Fondation H x Cité internationale des arts
Programme for artists from Madagascar
Programme
Since its creation in 2017, the Prix Paritana has supported the Malagasy art scene (artists of Malagasy nationality or resident in Madagascar) by organizing a contemporary art prize, awarded each year to three artists.
Its ambition is to highlight and support the creative emulation of Madagascar’s contemporary art scene. Open to all artists evolving on the Malagasy art scene and in all mediums (painting, sculpture, video, photography, installation, etc.), the Prix Paritana encourages dialogue between cultures and makes it possible to build and disseminate artistic projects in Madagascar and internationally.
Initiated in 2017 by Eric Dereumaux, Founder and Director of Galerie RX, the Prix Paritana is supported by Air France, the Cité des arts in Paris as well as the Institut Français de Madagascar.
The winner of the Prix Paritana receives a creative grant of 3,000 euros, a creative residency at the Cité internationale des arts in Paris as well as all the support required for this residency, a solo exhibition in the Fondation H’s Paris space and a solo exhibition at the Institut Français de Madagascar a few months after his or her return.”
About
1 residency per year
12 months’ residency
Programme created in 2019
Eligibility criteria
- Be a Malagasy national or from the diaspora, work and live in Madagascar
- Be over 18 years old
- Be a visual artist
The partner of this programme :
Fondation H is a Malagasy contemporary art foundation. It was founded in Antananarivo in 2017 on the initiative of entrepreneur and patron Hassanein Hiridjee, who believed that art and culture have a strong social impact and enable a critical opening to the world. It has been recognized as a public utility since 2018.
Fondation H operates programs dedicated to supporting artists from Africa and its diasporas in their careers, facilitates public access to art, and actively participates in the development and structuring of the art scene in the Indian Ocean.
Fondation H, in its 2200 m² space in downtown Antananarivo, the capital of Madagascar, invites local or international curators to conceive exhibitions anchored in the Malagasy context. The emphasis is on local productions, through residences and creative grants. Depending on the choice of the curators, the art works presented in the space may be loaned works, or belong to Fondation H’s collection, which is largely focused on artists from Africa and its diasporas.
