3 bis f

Every year, for varying periods of time, ranging from a few weeks to several months, performing arts professionals and acting troupes develop their research and/or creative projects as part of the residency programmes at 3 bis f. Reflecting its unusual identity, they do so by situating their artistic practice in the context of the hospital environment. The centre's work, which is very much anchored in exchanges with the healthcare profession, encourages transdisciplinarity and encounters with alterity. The dual artistic direction between visual and performing arts encourages cross-disciplinarity and hybrid forms.
Artists working at 3 bis f are driven by a desire to broaden and share their work with a diverse audience, including patients or those who are undergoing treatment, healthcare workers and local residents, particularly during sessions organised.

3 bis f offers two types of residencies for visual artists registered as working professionals in the field of contemporary art:
— The research residency takes form over time and situates the artist's personal work in this new environment by offering regular meetings open to a particular adult audience. It does not culminate in an exhibition, nor is the production of any form of work required;
— The creative residency is based on the production of artwork (in the broadest sense of the term), leading to an exhibition at 3 bis f;
The residencies form the basis of 3 bis f's artistic season, which runs from September to the end of August.

Research-based residency

WHAT’S INCLUDED

— an independent 80 m2 studio, accessible 24/7;
— a communal kitchen;
— technical and logistical support;
— a €1000 monthly residency grant;
— €600 for travel expenses.

DURATION

Residencies vary in length, from 1 to 6 months.

SELECTION PROCESS

Upon invitation or through calls for applications.
Artists are required to explain the way in which they envisage working with the structure, the team and the public, as well as the motivation behind them wishing to participate in a residency programme at 3 bis f. 
Priority is given to artists living in the area. 

CONSIDERATION FOR RESIDENTS' FAMILY LIFE

Accommodation can be provided for residents' families for short periods of time. The premises are not suitable for long-term stays due to the limited living space which is shared with the other artists. Spouses can be accommodated more easily than children, as the environment and spaces at 3 bis f are better suited to this type of stay. 3 bis f does not have specialised equipment for hosting infants, but resident artists are welcome to bring their own.
3 bis f is committed to taking personal life into account and is always available to discuss with resident artists how it can adapt to their needs in terms of family life.

RESIDENTS' COMMITMENTS

— Residents must have declared their artistic activity(ies) to the relevant administrative bodies for tax and social security purposes;
— Residents are required to present their research project at a group presentation which takes place at the start of the season. This involves meeting the other participating artists, the staff at the Montperrin psychiatric hospital, the official partners of the programme and the public;
— During the residency, the studio with which the artist is provided is considered to be his/her/their main place of work. It is within this space that artists are required to host professional meetings and conduct individual and group visits.

ACTIVITIES AIMED AT THE PUBLIC 

Resident artists are invited to lead 'sessions', during which they have the opportunity to talk about their research, in the studio or in a dedicated area of the arts centre. These sessions are an integral part of the residency programme and play a key role in the link established between the artist's research and the context in which the artist is hosted.
This is a space and time intended for experimentation and shared research, which are undertaken collectively and pursued in the presence of a diverse range of individuals (artists, students, patients, health care teams, the public, families, groups working in the social field, and so on).
Resident artists are not expected to establish therapeutic or educational relations, but rather to further inform their research by dividing their time between group sessions and studio work. 

Creation-based residency

— an independent 80m² studio, accessible 24/7;
— a communal kitchen;
— technical and logistical support;
— a monthly residency grant of €1000;
— €1200 to cover performance rights;
— a maximum of €4,000 for production costs;
— reimbursement of travel expenses (up to €1000 and upon presentation of receipts);
— housing (a furnished room on the premises);

DURATION

From 2 to 3 months.
The duration of a residency, completed in a continuous manner or intermittently, is decided upon according to the requirements of the project and with a view to extending the possibility of the resident artist discovering the centre and its history.

SELECTION PROCESS

Upon invitation. 

RESIDENTS' COMMITMENTS

— Residents must have declared their artistic activity(ies) to the relevant administrative bodies for tax and social security purposes;
— Residents are required to present their project at a group presentation which takes place at the start of the season. This involves meeting the other participating artists, the staff at the Montperrin psychiatric hospital, the official partners of the programme and the public;
— During the residency, artists are required to participate in open studio events, be it within the context of professional meetings or individual and group visits.

ACTIONS AIMED AT THE PUBLIC

Actions similar to those outlined for the research residency, with a view to sharing the artistic practice or practices and challenges of the creative project in progress, a future, or future ones.