Cité Internationale des Arts

Nonprofit Private Foundation

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-33

Application deadline: 16 August 2026

Association Françoise pour l’œuvre contemporaine x Cité internationale des arts

With our partner: Association Françoise pour l’œuvre contemporaine

D-40

Application deadline: 23 August 2026

MO.CO. Esba x Cité internationale des arts ↗ Open call available on our partner's website

With our partner: MO.CO. Esba - École Supérieure des Beaux Arts Montpellier Contemporain

D-47

Application deadline: 30 August 2026

Kota

With our partner: Institut français d'Indonésie

D-47

Application deadline: 30 August 2026

Timor-Leste

With our partners: Institut français d'Indonésie, Fundação Oriente

D-47

Application deadline: 30 August 2026

École des Beaux-arts de Bretagne x Cité internationale des arts

With our partners: École des Beaux-arts de Bretagne, Pierre and Catherine Lalumière Foundation

D-47

Application deadline: 30 August 2026

Bridges

With our partner: AICA international

D-49

Application deadline: 1 September 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

D-50

Application deadline: 2 September 2026

ésam Caen/Cherbourg x Cité internationale des arts ↗ Open call available on our partner's website

With our partner: ésam Caen/Cherbourg

D-86

Application deadline: 8 October 2026

Institut français x Cité internationale des arts

With our partner: Institut français

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Not to be missed

Even as They Fade | Sakura Momma

Sakura Momma has spent several years exploring the material, gestural and ritual dimensions of embroidery. In this installation, a transparent organza veil embroidered with glass beads is gradually undone by a mechanical device that slowly withdraws the thread over the course of the installation. In unravelling what was sewn by hand, the artist makes perceptible the invisible gestures accumulated within each stitch.

From July 8 to September 9, 2026

Marais Site → Vitrine

Coming soon!

To Make Space in the World

October 8, 2026 – January 16, 2027

Marais Site → Galerie

Maurice Gourdault-Montagne, President and Sandra Terdjman, Vice-President of the Board of Directors

The Cité internationale des arts, a foundation recognised as being of public interest, is pleased to announce that Maurice Gourdault-Montagne was appointed President of its Board of Directors in June 2025 and that Sandra Terdjman has been appointed Vice-President this year.
This new governance marks an important milestone in the history of the Cité internationale des arts, which celebrated its 60th anniversary in 2025. It affirms the institution’s commitment to furthering its international influence, as well as its ongoing support for artists and contemporary creation.

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1965 → 2025

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

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