Dora Maar House Residency Fellowships

ArtDeadline.Com; Ménerbes; Sur place; EUR 20 000 - 40 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

A prominent organization in the arts is offering a residency program in Ménerbes, France, for mid-career artists and scholars. The program, accepting applications until October 15, 2025, provides a stipend of $1500, travel expenses, and opportunities to showcase work through monthly Salons. Ideal candidates will contribute to the community and produce work during their stay.

Prestations

Private bedroom and bath

Study or studio space

Expenses paid for round-trip travel

Monthly Salons to showcase work

Qualifications

• Mid-career artists and scholars must submit a completed application.

Responsabilités

• Donating work created during the stay to the DMCC.
• Making one public presentation during the monthly Salons.
• Helping learn about the program’s strengths and weaknesses.

Description du poste

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International Deadline: October 15, 2025 – Since 2007, the Dora Maar House in Ménerbes, France, has offered residencies of one to two months to mid-career arts and humanities professionals to focus on their areas of expertise.

The application cycle for the 2025 Artists Residency Program is now accepting applications. There is no cost. Fellows receive a stipend of $1500 and a travel award of the average fare from their home to Paris.

Eligibility

Mid-career artists and scholars who have submitted a completed application.

Benefits

• one to two months in residence at the Dora Maar House
• a private bedroom and bath, and a study or studio in which to work
• expenses paid for round-trip travel from a fellow’s home to the Dora Maar House
• a grant based upon the length of stay at Dora Maar House
• there are regular monthly Salons (March – November) held to showcase the residents’ work to the local community

Expectations

• that you enjoy the opportunities this residence offers and use your time well
• that you help us learn about the program’s strengths and weaknesses and suggest how we can improve
• that you are friendly to the citizens of Ménerbes and make one public presentation during the monthly “Salons”
• that you donate to the DMCC one drawing, publication, etc. created during your stay there, and, should a publication come from your work there, that you recognize the DMCC

About

Located in Ménerbes, one of the most beautiful villages in France, this 19th century town house was the property of General-Baron Robert (1772-1831), a native of Ménerbes who received numerous honors during the Napoleonic wars in Spain, and was bought in 1944 by Dora Maar, surrealist artist and photographer. Companion and muse of Picasso from the late 1930s to the early 1940s, following their breakup Dora spent each summer in solitude in Ménerbes. After her death in 1997, an American arts patron, Nancy Brown Negley, bought and renovated the house to create a residency for writers, academics and artists.

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