Académie des beaux-arts x Cité internationale des arts residency programme

With our partner Académie des beaux-arts de France ★

Presentation

The Académie des beaux-arts and the Cité internationale des arts jointly launch programmes to welcome French and international artists in residence. Since 2021, they have developed residency programmes to welcome and provide professional support for artists in residence on the Cité internationale des arts’ Montmartre and Marais sites.

For the Académie des beaux-arts, this programme is part of an overall project to host artists and researchers in residence at several of the sites it owns (Villa Dufraine in Chars, Bibliothèque et Villa Marmottan in Boulogne-Billancourt, Villa Ephrussi de Rothschild in Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat) or at institutions in which it is a partner (Villa Médicis, Casa de Velázquez, Château de Lourmarin, Villa Albertine, etc.).

Within the Cité internationale des arts, this programme encourages mobility and encounters between artists on the international scene. It is in line with the institution’s approach of developing partnerships to provide financial and professional support for artists, while offering tailored assistance and access to the French artistic network.

The programmes

“Visual Arts” Programme

4 residencies of 10 months, from September 3^rd , 2025 to June 30^th , 2026, are proposed.

The laureates of the Académie des beaux-arts x Cité internationale des arts “Visual Arts” programme are in residence on the Cité internationale des arts’ Montmartre site.

They benefit from:

a live-in-studio (approximately 50 m²) on the Montmartre site of the Cité internationale des arts;
a monthly living allowance of 1500 euros gross, paid by the Académie des beaux-arts;
a production grant of up to 5,000 euros (all taxes included), paid by the Académie des beaux-arts and delivered with prior agreement and presentation of supporting documents;
tailor-made professional support consisting of meetings and networking opportunities organized by the residency programme partners, with members and correspondents of the Académie des beaux-arts and with the professional network of the Cité internationale des arts;
Visibility and support opportunities for ongoing research and creation within the framework of the Open Studios of the Cité internationale des arts;

“Architecture & Landscape” Programme

2 residencies of 5 months, from September 3^rd, 2025 to January 28^th, 2026 and from February 3^rdto June 29^th, 2026 are proposed.

The laureates of the Académie des beaux-arts x Cité internationale des arts “Architecture & Landscape” programme are in residence on the Cité internationale des arts’ Marais site.

They benefit from:

a live-in-studio (approximately 35 m²) on the Marais site of the Cité internationale des arts;
payment by the Académie des beaux-arts of a monthly living allowance of 1500 euros gross;
a monthly living allowance of 1500 euros gross, paid by the Académie des beaux-arts;
a production grant of up to 5,000 euros (all taxes included), paid by the Académie des beaux-arts and delivered with prior agreement and presentation of supporting documents;
tailor-made professional support consisting of meetings and networking opportunities organized by the residency programme partners, with members and correspondents of the Académie des beaux-arts and with the professional network of the Cité internationale des arts;
Visibility and support opportunities for ongoing research and creation within the framework of the Open Studios of the Cité internationale des arts.

“Choreography” programme

2 residencies of 5 months, from September 3^rd, 2025 to January 28^th, 2026 and from February 3^rdto June 29^th, 2026 are proposed.

The laureates of the Académie des beaux-arts x Cité internationale des arts “Choregraphy” programme are in residence at the Cité internationale des arts’ Marais site.

They benefit from:

a live-in-studio (approximately 60 m²) on the Marais site of the Cité internationale des arts;
access to the rehearsal studios on the Marais site of the Cité internationale des arts;
a monthly living allowance of 1500 euros gross, paid by the Académie des beaux-arts;
a production grant of up to 5,000 euros (all taxes included), paid by the Académie des beaux-arts and delivered with prior agreement and presentation of supporting documents;
tailor-made professional support consisting of meetings and networking opportunities organized by the residency programme partners, with members and correspondents of the Académie des beaux-arts and with the professional network of the Cité internationale des arts;
visibility and support opportunities for ongoing research and creation within the framework of the Open Studios of the Cité internationale des arts.

Closed

Calendar

Forwarding of applications:

From 03 February to 06 April 2025

Announcement of results:

End of June 2025

Residences:

From 03 September 2025 to 30 June 2026

Next call date:

The next application deadline is January 1, 2026

Eligibility and selection criteria

The Académie des beaux-arts x Cité internationale des arts programmes are open to:

For the “Visual Arts” programme, to artists of all disciplines within the field of visual arts: painting, sculpture, photography, printmaking and drawing, cinema and audiovisual. There is no age limit and applicants must be able to demonstrate at least 5 years of artistic professional practice, and have had a solo exhibition and/or participated to an international art fair.
For the “Architecture & Landscape” programme, to architects, and landscape designers. There is no age limit and applicants must be able to demonstrate at least 5 years of professional practice, and have a bachelor’s degree in architecture.
For the “Choreography” programme, to choreographers. There is no age limit and applicants must be able to demonstrate at least 5 years of artistic professional practice, and at least one professional dance performance.

The jury will assess not only the applicants’ professional background and artistic practice but also their motivation to join the Académie des beaux-arts x Cité internationale des arts’ residency programmes. Particular attention will be paid to the applicants’:

artistic and professional career;
artistic quality of the application;
the argumentation of the added value of the prospect of a residency in Paris and at the Cité internationale des arts;
the proposed research and work programme and the contacts or partnerships already established with a view to developing a residency research project.

The call for applications is open to artists of all nationalities, living in France or abroad. Transportation and moving expenses are not covered.

Applications from artists who have already benefited from a residency at the Cité internationale des arts are not eligible.

Other matters

How to apply?

Applications must be submitted by April 6^th, 2025, at midnight, Paris time (CET/GMT + 1 h), via the application form available HERE

Supporting documents to be submitted

The application should include:

complete curriculum vitae of 4 pages maximum in French or English (PDF);
artistic file of 15 pages maximum (PDF) with video and audio files (mp4, avi, mp3) and/or internet links to video sites, photo platforms, etc.;
A note of intent in which candidates explain the reasons for their application and their interest in participating in the residency programme. They must justify why their current research justifies the need for this residency in Paris, at the Académie des beaux-arts and at the Cité internationale des arts, from an artistic, career and professional networking point of view (PDF);
one or two reference letters maximum from a qualified personality or the head of a public or private structure: school, cultural institution, gallery, association, publishing house, company in the creative and cultural industries, etc. (PDF);
for the “Architecture & Landscape” programme: a bachelor’s degree in architecture (PDF).

Note: Applicants for the “Architecture & Landscape” and “Choreography” programmes are invited to specify, if applicable, the residency period they prefer from September 2025 to January 2026 or from February to June 2026.

Apply as a duo

Collective applications (duo) are accepted and will result in the allocation of one live-in studio and the payment of one living allowance and one production grant.

Accessibility

We regret that the live-in studios proposed by our programmes do not meet the current standards of accessibility for people with disabilities, and we are working on this for the future. The Cité internationale des arts’ team is available for any queries concerning the accessibility of the spaces of the Cité internationale des arts.