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-6

Application deadline: 10 April 2026

Firi anoihi

With our partners: Ministry of Culture of French Polynesia, Air Tahiti Nui

D-22

Application deadline: 26 April 2026

Art.ibat ارتباط

With our partner: Institut français du Maroc

D-41

Application deadline: 15 May 2026

Shtëpi

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Not to be missed

Comme les étoiles du ciel | Kévin-Adémọ́lá Ṣàngósànyà

Comme les étoiles du ciel offers a reflection on àṣẹ through the prism of parentage, childhood trauma and protection. Àṣẹ, which can be translated as ‘the force that enables things to happen’, is an energy that infuses matter: both the breath of life and the ability to act on the world.

Ademola Sangosanya Kévin - France, Nigéria

From 11 March to 15 April 2026

Marais Site → Vitrine

Coming soon

Freeing the Voices

When words and sounds can sometimes become instruments of manipulation and domination, the artists seek to restore voices to those from whom they have been stolen. In societies marked by the rise of populisms, the expansion of artificial intelligence, and the multiplication of conflicts on a global scale, the voice is far from free; yet the works presented here share a common horizon: its emancipation, both individual and collective.

From April 16 to July 11, 2026

Marais Site → Galerie

News

The Cité internationale des arts is pleased to announce the appointment, on April 1st, 2026, of Federica Chiocchetti as Arts and Culture Programme Manager at the Cité internationale des arts.

She succeeds Nataša Petrešin-Bachelez, who held this position from January 2021 to January 2026.

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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.

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

Designed in 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.