Resident programs

Le Mercure (copie de Jean de Bologne de ) et le Lion côte à côte sous la Loggia

Villa Medici welcomes fellows for one-year stays, and residents for stays of varying lengths not exceeding six months. They benefit from a time and space entirely dedicated to their practice and research, with no production requirements. Both a place of refuge to nurture creative work and open to the city, Villa Medici is a working environment conducive to interdisciplinary encounters. The cohabitation of different disciplines often gives rise to fruitful collaborations and exchanges.

Fellows

Each year, sixteen fellows are selected from nearly 700 applicants to complete a twelve-month creative, experimental and research residency at Villa Medici, from September to August. They are chosen on a competitive basis, after submitting an application and taking part in an audition before a qualified jury. The competition is open to established artists, writers and researchers of all nationalities and ages. The only condition for entering is that you must be French-speaking. Entries are accepted from all artistic disciplines, including, by way of example, musical and literary creation, architecture and design, plastic and visual arts, choreography, stage direction, arts and crafts, art history research and art restoration.

During their stay at Villa Medici, fellows benefit from a scholarship, accommodation and workspace, as well as artistic and technical support from the Academy’s staff. They are encouraged to participate in the collective life and cultural programming of Villa Medici and are regularly invited to meet art professionals from all horizons.

Residents

Throughout the year, Villa Medici welcomes artists, authors and researchers for periods ranging from two weeks to six months, as part of various thematic or partnership residency programs. Candidates are selected on the basis of an application to open call, followed by evaluation by a jury. Each year, these residencies offer dozens of artists, authors and researchers the opportunity to carry out a specific research, experimental or creative project. The range of disciplines represented is vast, from visual arts and art history to comics, virtual reality, crafts and culinary practices.

Villa Medici, resident’s guide

Fellows and residents are housed in accommodation spread around the gardens of Villa Medici, notably in pavilions designed in the 1950s by architect Jacques Carlu, himself a former fellow. They have access to a workshop and several communal areas, including a library containing almost 38,000 volumes, a sound and video studio (currently being set up) and a photo laboratory. At Villa Medici, a lounge is reserved for them, particularly for their professional meetings, while the cafeteria area is a great place to meet and share meals with the teams and guests visiting Villa Medici.

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