Language:
English, French, Spanish, German
Founded:
1990
Duration:
1 week to 2 months
Paid by host:

Boisbuchet is partially covering a large part of the cost of the residency. However, as a nonprofit organisation which auto-finances its own activities, a fee is charged to cover part of the cost of the program and to allow its continuation.

Paid by artist:

This fee includes accommodation in a private room with an en-suite bathroom, half-board meals from Monday to Friday, access to all the facilities, including many work spaces, the use of a wide range of tools and materials, and access to the library, collection, and their wide professional network.

  • 1 Week – 660.00 €
  • 2 Weeks – 1210.00 €
  • 3 Weeks – 1760.00 €
  • 4 Weeks – 2310.00 €
  • 6 Weeks – 3410.00 €
  • 8 Weeks – 4510.00 €
Application guidelines:

The application for Boisbuchet’s Residency Program will be carried out online, by following the subsequent procedure:

- Applicants should first complete the application form on the website.
- In addition, a CV and a letter of motivation (PDF – maximum one page each) should be sent to residencies[a]boisbuchet.org, specifying what the applicants hope to achieve during their stay.

If the applicant is accepted, the process will be followed by a videoconference interview with a member of the team. This will allow the theam to get to know more about the applicant and their work so that we can best prepare for their residency. The team will contact the applicant to proceed with the payment and finalize the application process.

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Domaine de Boisbuchet

Domaine de Boisbuchet

Description

Founded in 1986, Domaine de Boisbuchet is an international research center for design and architecture. The campus is surrounded by 150 hectares of protected nature in southwest France and comprises an architectural park of historic and contemporary buildings. Their workshops, residencies, exhibitions, and events as well as a design collection and library serve professional guests and visitors from the neighboring and global community alike.

Domaine de Boisbuchet is a place for innovation and experimention; these are the pillars of their philosophy and history. They welcome artists, writers, architects, designers, filmmakers, musicians, and researchers, among many other disciplines, to develop, alone or with collaborators, their own large or small scale projects. Residents may take advantage from all the Domaine’s facilities for work and accommodation, from its 150 hectares of forest, pasture, a river, a lake, and an unpolluted fauna and flora; from its architectural park, its vast library, archive and collection; and overall from its expertise and network after 30 years organizing workshops, events, exhibitions and many other cultural activities with institutions and people from all over the world.

Boisbuchet’s Residency Program
Boisbuchet is offering up to 10 places at a time for a minimum period of one week for residents. The residency program may be complemented by the usual series of activities held at Boisbuchet, such as exhibitions, guided tours, workshops, presentations, talks, discussions, conferences, and more.

Outcome

At the end of the Residency each artist prepares a presentation of the work they have carried out. The residencies are documented and the results published on the website.

Studio Information

Boisbuchet has a large number of both large- and small-scale work and studio spaces for residents to work in, including a workshop which is fully equipped with general tools and machinery which will allow you to work with many different materials. There are additional conference and study rooms for residents to discuss, read, write, or plan – all furnished with a selection of pieces from the design collection of Boisbuchet.

Additionally, if residents wish to work and/or experiment with nature, they will have access to 150 hectares of open air space, where a wide variety of materials from bamboo and clay, to wood, water or stone are available to work with.

Accommodation Information

The residency includes accommodation in a private room with an en-suite bathroom, half-board meals (breakfast and lunch) and access to kitchen facilities. You will have access to all the facilities as detailed on the website, including many work spaces, the use of a wide range of tools and materials, and access to our library, collection, and wide professional network.

Location

Domaine de Boisbuchet comprises 150 hectares of forest, pasture, a river, a lake, and an unpolluted fauna and flora, which offer plenty of space and inspiration for the development of innovative design and architecture. Boisbuchet has turned during the last 30 years into a veritable research center with its own architectural park around a 19th century chateau. Residents may take advantage from all the Domaine’s facilities for work (fully equipped workshop) and accommodation, from its architectural park, and its vast library, archive and collection.

Contact information

Domaine de Boisbuchet
16500 Lessac
France

Email
residencies [at] boisbuchet.org
Phone
545896700
Website
https://www.boisbuchet.org/residency-programme