Art Explora × Cité internationale des arts Residency 2027

The Art Explora residency is a fully funded programme for artists at the Cité internationale des arts in Paris, run by the Art Explora foundation. Each year about twenty artists, collectives and researchers spend three or six months in a furnished studio flat at the Cité's Montmartre site, with a monthly allowance of €1,000, a €3,000 production grant and a return trip to Paris. Applications for 2027 close on 30 October 2026.

The residency is open to artists of any nationality and any age working in the visual arts, performing arts or digital arts. It looks for projects that connect art with science, or that respond to social, political and ecological questions, and that make sense in a French context.

There are two routes: a solo programme for individual artists, and a collective programme for groups of artists or for an artist working with a researcher or curator.

Who Can Apply for the Art Explora Residency?

The residency is open to artists of any nationality and any age working in:

• Visual arts
• Performing arts
• Digital arts

Applicants need at least five years of professional practice and an international exhibition or performance history.

Solo and Collective Programmes

• Solo: for individual artists; a residency of three or six months
• Collective: for a group of artists, or an artist working with a researcher or curator; a residency of three months

What Does the Residency Offer?

• A furnished studio flat of about 50 m² at the Cité internationale des arts, Montmartre
• A living allowance of €1,000 per month
• A production grant of €3,000
• A return trip to Paris
• Curatorial and production support, plus introductions to Art Explora's professional network
• Open studios to show work in progress

Application Fees

The official page does not list an application fee.

Submission Requirements

Applications are made on Art Explora's online platform. The open call PDF on the official page sets out the required documents. Expect to present your project, a portfolio and a CV that shows your professional history.

How Are Applications Judged?

The jury looks at the quality of your background and project, and especially at:

• Links between art and science
• Engagement with contemporary social, political or ecological questions
• The relevance of the project to the French context

When Will Applicants Be Notified?

Results are announced in January 2027 for the March to August session, and in June 2027 for the September 2027 to February 2028 session.

About the Cité internationale des arts

The Cité internationale des arts is one of the largest residency centres in the world, hosting hundreds of artists every year across two sites in Paris, in the Marais and in Montmartre. The Art Explora residency is based in Montmartre, with gardens and studios on the hill below the Sacré-Cœur. Residents live and work alongside artists from many countries and disciplines, which is part of the value of the stay.

Art Explora is a foundation that works to bring art to wider audiences, and the residency reflects that by supporting projects with a public or social dimension.

Things to Consider

• Explain why Paris. A project that needs French institutions, archives or partners is stronger than one that could happen anywhere.
• Choose the right programme. Collaborations with a researcher or curator belong in the collective route.
• Use the production grant in your plan. Show what €3,000 will make possible.
• Show your track record. Five years of practice and international exhibitions are required.
• Think about the open studios. Plan something you could share with visitors during the residency.

Apply for the Residency

Interested in applying?

Apply for the Art Explora residency

For the full open call, eligibility details and application platform, visit the official Art Explora website.

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Last verified: October 13, 2026