Transatlantic Residencies France-Canada
Wishing to stimulate exchanges between France and Quebec, three Franco-Quebec institutions have joined forces to continue the Transatlantic Residency program. For a second year, Montpellier Contemporain MO.CO, l’isdaT – institut supérieur des arts et du design de Toulouse, and Quartier Éphémère, the organization managing Fonderie Darling and the Gare de Matapédia - Pôle artistique et communautaire, are organizing a two-part program of crossed residencies, one dedicated to French artists and the other to Quebec curators.
As part of the Résidences Transatlantiques program, two emerging artists who have graduated from partner institutions MO.CO Esba (École supérieure des beaux-arts de Montpellier) and isdaT will benefit from a three-month creative residency in Quebec, including a stay at Fonderie Darling, a visual arts center in Montreal, and a two-week visit to the Gare de Matapédia in Gaspésie. The second part of the Transatlantic Program invites a curator from Quebec for a two-month research residency in France, divided between the cities of Paris, Montpellier and Toulouse.
RESIDENCIES IN QUEBEC DEDICATED TO ARTISTS BASED IN FRANCE
December 1, 2024 - February 28, 2025
The program offers the opportunity for two emerging artists to benefit from a unique working environment in which to focus exclusively on artistic research and experimentation, in the bilingual context of the Montreal metropolis and the Gaspé region.
For each residency, artists benefit from a live-in studio at Fonderie Darling for two months, plus a 15-day residency at the Gare de Matapédia. Fonderie Darling team has set up a personalized promotion and networking program designed to optimize artists' adaptation to and inclusion in the Montreal cultural scene, while providing a convivial living and working environment. Activities such as public and professional meetings, studio visits and cultural discoveries are organized according to the artist's interests throughout their stay.
Residencies in Quebec include:
• A round-trip plane ticket for a maximum amount of €800 and a train ticket to Matapédia
• An overall per diem of €3,600
• A bursary including an artist fee and a production budget for a total amount of 4000 €.
• Access to the production workshop (wood, metal, ceramics, CNC cutting)
• Promotional program and logistical and artistic support
• 10-week live-in studio at the Fonderie Darling, Montreal
• A studio for 2 weeks at the Matapédia train station and private accommodation in the village
*Please note that these conditions are subject to funding and may be revised.
The Transatlantic Residencies offer a Quebec curator the opportunity to take a critical look at contemporary art during a research and networking residency. The residency offers a unique opportunity to broaden one's knowledge of the French artistic and cultural scene, to introduce artists from Canada and Quebec in return, and to develop broader professional relationships between the different art scenes in the metropolitan area.
For this two-month residency in France, the curator will be invited to spend one month in Occitanie and one month in Patris, in a furnished room with an integrated workspace.
The selected curator will spend a month in March in the heart of the French capital, in a former heritage convent, the Couvent des Récollets, now an international center for artistic exchange, with the support of the City of Paris and in association with the Canadian Cultural Center and Trampoline, an association supporting the French art scene.
The residency then continues with a residency in Occitanie, a highly cultural region, for the whole month of March. The selected curator will spend 15 days in Toulouse at isdaT - Institut Supérieur des Arts et du Design de Toulouse, and 15 days in Montpellier at MO.CO. Montpellier Contemporain (an innovative multi-site facility combining the École Supérieure des Beaux-Arts de Montpellier and two art centers, MO.CO. and MO.CO. Panacée).
A personnalised program is offered by the partners of the project on both territories, according to the curatorial research project. The residency also presents a privileged opportunity for the two Occitanie art schools to encourage encounters between the curator, students and recently graduated artists. The laureate will also benefit from support and a personalized networking program, enabling them to optimize their adaptation and inclusion in the French and international cultural scene.
The two-month residency in Occitanie and Paris includes:
• A stipend of $5250 CAD
• Personalized support, networking and promotional program
*Please note that these conditions are subject to funding and may be revised.
EVALUATION CRITERIA
All applications are evaluated by a selection committee made up of members of the Quartier Éphémère, Montpellier Contemporain (MO.CO) and isdaT - Institut Supérieur des Arts et du Design de Toulouse teams, as well as independent professionals from the institutions.
Entries will be assessed by a committee of professionals according to the following criteria:
• Artistic quality of the work
• Impact of the residency on the applicant's career
• Relevance of the proposed residency project
• Overall quality of the application
Applications must be submitted via the application forms no later than midnight (UTC-4, Eastern Time) on Monday, July 7, 2024. Only complete applications submitted via the forms will be evaluated. For further information on the program, please contact residence@fonderiedarling.org. For further information on this residency program, please write to residence@fonderiedarling.org.
APPLICATION FORM FOR ARTISTS (+)
APPLICATION FORM FOR CURATORS (+)
PARTNERS
These Transatlantic Residencies are made possible thanks to the financial support of the Canadian Cultural Centre, the City of Paris, Culture Pro - Ministère de la Culture, the Consulate General of Quebec (CQCFQ), the Ministère des Relations internationales et de la Francophonie du Québec, the Ministère de l'Europe et des Affaires étrangères de la République française (CQCFQ) and Trampoline, an association supporting the French artistic scene.
LAURÉATS ET LAURÉATES
OPEN CALL
Artists and curators applying to this program must submit a complete application via the application form no later than midnight (UTC-4, Eastern Time) on Monday, July 7, 2024.