Odyssée Artist-in-Residency Program, France

Deadline: 3 December 2012
Open to: artists, researchers and culture professionals from countries other than France
Fellowship: 1200€ per month plus reimbursement of travel fees

Description

Since 2003, the Association des Centres culturels de rencontre (ACCR) has coordinated, with the support of the French Ministry of culture and communication the Odyssée artist-in-residency program. The program is aimed  at artists, researchers and culture professionals from countries other than France wanting to develop projects within French Cultural Centers – Historic Monuments. More than 300 artists from over 45 different countries have taken part in the program, developing projects in different areas such as music, architecture, arts and crafts, visual arts, dramatic writing, novel writing, scriptwriting, animated film-making, photography and journalism.

The 2013 call for projects is open!

This programme, supported by the French Ministry of Culture and Communication, is aimed at artists, researchers and culture professionals from countries other than France wanting to develop projects within French Cultural Centers – Historic Monuments, in different areas such as music, architecture, arts and crafts, visual arts, dramatic writing, novel writing, scriptwriting, animated film-making, photography and journalism.

The Odyssée artist-in-residency programme allows residents whose projects have been selected by a CCR (Centre Culturel de Rencontre), member of the French network, to receive 1200€ per month and the refunding of their travel fees (up to a determined level according to the citizen’s country).

Click on the following link to check the list of the CCRs : Liste membres CCR éligibles Odyssée 2013

Residents are staying free of charge, within the Centre that has accepted them. Whenever possible, the Centre puts at their disposal material necessary for their residency project. The period of residency can vary between 1 and 6 months, possibly parted in several periods.

More information about ACCR: Centres culturel de rencontre first appeared in France in 1972, based on six emblematic monuments. The label ‘Centre culturel de rencontre’ (CCR) has thus come to mark out a project which is artistic, cultural or intellectual, working in synergy with a major heritage site. These sites put themselves at the service of creation, transmission, research and innovation, drawing a direct link between varied audiences and territories.

Created in January 1973 to stimulate and coordinate the activities of these Centres, the Association des Centres culturels de rencontre (ACCR) was recognised as a registered charity in 1983. It began straight away to focus on its national and international development. The European Charter for Cultural centres in historic monuments was adopted in Dublin in 1991, with the aim of uniting places, projects, artists and other cultural players working with a single ambition: to develop a contemporary cultural project based within a historic monument which has lost its primary use.

The ACCR has developed a mainly rural network which currently comprises 15 members in France, 27 in the rest of Europe and 5 from other parts of the world.

Eligibility

This program is for artists, researchers and culture professionals from countries other than France wanting to develop projects within French Cultural Centers.

Application

Candidates should send their applications to the selected Centre by December 3, 2012.

One copy of the application should be sent to the ACCR office. Applications for a residency period in the area of cultural management and networking are to be sent directly to the ACCR.

  • by mail to : ACCR, Hôtel de Massa, 38 rue du Faubourg Saint Jacques, 75014 Paris, France
  • by e-mail to : i.flament@accr-europe.org

You can apply for a residency period within two or more Centers. In this case, your project must be in line with the projects of all involved Centers and at least one Center must be located in France.

Applications should include:

  • Curriculum vitae / short biography;
  • Personal project for the residency period in line with the global project of the welcoming site;
  • Cover letter;
  • Recommendation letter;
  • Copy of passport or national identity card.

Previsional agenda:

  • January 2013: Odyssée Commission will decide on the applications
  • February 2013 : answers to applications
For further questions or information, please contact: i.flament@accr-europe.org.

You can download the 2013 Odyssée call for projects HERE.

Find more information on the original website HERE.

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