Visual arts

Medici Residency Occitanie

Created in 2018 by the Occitanie Region in partnership with the French Academy in Rome – Villa Medici, the Prize Occitanie – Medici dedicated to young contemporary creation aims to develop the international influence of talent from Occitanie by welcoming them to the Villa Medici for a research and creative stay of several months. Each year, the price attracts around a hundred candidates – visual and visual artists – eager to take advantage of the opportunity offered by a residency at one of Europe’s most emblematic art centers, in contact with other artists from a wide range of disciplines and backgrounds. Each year, the winner of the Prize Occitanie – Medici is selected on the basis of an application and an audition of the shortlisted candidates, each of whom presents his or her project to a jury made up of representatives of the Region, the Director of Villa Medici and associated experts.

The Prize

The winner of the competition will benefit from :

a three-month residency at the Villa Medici from October to December 2024;
a grant from the Occitanie Region. The amount is set at 10,500 euros for the 3-month residency;
that the Occitanie Region will pay for his accommodation at the Villa Medici;
In the year following the residency, the Region may offer the artist the opportunity to organize an exhibition at the Musée Régional d’Art Contemporain de Sérignan (MRAC), or the Centre Régional d’Art Contemporain de Sète (CRAC), or to publish a catalog.

Residency requirements

be a professional artist in the plastic and visual arts ;
have artist-author status in the plastic arts or hold a higher education diploma in the plastic or visual arts;
reside in Occitanie or have a link with the region (place of birth, diploma course). Priority will be given to applications from artists involved in the region’s artistic and cultural life.

Application

a certificate of affiliation or registration with Maison des Artistes or AGESSA, or a copy of a higher education diploma in the plastic or visual arts;
an artist’s dossier including: a presentation of the artist’s career and artistic approach, visuals of completed works, a curriculum vitae;
a description of your residency project including objectives, planned follow-up and motivations relating to the Villa Medici;
the attached payment duly signed and completed with the mention “bon pour accord” ;
the attached free agreement and authorization to shoot, use and distribute images, duly completed and signed;
copy of both sides of identity card or passport ;
a bank statement.

The artist may attach any other document he or she deems useful for presenting his or her work. Please note that documents larger than 10 MB cannot be uploaded to the site.