Top Artist Residencies in the South of France
While spending time in the south of France, you might find yourself in a quiet countryside villa, in the middle of a bustling city, or even lounging beside the Mediterranean. This region, with its diverse landscape and culture, is a fruitful zone to embark on your next creative endeavor. Follow the line of great artists who lived and worked in the south of France by applying for an artist residency.
This list of the top residencies will help you find the best place to get inspired and continue creating.
Camargo Foundation | Fellowship and Residency Programs
Founded in 1971, the Camargo Foundation offers international residency and fellowship programs for artists, scholars and thinkers alike. Located on the edge of the Mediterranean Sea, time spent in one of the Camargo Foundation’s programs will enable residents to think, create and connect freely.
Location: Cassis, France
Rewards: Stipend of €350 per week, accommodation, and more.
Photo: Camargo Foundation
3 bis f | Artist-in-Residence Program
In the unique location of a former psychiatric hospital, 3 bis f has been developing a space for contemporary performing and visual arts since 1983. The 3 bis f residency programs offer space for artists and performing arts companies to research or produce new work, for various lengths of time up to several months. Interested applicants should be proficient in French.
Location: Aix-en-Provence, France
Rewards: accommodation, studio, exhibition, residency grant, travel expenses, and more.
Image: 3 bis f
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Caza d'Oro | Artist Residency
Caza d'Oro is an artist residency located in Mas d'Azil, Ariège, acting as an intermediary space within a rural context. Resident artists are selected by a committee and hosted for a three month period. Applications are open year round.
Location: Le Mas-d'Azil, France
Rewards: €1,200/month living allowance, €1,800 production costs, studio, exhibition, and more.
Photo: Chloe Mossessian, Caza d'Oro.
La Maison Dora Maar | Fellowship for Artists and Humanities Professionals
In the 1930’s and 1940’s, Picasso’s companion and muse, Dora Maar, would spend her summers in solitude in a 19th century townhouse in Ménerbes. Today, the house is known as La Maison Dora Maar, and offers an artist residency that is brimming with history and creativity. Mid-career arts and humanities professionals can focus on their work at La Maison Dora Maar in the South of France for up to two months.
Location: Ménerbes, France
Rewards: Grant, accommodation, studio, and round-trip travel.
Image: La Maison Dora Maar
Triangle-Astérides | Artist Residency
Located in a former tobacco factory in the center of Marseille, Triangle supports artists and serves diverse and expanding audiences. Through an annual open call process local and international artists are welcomed to apply for the well-regarded studio and residency programs that are conducive to artistic research, experimentation and production.
Location: Marseille, France
Rewards: Accommodation, studio, €1,000 honorarium, €150 fee for open studio, and more.
Photo: Triangle Astérides
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