EMΣΤ | The National Museum of Contemporary Art Athens and Cité internationale des arts, Paris, announce their collaboration and the launch of a residency programme for Greek visual artists, working and residing in Greece. The objective of this programme is to encourage and facilitate the mobility of artists and to expand their professional and artistic network.
For this first edition, 5 residencies of 3 months in Paris, at Cité internationale des arts (Marais Site), will take place.
The residencies include:
- Living and working space;
- Living allowance of 1000 euros per month;
- Support, meetings with other artists and professionals, and networking opportunities organized by Cité internationale des arts;
- Flight from Athens to Paris and back.
ELIGIBILITY AND SELECTION CRITERIA
To participate in the call for applications, the artist must:
- Be of Greek nationality, work and reside in Greece
- Work within the field of visual arts
- Have graduated from an art school in Greece or abroad
- Have participated in a minimum of three institutional exhibitions (museum, kunsthalle, art centre, non-profit space, public or private foundation)
- Have a minimum of 3 years of professional experience in the field of visual arts.
There is no age limit.
The applications will be examined by the EMΣΤ curatorial team who will compile a shortlist, which will be sent to Cité des Arts for the final selection, by qualified professionals.
The selection committee and jury members will pay particular attention to:
- the artistic quality of the file
- their motivation letter (see below)
- the work plan envisaged
CALENDAR - HOW TO APPLY
Submission of applications: From 10 February to the 9th of March, 2025 at midnight (GMT/UTC +1)
Results: In the second week of April 2025
Residency:
- Option 1: May 5th until July 28th 2025
- Option 2: June 4th until August 28th 2025 (2 residencies)
- Option 3: July 4th until September 26th 2025 (2 residencies)
HOW TO APPLY
The online registration form is to be completed HERE.
Candidates’ files must contain the following elements:
- A detailed curriculum vitae (2 pages maximum), in English;
- An artistic dossier in PDF form, in English, including visuals of works with complete captions and descriptions (40 pages maximum)
- If applicable – please provide video links and passwords or audio files (mp3, avi)
- A letter of intent, in English, in which the candidates explain the motivations behind their artistic approach and their interest for applying to the residency program. Artists will have to justify their reasons for wanting to participate in the residency programme in Paris and at the Cité internationale des arts, and how they think they will benefit from it, from an artistic point of view, as well as from the point of view of their career and professional network (350 words minimum and 750 words maximum).
- If candidates have a specific research project they would like to propose please provide details.
Applications that do not adhere to the above guidelines/formats/word counts, will not be considered. Multiple applications are not accepted.
To submit your application, a Google account is required. If you do not have one, please create one HERE.
RESIDENCY CONDITIONS
With a surface area ranging from 25 to 50m2, the studio apartments are designed to combine production and daily life. They are composed of a working room, a kitchen, a bathroom and a night space. A workshop can accommodate up to two adults and a child up to 7 years old.
For any request concerning the accessibilitý of the spaces of the Cité internationale des arts, we are at your disposal.
For any questions please send an email to: opencall@emst.gr
WHO WE ARE
EMΣΤ | NATIONAL MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY ART ATHENS
EMΣT is the leading national institution for contemporary art and visual culture in Greece, and one of the flagship institutions in Southern Europe and the Eastern Mediterranean. It was founded in 2000 and for the first years of its existence, it operated as a nomadic institution. In 2015 it moved into its permanent premises, the former FIX brewery, a landmark industrial building of 20.000 metres built by celebrated Greek modernist architect Takis Zenetos (1926-1977) at the end of the 1950s. The pioneering building was renovated for the occasion and now boasts state-of-the-art facilities, eight exhibition spaces, two auditoriums, a library, archive, café, and restaurant and 360-degree views of Athens, including the Acropolis, in the heart of bustling Athens and within reach of some of the city’s most diverse and exciting neighbourhoods, such as Koukaki, Plaka, and Monastiraki. The Μuseum regards art and visual culture as a transformative element in education, knowledge production, storytelling and a tool for the advocacy of progressive and emancipatory values in society. Among the Μuseum’s founding goals is to promote innovative and experimental artistic movements and the production of ambitious works in audiovisual and multi-disciplinary media.
CITE INTERNATIONALE DES ARTS
The Cité internationale des arts was founded in 1965 and is one of the foremost residency programmes for the arts in France. It brings together artists and cultural professionals in the heart of Paris, allowing them to work on creative projects or carry out research projects in all disciplines.
The Cité internationale des arts provides an environment that is conducive to creativity by hosting residents for periods of two months to one year and facilitating contacts with arts and culture professionals. Residents receive personalised support and assistance from the Cité internationale des arts team at its two sites: in the Marais (18 rue de l’Hôtel de Ville, 75004 Paris) and Montmartre (24 rue Norvins, 75018 Paris).
Each residency is an opportunity to meet and exchange with more than 300 artists and culture professionals of all generations, nationalities and disciplines. In collaboration with its many partners, the Cité internationale des arts calls for applications on specific themes and/or projects several times a year.
GREECE 2.0
The residency at Cité internationale des arts was initiated by EMΣΤ and forms part of the Residency Program of the Project SUB 6.4, “Actions to promote Greek cultural exports and strengthen the Greek cultural name by the National Museum of Contemporary Art Athens”, which is implemented within the framework of the National Recovery and Resilience Plan “Greece 2.0”, funded by the European Union – NextGenerationEU.
