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Artist residency

The Cité internationale des arts, the world’s largest arts residence, has been bringing together more than 300 artists of all origins and generations in the heart of Paris since 1965, giving them the opportunity to carry out a creative or research project in all disciplines.

Open calls

D-4

Application deadline: 11 January 2026

Jadwal

With our partner: Nessij

D-4

Application deadline: 11 January 2026

Cité 237

With our partner: Institut français du Cameroun

D-11

Application deadline: 18 January 2026

D-23

Application deadline: 30 January 2026

Galang Open call available on our partner's website

With our partner: Powerhouse Parramatta

D-23

Application deadline: 30 January 2026

Fondation Bernard Grau x Cité internationale des arts

With our partners: Bernard Grau Foundation for Cuban Artists, Académie des beaux-arts, France

D-50

Application deadline: 26 February 2026

1965 → 2025

In 2025, the Cité internationale des arts will celebrate its 60th anniversary, marking six decades of commitment to artistic creation, creative freedom and the mobility of artists from around the world.

Cité internationale des arts © Maurine Tric / Adagp, Paris 2020

Passing of Frédéric Nauczyciel

The entire team at the Cité internationale des arts was deeply saddened to learn of the passing of Frédéric Nauczyciel, a French artist whose collaborative work — ranging from performances to photography and film — unfolded between France and the United States.

 

An associate artist at the Cité internationale des arts from 2017 to 2021, Frédéric supported the Cité (and its artists in residence) in its refoundation and definition as a safe place, extending his reflections on intimate and political spaces.

 

In 2023, Frédéric Nauczyciel spent three months in residence in Polynesia, exploring the links between performative practices, decolonial questioning, and Polynesian artistic scenes.

 

Our thoughts are with his family and loved ones.

Coupure presse issue de la Gazette des Beaux-Arts, édition du 6 au 12 mars 1957. Photographie issue du fonds d’archives de la Cité internationale des arts

A renovated auditorium

With seating for 128 people, this modernised space has become a central venue for events, meetings, debates and artistic performances.

Keeping with the spirit of the place, the renovation focused on five major issues: thermal performance, environmental friendliness, accessibility, comfort, and the integration of new artistic equipment. The project was led by architect Maria Godlewska, a former resident of the Cité in the 1980s and 1990s.

Auditorium Cité internationale des arts © Maurine Tric / Adagp Paris, 2025⁠