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.
Ataollah Omidvar
Year/s of residence : 1979, Visual Arts Administration of Iran
Visual arts
Taraneh Omidvar Sharifi
Year/s of residence : 1981, Visual Arts Administration of Iran
Visual arts
Freidon Omidynoghlebary
Year/s of residence : 2004, Visual Arts Administration of Iran
Visual arts
Arisa Omori
Year/s of residence : 2025, Nagoya University of the Arts
Visual arts
Junko Omori
Year/s of residence : 1996, 1999, Cité internationale des arts, Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique et de Danse de Paris
Music
Adey Omotade
Year/s of residence : 2022, Institut français du Nigéria
Music
Noma Omran
Year/s of residence : 2011, 2015, City of Paris, France, Cité internationale des arts
Music
Khaled Omrane
Year/s of residence : 1983, Ministry of Culture and Heritage Preservation, Tunisia
Visual arts
Çağdaş Onaran
Year/s of residence : 2025, Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique et de Danse de Paris
Music
Ersin Onay
Year/s of residence : 1973, Cité internationale des arts
Music
Inna Emilia Oncescu
Year/s of residence : 2011, Romanian Cultural Institute
Music
Bengisu Ayshe Onder
Year/s of residence : 2023, Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique et de Danse de Paris
Music
Tomas Ondrousek
Year/s of residence : 2013, Union of Visual Artists of Slovakia
Visual arts
Jozef Ondzik
Year/s of residence : 2008, Union of Visual Artists of Slovakia
Visual arts
Rati Oneli
Year/s of residence : 2026, French National Centre of Cinema
Cinema
Rati Oneli’s projects have been presented at venues including Cannes, Berlinale, and London’s ICA. In the early 2000s, he developed projects with producer Tom Hedley, leading to the 2008 West End production of Flashdance. His first documentary, City of the Sun, premiered at the 2017 Berlinale and played at over 100 festivals while winning numerous awards. In 2020, Rati produced and co-wrote Beginning, a Cannes Official Selection and Georgia’s Oscar entry that won four main awards at San Sebastian. His short film, We Are The Hollow Men, premiered at San Sebastian in 2023; he is now developing his debut feature, Terrestrial Bodies, and the hybrid documentary El Dorado.
© Evgeniia Marchenko
Célia Oneto Bensaid
Year/s of residence : 2017, 2016, Cité internationale des arts
Music
Cheng Hooi Nicholas Ong
Year/s of residence : 1989, Institut français
Music
Han Nah Ong
Year/s of residence : 2005, Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts, Singapore
Visual arts
Lay Kuang Ong
Year/s of residence : 2001, 2002, 2003, Cité internationale des arts, Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts, Singapore
Visual arts
Mei Lee Ong
Year/s of residence : 1970, Cité internationale des arts
Music
