Artist residencies in France

All open calls here: 40

1. 30 Oct 2026

   Art Explora × Cité internationale des arts — Residencies in Montmartre 2027

   Cité internationale des artsParis, France (Cité internationale des arts, Montmartre)

   ResidencyFree to apply€1,000/month + up to €3,000 production

2. 30 Oct 2026

   « Paysages en mouvement » — Visual Arts School Residency in the Géoparc Terres d'Hérault (€8,000)

   Département de l'HéraultCollège Maffre-Baugé, Paulhan (Hérault), France

   ResidencyFree to apply€8,000 TTC grant incl. artist fees

3. 30 Oct 2026

   Villa Bloch × Cité internationale des arts — Performing Arts Residency in Poitiers 2027

   Cité internationale des artsPoitiers, France (Villa Bloch)

   Residency€1,250/month + housing and workspace

4. 31 Oct 2026

   «Les dessous des coteaux» Residency-Mission 2027 — Paid Community Residency with Housing (up to €24,000 Total Budget) in the Caps et Marais d'Opale Nature Park, France, Deadline 31 October 2026

   Parc naturel régional des Caps et Marais d'Opale (with DRAC Hauts-de-France)Caps et Marais d'Opale Regional Nature Park, Pas-de-Calais, Hauts-de-France, France

   ResidencyUp to €24,000 total budget, housing included

5. 31 Oct 2026

   La Chartreuse – CNES Residencies, 2nd Half of 2027 — Free Lodging, Meals and Train Travel for Playwrights, Theatre Translators and Companies in Villeneuve-lès-Avignon

   La Chartreuse – Centre national des écritures du spectacleVilleneuve-lès-Avignon, France

   ResidencyFree lodging, table d'hôtes and train travel

6. 31 Oct 2026

   Montmartre Residency Open Call 2027 — Paid Live/Work Residency in Montmartre, Paris

   Montmartre ResidencyMontmartre, Paris, France

   ResidencyPaid residency, min. 1 month

7. 31 Oct 2026

   Résidence d'action/médiation 2027 — Women Visual Artist in Joux-la-Ville Detention Centre

   Château de MonthelonMontréal / Joux-la-Ville, Yonne, France

   Residency€4,000 global envelope + housing

8. 31 Oct 2026

   Land Tirol Résidence-Stipendien Marseille 2027 — Four One-Month Residencies with €1,500 for Tyrolean Artists and Writers

   Land Tirol — Abteilung KulturRésidence d’artistes Marseille contemporain, Marseille, France

   ResidencyFree to apply€1,500 + €250 travel each (four grants)

9. 31 Oct 2026

   Résidence de création arts visuels 2027 — Repaire Urbain, Ville d'Angers

   Ville d'AngersRepaire Urbain, Angers, France

   Residency€5,000 fee + €2,000 costs + €1,000 rights

10. 31 Oct 2026

    Thionville Fensch Agglomération Territory Residency 2027 — €15,000 for a Six-Week Residency on 'Métamorphoses: From Iron to the Living', France

    Thionville Fensch AgglomérationThionville Fensch Agglomération (23 communes, Moselle, Grand Est), France

    Residency€15,000 for the selected project

11. 1 Nov 2026

    Seille et Grand Couronné «Paysages» Territory Residency 2027 — €25,800 Grant for a Six-to-Eight-Week Residency in Lorraine, France, Deadline 1 November 2026

    Communauté de communes Seille et Grand Couronné (with DRAC Grand Est)Seille et Grand Couronné, Meurthe-et-Moselle, Grand Est, France

    Residency€25,800 grant covering all costs

12. 2 Nov 2026

    Circulations 2027 — artist residency at DITEP du Douaisis

    La Sauvegarde du NordSin-le-Noble, Nord, France

    Residency€4,500 net fee + up to €3,000 expenses

13. 3 Nov 2026

    Konstnärsnämnden Guest Apartment in Paris 2027 for Theatre Artists — One Month at the Swedish Institute

