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Residency from October 3 to November 29, 2024 in Clermont-Ferrand, France
Application deadline: July 7, 2024
As part of the CreArt network, the city of Clermont-Ferrand in France is organizing a two-month residency for 3 visual artists at Chalet Lecoq. It will select 2 artists from the CreArt network and 1 from Clermont-Ferrand.

Chalet Lecoq
Both in the center of town and in an atypical location in the middle of a public garden, the Chalet Lecoq invites reflection on the relationship between nature and the urban, in a place frequented by residents of all ages (families, students, senior citizens...). The Chalet Lecoq is the former janitor's house of the Jardin Lecoq, a park located in the heart of the city. The Chalet welcomes international artists in residence throughout the year. It offers a privileged setting, with a two-bedroom apartment and a fullyequipped
workspace.
For this two-month residency, le Chalet Lecoq will host the two European artists for the accommodation and workspace, and the Clermont-Ferrand artist for the workspace.

RESIDENCY CONDITIONS
• residency grant: 3 000 € / artist for the two-month residency (1 500 € / month)
• production costs: 600 € / artist
• for European artists, reimbursement of round-trip travel expenses (up to 500 € )
• an end-of-residency presentation may be organized, in discussion with the artists hosted.

TO APPLY
- Being born or resident in one of the following cities: Kaunas (Lithuania), Liepaja (Lithuania), Skopje (Northern Macedonia), Aveiro (Portugal), Valladolid (Spain), Lublin (Poland), Venice (Italy), Rouen (France), Ceske Budejovice (Czech Republic), Oulu (Finland), Regensburg (Germany).

- Members of Croatian Asociation of Visual Artists (HDLU) 
- Application open to Ukrainian artists thanks to cooperation with the Lviv Art Council "Dialog".

DOCUMENTS TO BE SUBMITTED IN ENGLISH
In a single PDF document:
• identity card or passport - and residency certificate if required
• a short version of your CV (one A4 page)
• an artist's portfolio, recent and related to the project (maximum 10 pages and 10 images, you can include links)
• a short written project proposal (one A4 page) explaining why you would like to carry out a residency in Clermont-Ferrand and what this would bring to the artist's work.
Applications must be submitted via the artists' platform on the network's website: https://creart2-
eu.org/open-calls/

APPLICATION DEADLINE: JULY 7, midnight
Artists will be selected by a jury of Clermont-Ferrand contemporary art professionals. Particular
attention will be paid to selecting artists whose work may reveal forms of connection.
Announcement of selected candidates: Friday July 19

 

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