Language:
French, English, German
Founded:
2016
Duration:
July 14th - September 29th, 2024
Paid by artist:
  • The residency fee per person and per week (for a room with private bathroom, linens and towels, breakfast monday to friday and 1 weekly vegetarian château dinner included, bikes, shared studio space and transportation to and from the train station in Abbeville) is 600€.
  • Should you wish to travel with a friend and share a room, the residency fee for 2 feminists in one room is 800€ per week (in one room with private bathroom, linens and towels, breakfast monday to friday and 1 weekly vegetarian château dinner included, bikes, shared studio space and transportation to and from the train station in Abbeville).
  • Should you wish to travel with 2 friends and share a room, we can offer the attic loft, with its private bathroom. the residency fee for 3 feminists in the attic loft (linens and towels, breakfast monday to friday and 1 weekly vegetarian château dinner included, bikes, shared studio space and transportation to and from the train station in Abbeville) is 1000€.

if you should be accepted as a resident at CENTRE POMPADOUR and travel on a stately/private or educational grant, we are happy to provide you with an official acceptance letter if needed.

Traveling costs and expenses for working material must be paid by the residents.

Application guidelines:

To apply to the program please submit a one page CV / resume that includes all relevant related background as well as one page motivation letter, detailing your reason for applying, any relevant academic or related experience, and maximum one page of your work and/or research interest or your feminist reading list if you are interested in the reading residency at the laboratory of neofeminism by email.

Deadline:
Ongoing

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CENTRE POMPADOUR

CENTRE POMPADOUR

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Description

CENTRE POMPADOUR, the laboratory of neo - feminism, welcomes like-minded creative professionals from all over the world to work on projects that place gender equality and feminist empowerment at the heart of the creative process and outreach. They are an artist-run residency program.

The creatives-in-residency program runs May through September. Artists who are currently pursuing arts of any skill or mastery (visual arts, applied arts, writing, poetry, music, research on feminism or gender politics,...) and identify with a neofeminist outlook on the world are invited to apply. There is a lot of privacy, surrounded by a nature. The four guest rooms each have their own private bathroom. Other facilities include a top-floor attic atelier of 50m2, a well assorted library of women’s history readings and art literature, a well-tuned piano, and spacious indoor and outdoor living areas.

Outcome

Communication and exchange of feminist and neo-feminist ideas. Their idea of networking only just started with Simone de Beauvoir's second sex.

Studio Information
  • 1 top floor attic atelier of 50m2
  • 1 well assorted library on art and feminism
Accommodation Information

4 double bedrooms with private bathroom.

Technical Information

Printer, wifi and piano.

Location

CENTRE POMPADOUR, laboratory of neo-feminism, is located in the tiny village of Ercourt, which is situated in the Baie de Somme area, a nature reserve of the french Picardie. The château was built in 1849; its architect Hector-Martin Lefuel is best known for the completion of the Palais du Louvre, the theatre of the Fontainbleau Château, the Château Neudeck, in neobaroque stile, typical for the Second Empire.

Contact information
Addresses

9 rue du chateau
80210 Ercourt
France

Email
centre.pompadour [at] gmail.com