Institut français x Cité internationale des arts

Residency programme for artists and cultural professionals residing outside France

The Institut français x Cité internationale des arts multidisciplinary residency programme is aimed at artists and cultural professionals (from all disciplines and from all over the world) wanting to work on a creative research project in Paris for a period of 3, 6, or 9 months. Candidates must not have resided in France for at least 5 years. Thanks to this programme, more than 70 laureates are hosted at the Cité internationale des arts every year.

More than 70 residencies per year
Residencies of 3, 6 or 9 months
Programme created in 1970

• Reside outside France for at least 5 years

Following the call for applications published in summer 2025, the Institut français and the Cité internationale des arts are proud to announce the selection of 53 laureates representing 42 different nationalities for the 2026/2027 residency programme.

This programme is open to artists and cultural professionals who have been living abroad for at least five years, with no age limit and from all artistic disciplines. The laureates benefit from tailored support from the teams of the Cité internationale des arts and the Institut français, as well as a residency lasting three, six or nine months.

Developed in collaboration with one or more cultural partners,  institutions from the French cultural network abroad, art centres, galleries, theatres, or other organisations in France and internationally, the programme offers artists the opportunity to develop a research and creative project in Paris. It also encourages their integration into Parisian and French professional networks, fostering collaborations and exchanges with the local artistic scene.

• Asim Abdulaziz – Yemen – Film (Institut français of the United Arab Emirates)
• Zohreh Ahmadpoor Samany – Iran – Theatre (Villa Zadig)
• Hussein Al-Adawy – Egypt – Curatorial Practice (Institut français d’Égypte)
• Khalid Al Arabi – Qatar – Photography (Institut français du Qatar)
• Eman Ali – Oman – Photography (SCAC Oman)
• Ruangsak Anuwatwimon – Thailand – Visual Arts (CNRS)
• Rayya Badran – Lebanon – Publishing (Institut français du Liban)
• Kanu Behl – India – Film (Velouria Pictures)
• Richi Kamal Bhatia – United Arab Emirates – Visual Arts (Institut français of the United Arab Emirates)
• Michele Boulogne – Netherlands – Visual Arts (Stichting Waag Society)
• Anna Calleja – Malta – Visual Arts (SCAC Malta)
• Aliya Chojoo – Mauritius – Visual Arts (Institut français of Mauritius)
• Carmela De Falco – Italy – Visual Arts (Fondazione Made in Cloister)
• Sofie Dieu-Grosjean – Australia – Digital Art (Monash University)
• Omnia Elamir – Bahrain – Visual Arts (Alliance Française of Bahrain)
• Felipe Esparza Pérez – Peru – Film (Asociación Cultural Bulla)
• Arnaud Ferron – Germany – Visual Arts (Judy’s Death)
• Alissa Gill – Russia – Photography (Institut français of Russia)
• Tomas Gonzalez – Switzerland – Theatre (SCAC Switzerland)
• İrem Günaydın – Turkey – Visual Arts (Institut français of Ankara)
• Heman Hozhabrpour – Iran – Music (Villa Zadig)
• Alaa Itani – Lebanon – Visual Arts (Institut français du Liban)
• Ayce Kartal – Turkey – Film (SCAC Turkey)
• Raghad Kassim – Iraq – Film (Institut français d’Irak)
• Chrystèle Khodor – Lebanon – Théâtre (Institut français du Liban)
• Irina Kurtishvili – Georgia – Crafts (Institut français of Georgia)
• Aleksandra Lazarovski – Serbia – Film (Moderato Production)
• Signe Lykke – Denmark – Music (Art Music Denmark)
• Maja Malou Lyse – Denmark – Visual Arts (Maison du Danemark)
• Kendra McLaughlin – Canada – Film (Harvard University)
• Jinghui Meng – China – Theatre (SCAC China)
• Teresa Menka – Ghana – Photography (Institut français of Ghana)
• Kseniya Mikheeva – Russia – Dance (Institut français of Russia)
• Safira Moreira – Brazil – Film (SCAC Brazil)
• Patient Mputu Kazadi – Congo – Theater (Institut français du Congo)
• Mary Pansanga – Thailand – Curatorial Practice (SCAC Thailand)
• Patricio Plaza Gabriel – Argentina – Film (Institut français d’Argentine)
• Lincoln Pericles – Brazil – Film (Astúcia Filmes)
• Lô Politi – Brazil – Film (SCAC Brazil)
• Liliane Puthod – Ireland – Visual Arts (Temple Bar Gallery)
• Marta Raitces – Armenia – Publishing (Institut français of Russia)
• Parilojithan Ramanathan – Sri Lanka – Photography (SCAC Sri Lanka)
• Nodir Rasulov – Uzbekistan – Crafts (Alliance Française of Samarkand)
• Sherine Salla – Egypt – Visual Arts (Institut français d’Égypte)
• Roger Sarr – Senegal – Dance (Institut français of Saint-Louis)
• Giulia Scotti – Italy – Theatre (Immaginare Orlando)
• Pitiwat Somthai – Thailand – Visual Arts (SCAC Thailand)
• Cristina Stoenescu – Romania – Curatorial Practice (Institut français of Romania)
• Mariko Sugita – Japan – Architecture (in Residence Kyoto)
• Shesha Summer – Saudi Arabia – Dance (Institut français of Saudi Arabia)
• Dimitris Tsoumplekas – Greece – Visual Arts (Institut français of Greece)
• Belén Uriel – Portugal – Visual Arts (Institut français du Portugal)
• Philemona Williamson – United States – Visual Arts (Semiose)

In addition, the programme will welcome around ten additional laureates, selected through awards and partnerships, including:

• Eline Benjaminsen – Norway – Visual Arts (French Prize)
• Fabiola Condori – Peru – Visual Arts (Pasaporte para un artista Prize)
• Eli Garrone – Uruguay – Theatre (Molière Prize)
• Raheel Khan – United Kingdom – Visual Arts
  (Magnetic: Bétonsalon – Institut français of the United Kingdom)
• Alliance Française of Florianópolis Prize – Brazil – Visual Arts (to be announced)
• Braque Prize – Argentina – Visual Arts (to be announced)
• Matisse Prize – Paraguay – Visual Arts (to be announced)
• PAIR Prize – India – Visual Arts (to be announced)
• Paris Prize – Ecuador – Visual Arts (to be announced)
• AIR Programme – Artists in Residence in Paris
  (Chishima Foundation – Villa Kujoyama – Kyoto Art Center)
  Japan – Multidisciplinary (to be announced)