Les Ateliers des Arques

Based in the Bouriane area of the Lot and created alongside the Zadkine museum, the association’s aim is to welcome, support and accompany the most contemporary work, by providing artists with logistical, technical and financial resources to encourage their research in the fine arts.
The association also organises an exhibition in the autumn which showcases public collections of contemporary art from the Occitanie area. Throughout the year, the association runs an artistic and cultural education programme which contributes to the vitality of the area.

SPRING RESIDENCY PROGRAMME:

WHAT’S INCLUDED

- a €2,000 grant for a residency lasting a minimum of 6 weeks residency which can be spread over 3 months and during which artists are housed and supported in their project
- €0 to €2,000 (depending on the artist's project) to cover production costs,
- €500 to cover travel expenses (to and from the residency and the artist's home),
-  funding to cover copyright royalties (in relation to exhibitions and public/school meetings),
- artists receive a flat-rate fee for setting up and dismantling the exhibition,
- a publication (exhibition booklet and/or catalogue),
- accommodation, including a shared studio (with tools and machinery for wood and metal work),
- a shared living area with garden,
- audiovisual equipment,  
- a shared vehicle,  
- support of an administrator in charge of production, a visitor experience and communications manager, as well as an assistant or an exhibition technician.

DURATION 

Residency: 3 months, from April to the end of June
Exhibition: from the end of June to the end of August

Duration

Résidence : mi-mars > fin juin
Exposition de la résidence : début juillet >fin septembre
Autres expositions : entre 1 et 2 mois (expositions des collections du FRAC Occitanie et de l’Artothèque du Lot. Expositions des œuvres créées lors de résidences hors les murs)

SELECTION PROCESS

Each year, the association chooses an external artistic director to whom it entrusts the task of proposing a research-creation residency project, inviting artists of their choice and proposing an exhibition at the end of the residency.
A residency and exhibition contract is drawn up for each curator and resident. The works created remain the property of their creator; they are not intended to remain on site.

CONSIDERATION FOR RESIDENTS' FAMILY LIFE

Depending on the residency schedule, families can be hosted. This is to be discussed with the association once the artist has been invited or selected. 
Children must be supervised by an additional adult in order for residents to take full advantage of the opportunity and concentrate on their work.
Additional funding (for accommodation and utilities) is provided and varies depending on the length of the stay. The Ateliers des Arques team can help put residents in touch with relevant local professionals.

RESIDENTS' COMMITMENTS

We ask that artists:
- present their artistic approach at the evening launch of the residency,
- open their studios to a dedicated group event organised midway through the residency,
- take part in two meetings, each lasting 30 minutes, with selected groups, accompanied by the visitor experience manager 
- take part in the opening of the exhibition

ACTIVITIES AIMED AT THE PUBLIC

During the exhibition, the visitor experience manager proposes a range of outreach activities.

DRAWING RESIDENCY PROGRAMME:

WHAT’S INCLUDED  

- a €1,350 residency grant,
- artists receive a 400€ research fee,
- €200 cover travel expenses to and from the residency and the artist's home,
- artists receive 200€ for their participation in the public meeting,
- accommodation,
- equipment (A3 light table, Riso, paper cutter, bookbinder, etc.),
- a shared living area with a garden,
- a shared vehicle,  
- support from an administrator and a public relations and a visitor experience and communications manager.

DURATION 

1 month in September

SELECTION PROCESS

From 2024 onwards, the association will be publishing a call for applications for a research residency aimed at artists of all ages and nationalities, who are from or live in the Occitanie area and practise drawing. Artists are selected by a professional selection committee. A residency contract is drawn up for each resident.
The Ateliers des Arques team supports artists by commissioning a critical text on each of their work and by organising meetings with professionals from Air de Midi - réseau Art Contemporain en Occitanie.

CONSIDERATION FOR RESIDENTS' FAMILY LIFE

Depending on the residency schedule, families can be hosted. This is to be discussed with the association once the artist has been invited or selected. 
Children must be supervised by an additional adult in order for residents to take full advantage of the opportunity and concentrate on their work.
Additional funding (for accommodation and utilities) is provided and varies depending on the length of the stay. The Ateliers des Arques team can help put residents in touch with relevant local professionals

RESIDENTS' COMMITMENTS

At the end of their residency, the artists are invited to present their artistic approach and talk about their stay at a public event.