The Rencontres d'Arles curatorial research fellowship

VAMPIRES FEAR NO LOOKING GLASS (EL GRUPO DE CALI, VAMPIRISM AND TROPICAL GOTH),
BY MARÍA WILLS & ANDRÉS MATUTE ECHEVERRI, WINNER OF THE 2023 CURATORIAL RESEARCH GRANT

THE RENCONTRES D'ARLES IS DELIGHTED TO ANNOUNCE THE LAUNCH OF THE NEW EDITION OF THE CURATORIAL RESEARCH FELLOWSHIP

The Rencontres d'Arles €20,000 curatorial research fellowship is open to all exhibition curators.

The project chosen will be carried out in two stages:
- Research
- Production (after approval, if the project is included in the Rencontres d’Arles program)

The maximum €20,000 grant includes:
- An initial amount of €5,000 in copyright acquired for the winner
- A second amount of €15,000 for producing the project; in case of approval by Les Rencontres d’Arles.

RULES OF PARTICIPATION

1 — PURPOSE

The Rencontres d'Arles curatorial research fellowship is intended for curators wishing to carry out an original image/photography project.
It is supported by Jean-François Dubos.

2 — APPLICATION

THE APPLICATION MUST BE FILED ONLINE BEFORE DECEMBER 5, 2024

IN A SINGLE PDF (10MB MAX.), INCLUDING (IN ORDER):

→ a biography of the curator (and co-curators or collective if applicable) with background, full contact details and a list of curatorial projects & exhibitions, including presentations and views (in the case of exhibitions) of the various projects undertaken by the curator(s).

→ a text presenting the proposed exhibition project (maximum 5,000 characters), the body of works and the artists involved in the project (submitting visuals is strongly advised), a provisional research budget (€5,000), a research schedule and a provisional exhibition production budget (€15,000).

The texts must be in French or English, ideally both.

3 — RESEARCH & PRODUCTION

STAGE 1 — RESEARCH

- Based on the project selected, the curator will receive a €5,000 grant for expenses and copyright fees throughout the length of the research.

- The budget and schedule will be submitted to the Rencontres d'Arles for approval.

- The curator will have six months of research time at the end of which he/she will propose a note to the artistic direction of the Rencontres d'Arles to validate the feasibility of the project and its restitution format (stage 2).

STAGE 2 — PRODUCING & ORGANIZING THE EXHIBITION

After approval, if the project is approved by Les Rencontres d'Arles at the end of the 6-month research period, the project will enter the production stage funded by the Rencontres d'Arles.

→ The €15,000 budget managed by the Rencontres d'Arles includes:
- Loans of works
- Shipping works to Arles (round-trip)
- Production of the works: printing, framing, wallpaper, videos, etc.
- An invitation to the curator, and possible costs of the artists’ expenses in Arles during opening week (and/or the mounting of the exhibition).
- Insurance
- Etc.

→ The curator agrees to:
- Make a selection of the exhibition’s works and determine the presentation and reproduction rights
- Write a text presenting the selection of photographs
- Be present at the festival’s opening week and participate to the guided tour of the exhibition.

In addition to these items, the Rencontres d’Arles will cover the following expenses: scenography, mounting and dismanting of the works, security.

4 — TIMETABLE

→ October 1, 2024
Opening of applications

→ December 5, 2024
Application deadline

→ January 2025
Announcement of the shortlisted project(s)

→ Until Summer 2025
Research (stage 1)

→ From September 2025
In the case of approval, production of the project (stage 2) 

THE CURATORIAL RESEARCH FELLOWSHIP IS GENEROUSLY SUPPORTED BY JEAN-FRANÇOIS DUBOS.

CONTACT
ANNAËLLE VEYRARD