Artists in residence
Each year, the Cité internationale des arts welcomes more than 1,000 artists from around the world, offering them a space for creation, research, and exchange in Paris, in the Marais and Montmartre districts. Open to all artistic disciplines—visual arts, music, literature, film, design and architecture, performing arts, and curating—it enables artists to develop their projects in an environment that fosters experimentation and meaningful connections.
Taru Tonder
Year/s of residence : 2009, Finnish Foundation of the Cité des Arts de Paris
Visual arts
Hua Miao Tong
Year/s of residence : 2006, Tsinghua University Academy - Arts & Design, China
Visual arts
Xiaoming Tong
Year/s of residence : 2011, Guangzhou Academy of Fine Arts, China
Visual arts
Xin Tong
Year/s of residence : 2009, Hangzhou Academy of Arts, China
Visual arts
Yan Tong
Year/s of residence : 1991, Cité internationale des arts
Visual arts
Ji Tongxin
Year/s of residence : 2026, Xi'an Academy of Fine Arts
Visual arts
Erico Tonotsuka
Year/s of residence : 2005, 2006, Cité internationale des arts, Sokei Academy of Fine Art & Design Tokyo
Visual arts
Danielle Tooley
Year/s of residence : 2017, National Art School
Visual arts
Mahya Tooranpoor
Year/s of residence : 2025, Academy of Architecture
Architecture and design
Rebecca Topakian
Year/s of residence : 2018, Cité internationale des arts
Visual arts
INTERVIEW
What are the benefits of a residency in Montmartre, at the Cité internationale des arts?
“The Cité internationale des arts is a perfect environment to meet many people. They can be professional thanks to visits to workshops and open studios organized, but also and especially friendly, between residents. Real friendships were born from my residence, and a collaboration began through a coffee discussion with my neighbour and friend, Jeanne Berbinau-Aubry.
In Montmartre in particular, we benefit from an ideal and rare setting: the scale of the site (we are much less numerous than in Pont-Marie) and its layout allow for an almost community life where meetings are encouraged, and with them exchanges, discussions and collaborations. Apart from this aspect, the Cité is an incredible opportunity for artists and especially young artists, who are often very precarious. For most of us, it would be almost impossible to live and work in Paris, when this is where it all happens.”
Last April, you presented your work as part of “Bad Girls Do It It Well” on the Marais à la Cité site, your feedback on this experience?
“For the residents participating in this exhibition, there was a before and after Bad Girls, since even though we already knew each other, it allowed us to spend time together, share our work and really get to know each other – this event brought a group together. We still exchange every day on our discussion group, and it certainly won’t stop with the end of our residences!”
BIOGRAPHY
After graduating in Philosophy and Geography in 2010, Rebecca Topakian then turned to photography and, after a year of training at the ENS Louis Lumière, joined ENSP Arles, from which she graduated in 2015.
Her work has been part of several group exhibitions, including at the Rencontres d’Arles, at Agnès B. and at the Filles du Calvaire in 2015. Her recent research will be the subject of a solo exhibition at the French Cultural Centre in Freiburg, Germany in 2016 as part of the Mulhouse Biennale.
Rebecca Topakian lives and works in Paris, she is a member of the studio hans lucas since 2016.
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Valentin Topalov
Year/s of residence : 2014, Union of Bulgarian Artists
Visual arts
Irena Topic
Year/s of residence : 2016, Association of Croatan Artists
Visual arts
Leila Topic
Year/s of residence : 2012, Institut français
Visual arts
Dino Topolnjak
Year/s of residence : 2024, Croatian Association of Visual Artists
Visual arts
Bernardo Toppi
Year/s of residence : 1970, 1973, Cité internationale des arts
Visual arts
Augusta Toppins
Year/s of residence : 2025, Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts, Washington University in St. Louis
Visual arts
Bogdana Topreva
Year/s of residence : 2013, 2025, Union of Bulgarian Artists
Visual arts
Tanin Torabi
Year/s of residence : 2023, Institut français
Dance
Ebbesen Torben
Year/s of residence : 1980, Cité internationale des arts
Visual arts
Christine Torche
Year/s of residence : 2001, State of Fribourg, Switzerland
Visual arts
