Founded:
2022
Duration:
1 week, 1-4 weeks, 1-3 months
From 1 week to 3 months

msj covers two thirds of the real cost of each residency through volunteer contributions and in-kind support. This includes accommodation within the historic property, breakfast and shared-collective meals, kitchen access, use of all workspaces and gardens, a wood workshop with mentoring on request, technical mentoring, documentation of the residency, administrative and visa support, access to its international artist network, and the organisation of public events including the sortie de résidence. Fellowships are available on a case-by-case basis.

Artists contribute a minimum participation fee. Individual residency: from 650€/week. Collective residency: from 610€/week All rates include accommodation and services. Individual meals are at the artist's charge. Payment plans are available on request. Artists are invited to pay what they can honestly afford. Travel costs are at the artist's charge.

Application guidelines:

Artists apply in two steps: first by completing the online application form available at msj-art.org, then by sending their dossier to [email protected] with the subject line "Call For Residency 2026–2027 – [Your Name]."
A complete application includes: a project proposal, a portfolio or documentation of previous work, a CV and artist statement, preferred residency format and duration, and any specific technical or space requirements.
Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis. Selected artists are invited to a conversation before a formal proposal and contract are issued. A 50% deposit is required to confirm the residency.

Application form

Application deadline:
Ongoing / apply any time
Ongoing open call
Open call:
yes
AIR tags:
Isolation, Interdisciplinary
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Maison Saint Joseph

Maison Saint Joseph

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Description

Maison Saint-Joseph (msj) is a transdisciplinary art residency housed in a classified Historic Monument in Crépy-en-Valois, France, a 17th-century family home, ~ 35 minutes by train from Paris Nord train station.
Since 2022, msj has offered time and space for the kind of work the world interrupts. Open to all art forms, visual arts, writing, performance, music, architecture, film, it welcomes artists, authors, designers, researchers, and performers for residencies of 1 week to 2 months, individual or collective.
msj is run almost entirely by volunteers. Every residency is made possible by hundreds of hours of unpaid work and in-kind support from a transdisciplinary community that believes creation matters. Residents have access to accommodation within the house, shared workspaces, a wood workshop, research library, technical mentoring, and an international artist network spanning France, the United Kingdom, the United States, Tunisia, Morocco, India and beyond.

Msj offers residencies of 1 week to 2 months, open to all disciplines, visual arts, writing, performance, music, architecture, film, and beyond. Residencies are individual or collective, with two formats: a full residency (accommodation and all services included) and a local residency for artists based nearby, with access to workspaces and mentoring without overnight stay.
The programme is built around slow, uninterrupted creation. Residents are invited to develop an existing project or initiate new work, in dialogue with the house, its history, and a transdisciplinary community of practitioners. Each season is structured around a thematic open call. The 2026–2027 season, Roots & Routes, invites artists to explore the space between belonging and movement, memory and creation.
Beyond studio time, the programme includes workshops, public events, and a sortie de résidence, an end-of-residency presentation open to the public and the local community.

Outcome

At the end of their stay, residents present their work through a sortie de résidence, an open presentation to the public and the local community, taking the form of an exhibition, performance, reading, screening, or conversation depending on the work developed. msj documents each residency through a dossier de sortie de résidence. Residents are encouraged to maintain an ongoing relationship with msj as part of a growing alumni network and as potential contributors to future programmes and workshops.

Accommodation Information

msj offers two accommodation options within the property. The Manor (Maison Saint-Joseph) includes private rooms with double bed and private bathroom, and a shared loft apartment under the roof with kitchen, bathroom, and living area. La Petite Maison offers shared and private rooms with shared bathroom, kitchen, and living space. All accommodation is within the same walls where residents live and create.

Studio Information

Residents have access to shared studios, a wood workshop with mentoring on request, a research library, gardens, and contemplative spaces.

Technical Information

Technical mentoring available in: Grasshopper, Rhino, Ableton, TouchDesigner, ComfyUI, Premiere, script doctoring, and installation support. Mentoring is provided by msj's network of practitioners.

Contact information
Email
info [at] maisonsaintjoseph.org
Phone
+447939998385
Website
https://msj-art.org/en/home/