Open Call at Nantes Institute of Advanced Studies

The Nantes Institute for Advanced Study, is establishing a new fellowship in «Arts, Societies and Contemporary Mutations.» In this context, the IEA in collaboration with local partners, Lieu Unique, the Nantes Saint-Nazaire School of Fine Arts and Nantes Métropole, is offering an international artistic and research residency to artists from the global south. This residency is supported by Nantes Métropole – Culture Department.

Starting in January 2023, an international professional artist from the field of visual arts from the South (Africa, Central or South America, Asia, the Middle East, Oceania) will be hosted for a 6-month stay in Nantes.

The aim of this residency is to cross-reference contemporary changes through the arts and the human and social sciences. It intends to explore societal changes and the place of Man in this environment through the crossing of disciplines.

This chair will bring together the know-how, equipment, networks and missions of each institution to serve the world of arts and ideas in the metropolitan area.

All applications must be submitted no later than 8th September 2022 via this link. Incomplete applications will not be considered.
Application file (pdf documents / maximum size 10Mb):

• Application form (civil status, title of the project, working methods, description of the eventual production, articulation of the artistic project with the Human and Social Sciences, practical informations...)
• Portfolio including captioned images (10 pages max)
• CV
• Two letters of recommendation and/or mentions of two previous partners

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