La Métive

La Métive encourages conservation between artists in residence and local residents on contemporary artistic practices, orchestrating a celebratory sharing of knowledge and the meeting of different worlds. La Métive is a team which invites and accompanies these artists. It encourages them to meet, gives them the means to initiate, and the support to carry out their projects. La Métive welcomes artists and artistic teams whose projects are in the early stages.

© ABISHEK JOSHI - THE ASTRONAUTS OF REASON HAVE POPULATED THE NIGHT SKY - FRONT VIEW OF THE WORK - ARTIST : VÉRONIQUE BÉLAND, 2018

Participating in a residency at La Métive means taking the time to get to know a new place and team, as well as other artists, writers, researchers. It involves taking the time to meet travellers, children and to become acquainted with different landscapes. It's also about taking time out to carry out your own research. This is why we now prefer to host research projects led by 1 or 2 people.

Researching at La Métive means embarking on a process of experimentation. Residents are not required to produce results or showcase their work. Intuitions are as important as projects. Uncertainty has its place at La Métive leaves room for uncertainty and believes that there is no such thing as failure when it comes to research.

WHAT’S INCLUDED

— time :
research is first and foremost a long process, with back and forths and breaks. It's a process which develops over time. There's no pre-established duration; we’ll work together to establish this, as well as the format your visit will take.
— resources :
Residents receive a per-diem and their travel expenses are reimbursed. 
They are also awarded a residency grant, the amount of which varies according to demand. Accommodation and a workspace are provided on the premises.
— spaces :
Researchers have at their disposal: a 110 m² unequipped stage area, 25 to 30m² studios, a local library and a garden. La Métive also has a large house with 8 bedrooms.
— support :
Accompanying artists means working alongside them, thinking along with them. La Métive’s entire team is involved in the process. A playwright is regularly involved at the beginning and end of each residency programme, providing residents with personalised support. Artists and other art professionals working in different disciplinary fields can be called on as and when required.

DURATION

1 week to 3 months, which do not have to run consecutively.

SELECTION PROCESS 

La Métive's artistic direction acts as a collegiate body, made up of individuals who review applications received and provide their opinion.

CONSIDERATION FOR RESIDENTS' FAMILY LIFE

La Métive tailors its residency programmes entirely to the needs of the artist and strives to ensure that they are adapted as much as to the demands of family life. Children and co-parents can be accommodated and is a question that artists can raise with the team. Housing family members depends on the availability of the venue and the current events taking place.
Every week, La Métive hosts Le Relais d'Assistants Maternelles which is a free information, discussion and support service for parents and childminders. Alternative childcare solutions can also be found.

RESIDENTS' COMMITMENTS

None at all. This is also something upon which we decide together. 

ACTIVITIES AIMED AT THE PUBLIC 

Discussions with local people. The format of these events may vary: workshops, evening events, meetings, depending on the artist's project’s requirements. In principle, these activities are dedicated to the artistic project and the people invited to take part. 
An exhibition, if the work lends itself to this type of event.