    KonstnärsnämndenParis, France

    ResidencyFree to applyApartment for one month + SEK 30,000

14. 6 Nov 2026

    Résidence artistique de territoire 2027 — LIFE Biospher'Adapt, Brière Biosphere Reserve 2050

    Parc naturel régional de BrièreBrière, Loire-Atlantique, France

    ResidencyUp to €30,000 TTC

15. 9 Nov 2026

    Pays de Bray Residency-Mission 2027 — €12,000 Fee with Housing and Travel for an Artist Working with Children, Young People and Seniors in the Oise, France, Deadline 9 November 2026

    Communauté de communes du Pays de Bray (with DRAC Hauts-de-France)Pays de Bray, Oise, Hauts-de-France, France

    Residency€12,000 fee, housing and two return trips

16. 12 Nov 2026

    Le Groupe Ouest — Sélection Annuelle 2027 screenwriting residencies

    Le Groupe OuestPlounéour-Brignogan-Plages, Brittany, France

    ResidencyFree coaching + 3 residencies, board & lodging

17. 13 Nov 2026

    TRAFFIC 2026–2027 Call for Storytelling Projects — €5,000–15,000 Coproduction, Two Residencies and Touring in a Ten-Venue French Network

    La Maison du ConteChevilly-Larue and partner venues, France

    Residency€5,000–15,000 coproduction + residencies

18. 15 Nov 2026

    Le Plus Petit Cirque du Monde Residencies 2027–2028, Bagneux — Research, Creation and Cultural-Action Residencies for Circus, Dance, Music and Public-Space Artists

    Le Plus Petit Cirque du MondeBagneux (Île-de-France), France

    ResidencyResidency + financial contribution

19. 15 Nov 2026

    MeetFactory × CEAAC Strasbourg Residency 2027 — for Artists from the Czech Republic

    MeetFactoryStrasbourg, France

    ResidencyFree to applyHousing, studio, travel

20. 16 Nov 2026

    Lille «Qu(art)iers» Residency-Mission 2027 — €9,000 Allowance with Housing and Travel for a Visual Artist or Photographer, Deadline 16 November 2026

    Ville de Lille (with DRAC Hauts-de-France)Faubourg de Béthune / Concorde district, Lille, Hauts-de-France, France

    Residency€9,000 allowance, housing and two return trips

21. 19 Nov 2026

    CALQ Art, Architecture and Environment Research Residency at the Pavillon de l’Arsenal, Paris — CA$8,000, Housing and up to €5,000 Production

    Conseil des arts et des lettres du QuébecPavillon de l’Arsenal, Paris, France (housing at the Centre des Récollets)

    ResidencyFree to applyCA$8,000 + housing + up to €5,000 production

22. 29 Nov 2026

    Arts en résidence "Chemin des affinités" 2027 — 3-Month Residency, €6,000 Grant + €4,550 Production

    Arts en résidence – Réseau nationalFrance (network venues incl. Archipel Art Contemporain)

    ResidencyFree to apply€6,000 grant + €4,550 production

23. 30 Nov 2026

    Prisme 6 — ADAGP × Cité internationale des arts 3-Month Paris Residency for Artists Based Outside Île-de-France (€6,000)

    Cité internationale des artsCité internationale des arts (Le Marais), Paris, France

    Residency€2,000/month (€6,000) + studio-housing, 3 months

24. 30 Nov 2026

    NG Art Creative Residency — Olive Mill in the Alpilles, Provence

    NG Art Creative ResidencyAlpilles, Provence, France

    Residency2–4 weeks in a 17th-century olive mill

25. 30 Nov 2026

    «Nos regards font territoire» Residency-Mission 2027 — Up to €18,000 with Housing for a Photographer in the Deux Rives Community (Occitanie)

    Communauté de communes des Deux RivesDeux Rives (Tarn-et-Garonne), France

    ResidencyUp to €18,000 TTC (salary, author rights, costs) + housing

26. 30 Nov 2026

    Résidence Incertitude 2027, IRIT Toulouse — 4–6 Week Photography Residency with €6,000 Fee, Book (sun/sun) and Exhibition

