Ferme-Asile
Ferme-Asile
La Ferme-Asile is a multidisciplinary art centre that aims to develop and promote creation in Valais and in Switzerland. Specialised in contemporary art and music, the Ferme-Asile participates in the development of artistic expression and culture in a place of creation, production, training and research. La Ferme-Asile has two exhibition spaces (la Grange and la Grenette), a concert hall, 10 artists' studios, an international residency, two studios for emerging artists (Atelier Tremplin and residence EDHEA), a restaurant and large outdoor spaces.
The aim of this international residency programme is to enable artists to stay in Valais and benefit from a natural and cultural environment that is conducive to the practice of their art, research and creation. It is open to applications from international professional artists working in visual arts. Applicants may apply as a duo or a collective, but the financial resources available remain the same.
An artistic event will conclude the artist's stay in residence: for example, an open studio, an outdoor exhibition, a performance, an evening screening. This event will be directly linked to the artist's work produced while in residence.
Selected artists will have exclusive use of a 45m2 flat.The flat consists of a separate bedroom, a living room, a fully equipped kitchen and a bathroom.
An 18m2 studio, located a few dozen metres from the flat, is available to the residents. The studio was completely renovated in 2020 and has all the necessary furniture (there is no direct access to water).
The aim of this residency programme is to enable artists to stay in Valais and benefit from a natural and cultural environment that is conducive to their artistic practice. Sion is a small city surrounded by mountains in the heart of the Alps.