DESCRIPTION OF THE RESIDENCY PROGRAMME
La Galerie, a Contemporary Art Centre located in the
suburbs of Paris, hosts each year a foreign curator in
residence for a period of three months. First organised in
2006, the aim of the residency is to put on an exhibition at
La Galerie within the context of an art centre, and to meet
artists and professionals working in the contemporary art
field in France.
In 2010, exhibition proposals will have to deal with the city as an image. The selected exhibition proposal will be part of the “Art Grandeur Nature” biennial in Seine-Saint-Denis department.
Free accommodation is provided (including costs of electricity, gas, internet, phone and transport) in a 65 m2 flat in the centre of Noisy-le-Sec (10 minutes by train from Paris + 15 minutes walk). The flat
includes a bedroom, a living room/kitchen and a workspace. In addition there is a cellar connected to the flat.
A total budget of 25,000 € is provided by the art centre to cover artists' and curator’s travel costs, the curator’s fee (3000 €), transport of art works, insurance costs, production costs, publicity(invitations, flyers, poster, etc), the publication of a 16 page bilingual French/ English leaflet and of a 12 page leaflet for children.
In addition to the residency period, a one-week stay will be paid to the curator in order to supervise the installation of the works in the exhibition space and to attend the opening of the exhibition.
APPLICATION CRITERIA
Each candidate must submit an exhibition proposal which he/she would be able to implement with the help of La Galerie's team. In addition, the curator would be required to:
- Take into consideration the general artistic programme of La Galerie
- Propose an exhibition that deals in some ways with the city as an image
- Have an interest in the French art scene
- Engage as much as possible with the context of the art centre and participate actively in public talks and events organised by La Galerie
- Write an introductory text and accompanying texts on the works for the press release and the exhibition leaflet.
To facilitate communication with the La Galerie team and the public, the curator should speak French or English.
APPLICATION PROCEDURES
The application should contain:
- The curator’s CV/résumé with his/her name, address, phone and e-mail
- An exhibition proposal (2 pages maximum, excluding images), explaining the idea behind the exhibition. In addition it should provide a list of artists with a short text about each artist (5 lines max)
and one picture for each artist.
Applications can be e-mailed or mailed to the address below.
