-Sabata, 38550 Sablons, France. Tel.: 011-33-74-842847 (visual, literary arts)
Fondation Cartier, 261 boulevard Raspail, 75014 Paris, France. Tel.: 011-33-1-42185650
Fondation Claude Monet, Institut de France Academie des Beaux Arts, 27620 Giverny, France. Tel.: 011-33-32-512821
Fondation Royaumont, 95 Asnieres-Sur-Oise, France. Grants cover room and board; open to writers and visual artists. (visual, literary arts)
Fonds Regional d'Art Contemporain des Pays de la Loire, Garenne-Lemont, Getigne, 44190 Clisson, France. Tel.: 011-33-40-0392260
Friches Belle de Mai, 41 rue Jobin, 13003 Marseille, France. Tel.: 011-33-91-420702
Grame, 6 Quai Jean-Martin, BP 1185, 69202 Lyon Cedex 01, France. Tel.: 011-33-78-393202
Guilly Glas, c/o Mark Greenside, 6621 Ascot Dr., Oakland, CA 94611 (510) 530-4341. Writers retreat in Brittany, France. Fees charged. (literary arts)
Institut Claude-Nicolas-Ledoux, Arc-et-Senans, France. Tel.: 011-33-81-54-45-00. Luc Gruson, Director; 1 month minimum residency, accommodations and technical assistance only.
International Journalists in Europe, 33, rue du Louvre, 75002 Paris, France. (literary arts)
Joseph Karolyi Foundation, 18 rue du Preí aux Clercs, 75007 Paris, France. Tel.: 011-33-1-45-484448. International artists and writers colony with 2-3 positions as resident workers available; positions run for 3 months. (visual, literary arts)
L'Abattoir, 52 quai Saint Cosme, 71100 Chalon sur Saone, France. Tel.: 011-33-85-480522
La Belle Auriole, F-66600 Opoule, France. Tel.: 011-33-4-68-291926
La Chartreuse Centre National Dicriture de Spectales, La Chartreuse, BP 30 F-30400 Villeneuve lez Avignon, France. Tel.: 011-33-90-250546
La Laiterie - Centre Europeen de la Jeane Creation, Residence des Arts, BP 101, rue du Hohwald, 67069 Strasbourg Cedex, France. Tel: 33-8875-1005. (visual arts).La Maison Verte, 31 avenue Henri Mas, 34320 Roujan, France. Tel: 33-4-6724-8852. (visual arts).
La Muse Writers' Retreat, 1 ru de la Place, 11380 Labastide Esparbairenque, France. Fees charged; barters are welcome. (literary arts)
La Napoule Arts Foundation, 21 W. 68th St., Suite 1F, New York, NY 10023 (212) 496-1039. Residency in France. Alternate address: Avenue Henry Clews, 06210 Mandelieu-la Napoule, France. Tel: 011-33-4-93499505. (visual, literary, and performing arts; art historians)
Le Moulin a Nef, Le Port, 82340 Auvillar, France. Tel: 33-1-303-722-3940. (visual arts)Les Ateliers des Arques, Presbytere, 46250 Les Arques, France. Tel.: 011-33-22-81-70. Gerard Laval, President; residencies for 6 weeks, self-catering, fees charged per month, travel grant needed, artists invited by project manager.
Les Ateliers Fourwinds, La Juliere, F-13930 Aureille, France. Tel.: 011-33-4-90-599342
Mas Pinet, 30110 Sainte Cecile d'Andorge, France. Tel: 011-33-(0)4-66-83-19-63 or 011-333-(0)6-60-75-22-60. Open to up to 10 artists at a time, in all disciplines. Fees charged per week (which includes meals). Offers weekly workshops and seminars, as well as residencies for artists working independently. Located in a 300-year-old Provencal stone house on 24 acres adjoining the national park of the Cevennes. A river runs through the property, and there is a small lake where residents can swim in walking distance. In addition, they maintain a large organic garden, raise chickens, rabbits, a mule, dog, and three cats. Artists share Mongolian yurts and tipis. Facilties include an outside platform for dance and yoga, a recording keyboard, a high wire for circus performers, painting equipment, and a pottery studio (currently under construction). (visual, literary, performing, media arts)
The N.A.L.L. Association, 232 Boulevard de Lattre, 06140 Vence, France. Tel.: 011-33-95-581326. The Nature, Art, and Life League, formerly the Michael Karolyi Memorial Foundation, runs an international center for writers and artists overlooking the Mediterranean. 6 private cottages rented by the month, annual membership fee in N.A.L.L. is required for residency, monthly fees vary according to season and size of cottage, write for details. Residents pay separately for utilities, meals, and transportation. (literary, visual arts)
Pepinieres Europeennes pour Jeunes Artists, BP 13, 9-11 rue Paul Leplat, F-78164 Marly-Le-Roi, France. Tel.: 011-33-1-39-171100.
Pontlevoy Creative Residencies, The Eur-Am Center, 32500 Telegraph Rd., Suite 209, Bingham Farms, MI 48025 USA. (248) 730-2170. Summer residencies in a 17th century abbey in the village of Pontlevoy, located in the Loire Valley, 90 minutes by train from Paris. Open to individuals or groups. Shared studios for visual artists in a centuries-old barn; secluded writing studios; extensive grounds. The area is known for its chateaux (many are World Heritage sites), as well as wine and mushroom caves. Most residencies are two weeks in length, with 10-15 artists in residence at a time. Weekly fees charged, includes breakfast and dinner with other residents. Open to visual artists of all kinds (including 2-D, sculptors, installation, and earth art), writers, and art historians. (visual, literary arts and scholars)
Unesco-Aschberg Bursaries for Artists, International Fund for the Promotion of Culture, 1 rue Miollis, 75732 Paris, France. Tel.: 011-33-1-4568-4264.
Vallauris Institute of Arts, 69 bis avenue Georges Clemenceau , 06220 Vallauris, France. Tel: 011-33-493-7469-13 or 011-33-6-6091-6620. Offers residencies to emerging and established artists working in ceramics or other visual media. Weekly fee includes accommodation, studio, access to some supplies. Also offers master workshops and field trips to neighboring art sites. Artists share a three-bedroom apartment. Spouses can be accommodated for an additional fee. Equipment available includes kilns (low temperature, high temperature, and raku), throwing wheels, slab rollers, easels. (visual arts)
Villa Arson, 20 Av Stephen Liegard, 06105 Nice Cedex 2, France. Tel.: 011-33-93-844004
Villa Saint Clair, 17 rue Louis Ramond, 34200 Sete, France. Tel.: 011-33-67-743707
ALSO OF INTEREST:
Artistay, a network of professional residencies in France, administered by Catherine Cordelle and Christophe Le Geunnec. Matches artists of all disciplines and backgrounds with residency programs throughout the country at no fee to artists. Also works with critics, curators, agents, architects, and designers.