    FreelensToulouse, France

    Residency€6,000 fee + up to €3,000 costs

27. 30 Nov 2026

    Video Mapping Festival 2027 Creation Residency (Lille) — €2,000/Month Salary + Housing

    Rencontres AudiovisuellesLille, France

    ResidencyFree to apply€2,000/month gross + housing + travel

28. 30 Nov 2026

    Video Mapping Festival 2027, Lille — Video Mapping Contest Grant + Paid Creation Residency

    Rencontres AudiovisuellesLille, Hauts-de-France, France

    ResidencyFree to applyProduction grant; paid 2–3 month residency

29. 1 Dec 2026

    Théâtre des Doms — Avignon OFF Festival 2027

    Théâtre des DomsAvignon, France

    ResidencyFree to apply

30. 1 Dec 2026

    La Verrerie d’Alès Appel à Résidence 2028 — Circus Creation Residencies (January–December 2028), Occitanie

    La Verrerie d’AlèsAlès, Gard, France

    ResidencyCreation residency in 2028

31. 10 Dec 2026

    Les Ateliers des Arques Drawing Research Residency 2027 — Four Weeks in a Lot Village, €1,500 Grant, for Artists from Occitanie

    Les Ateliers des ArquesLes Arques (Lot), Occitanie, France

    ResidencyFree to apply€1,500 grant + €700 fees and expenses + housing

32. 13 Dec 2026

    Visarte Ost × Hedwig-Scherrer-Stiftung — Four-Month Studio Residency at the Cité internationale des arts Paris 2027/28

    Visarte OstParis, France

    ResidencyFour-month Cité studio + financial contribution

33. 31 Dec 2026

    Freyming-Merlebach Intercommunal Artist Residency 2027 — Fee Up to €13,000 plus Separate Travel and Lodging Quote, Moselle, France, Deadline 31 December 2026

    Communauté de Communes de Freyming-Merlebach (with DRAC Grand Est)Freyming-Merlebach, Hombourg-Haut and Farébersviller area, Moselle, Grand Est, France

    ResidencyUp to €13,000 fee; travel and lodging quoted on top

34. 12 Jan 2027

    Canton of Bern Residency Grants 2028 — Six Months in Paris or Five in New York with CHF 3,000/Month, for Bern-Based Artists

    Amt für Kultur des Kantons BernCité internationale des arts, Paris, France / New York, USA

    ResidencyFree to applyCHF 3,000/month + studio flat or up to USD 2,500 rent

35. 14 Jan 2027

    Centre Culturel Irlandais Paris Artist Residency 2027 — Bedroom in the Centre and €800 a Month for Irish Artists of Any Discipline

    Centre Culturel IrlandaisCentre Culturel Irlandais, Paris, France

    Residency€800 per month stipend plus bedroom and travel up to €300

36. 15 Jan 2027

    Virginia Center for the Creative Arts (VCCA) Residencies

    Virginia Center for the Creative ArtsAmherst, VA, USA / Auvillar, France

    ResidencyFully funded options available.

37. 7 Feb 2027

    Maison Julien Gracq Writing Residencies 2028 — €2,000/Month, Loire Valley (Published Prose Authors)

    Maison Julien GracqSaint-Florent-le-Vieil (Mauges-sur-Loire), Pays de la Loire, France

    ResidencyFree to apply€2,000 gross/month for 1–2 months + flat + travel

38. Year-round except July–October; apply at least 6 months before your dates

    CENTQUATRE-Paris — Trial Residencies (Résidences d'essai)

    CENTQUATRE-ParisParis, France (CENTQUATRE-Paris)

    ResidencyFree to applyStudio + basic sound and light kit

39. Rolling (apply by email)

    La Maison de Beaumont — Artist Residency (Provence)

    La Maison de BeaumontBeaumont-de-Pertuis, Provence, France

    Residency

40. Rolling

    Résidence À la Vôtre

    Association Tournefou4 rue du Tournefou, Pâlis, 10190 Aix-Villemaur-Pâlis, France

    Residency