The Cité internationale des arts welcomes artists from all over the world through a wide range of residency programmes
Open calls
Foreign and French artists can submit their applications to the Cité internationale des arts, which organises commissions dedicated to different disciplines (visual arts, music, writing, performing arts) and themes. It also develops residency programmes in collaboration with identified and influential institutions, which support emerging talent on the international art scene by awarding grants.
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Application deadline: 13 September 2026
Création sonore | HEAR x Cité internationale des arts ↗ Open call available on our partner's website
With our partner: HEAR Haute école des arts du Rhin Mulhouse — Strasbourg
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Application deadline: 27 September 2026
With our partner: Fondation Daniel and Nina Carasso
D-28
Application deadline: 8 October 2026
Institut français x Cité internationale des arts
With our partner: Institut français
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Application deadline: 15 October 2026
With our partner: Cultural Foundation of Hesse
D-35
Application deadline: 15 October 2026
With our partners: Ministry of Youth, Culture and Communication of Morocco, Institut français du Maroc
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Application deadline: 23 October 2026
Kultur | lx x Cité internationale des arts ↗ Open call available on our partner's website
With our partner: Kultur | lx – Arts Council Luxembourg
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Application deadline: 16 November 2026
Caméra libre ↗ Open call available on our partner's website
With our partners: CNC - Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée, L'usage du monde au 21ème siècle







