Apply for In situ Residency Programme

In situ is a multidisciplinary residency programmme which aims to be both a time and a space for encounters, collective work and individual research, at the very heart of the Cité internationale des arts residency center, but also an area for the production of knowledge and thematic work around the conditions of existence.

It brings together ten artists and, from the fields of visual arts and performance, musics and sound research, performing arts, design, writing, architecture and urbanism, curating and art criticism, for a period of six months, in Paris on the marais site of the Cité internationale des arts, around a collective and individual dynamic, and a line of work proposed by a guest researcher. The program focuses on an individual and collective approach to ecological conditions of existence which take into account the reality of a changing world and invent, explore, and experiment with possible modes of action.

In 2024, the focus of the program is proposed by María Inés Rodríguez, director of Tropical Papers.

During the six months of the residency, the program will be punctuated by various formats, including collective work sessions designed by the program’s guest, as well as work sessions focused on the accompaniment of individual practice. At the end of the residency, the recipients and María Inés Rodríguez will hold a public restitution in the form chosen by them.

In situ offers a balance between personal time, allowing the realization of a project or research, and collective emulation thanks to the anchoring in the heart of the community of 325 residents of all disciplines, generations and nationalities.

The Residency 

• The residency programme includes:
  • Professional support, meetings and networking opportunities including visits to exhibitions and meetings with personalities from various disciplines;
  • The provision of a live-in studio, as well as a common space dedicated to the collective reflection of the program, on the site of the Marais of the Cité internationale des arts from October 03, 2024 to March 27, 2025;
  • A monthly stipend of 1000 euros;
  • A research and production grant of 2000 euros;
  • Reimbursement of transportation costs from the place of residence to the Cité internationale des arts.

Eligibility Criteria 

• The residency program is open to artists with an artistic practice in the fields of visual arts and performance, musics and sound research, performing arts, design, writing, architecture and urbanism, curating and art criticism, and whose work and research are related to the theme of the residency program.
• It is open to candidates of all nationalities residing within the European Union and at capacity to express themselves and exchange in English.
• Group applications (duo, couple, collective) are accepted and will result in the attribution of one single live-in studio, one single monthly stipend, one single production grant, and the single payment of transportation costs.
• In addition to evaluating the candidates’ professional background, the jury members will pay particular attention to the artistic quality of the project, to the arguments presented on the added value of this perspective of residency in Paris, within the Cité internationale des arts and with the support provided within the framework and dynamic of the program.
• In situ is aimed at artists who are concerned with the issues related to the program’s focus theme and who are committed to making its challenges visible.

For more information, visit Cité internationale des arts.