Language:
English, French
Duration:
3 or 6 months
Paid by host:

Residents will receive a monthly stipend of CHF 1,500 to cover living expenses and the cost of materials. The grant is adapted for artists’ collectives according to the number of members in the group.

Paid by artist:
  • Visa
  • Insurance to cover medical assistance and accidents during the artists' stay in Switzerland

La Becque contributes to the travel costs of residents from their place of residence to La Tour-de-Peilz, up to a maximum of CHF 500 (travel within Europe) and CHF 1,000 (worldwide).

Application guidelines:

Call for Applications seeking 2025 participants in the Principal Residency Program is open from March 1 to 22, 2024. Applications sent after these dates will not be considered during the deliberations.

The Principal Residency Program is oriented towards confirmed artists as well as up-and-coming practitioners with a high development potential. The thematic focus remains unchanged: La Becque intends to continue exploring the notions of nature, the environment, and technology and their interplay through projects originating from (almost) all disciplines of the artistic spectrum.

Applicants may apply for a three-month or six-month residency (organized into two three-month periods). The desired length of stay must be specified in the application. More information can be found on La Becque's website.

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La Becque

La Becque

Principal Residency Program
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Description

Located on the shores of Lake Geneva, in La Tour-de-Peilz, between Vevey and Montreux, and close to Switzerland’s main cultural and natural attractions, La Becque | Artists Residency welcomes artists from all walks of life, inviting its residents to develop their project in an exceptional living and working environment.

Aimed at both emerging and established artists, duo or collective from all backgrounds and disciplines, the Principal Residency Program pays particular attention to projects that explore the interplay between nature, the environment, and technology, notions that are more intertwined than ever and that lie at the heart of contemporary concerns. Located on an exceptional slice of lakeside land in La Tour-de-Peilz, between Vevey and Montreux, La Becque address these notions in a particularly rich environment of both obvious and ambivalent beauty. The site of La Becque, with its lush garden on the shores of Lake Geneva, offers a particularly autonomous landscape from which to draw ideas, while the garden, which is partly inspired by British artist and activist Derek Jarman, offers a unique entry point into the way we like to think about the above themes.

La Becque’s residency program offers its residents time for reflection, rather than focusing on artistic production. Deeply convinced of the importance of such moments in the artistic process, La Becque is primarily interested in facilitating the phases of research, reflection, and other modes of transition, rather than capitalizing on creation.

Studio Information

La Becque has a professionally equipped music and recording studio. Residents also have access to La Becque’s wood workshop, which features a wide range of machines for cutting and assembling wooden parts. A workshop for ceramic production is also available, equipped with a 45 x 60 cm kiln and a potter’s wheel. Finally, a 3D printer (Ultimaker 2+) and a library are available to residents.

Accommodation Information

Artists-in-residence are provided with a live/work apartment for the duration of their stay. Each apartment is 80 sqm in size, with a fully equipped kitchen, a washer and dryer, a separate bedroom and bathroom, and a modular main living/workspace of approx. 40 sqm, plus a terrace facing Lake Geneva.

Technical Information

A 63m2 space that can be arranged according to particiants' needs, equipped with a kitchen and two toilets, and accessible to people with reduced mobility. On site, residents will find free access to: wifi, beamer & screen and flipchart.

Location

The site offers direct swimming access to Lake Geneva, and stunning views of both the lake and the surrounding Alps. The residency also benefits from direct contacts in most cultural as well as scientific institutions in Switzerland and leverages these for the benefit of its residents.

Contact information
Addresses

Chemin de La Becque 1
1814 La Tour-de-Peilz
Switzerland

Email
info [at] labecque.ch