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Studio-Apartment Residency at La Chartreuse de Villeneuve Lez Avignon (France)

Ateliers-Résidences à La Chartreuse de Villeneuve Lez Avignon en France

DESCRIPTION

Through this program, the Conseil wants to promote the cultivation of durable bonds between dramatic authors from Québec and from France, while contributing to their literary development and the dissemination of their works.

In the context of this exchange, a dramatic author from Québec writing for the children’s-youth audience can reside for six or eight weeks sojourn at La Chartreuse de Villeneuve lez Avignon. In return, a French dramatic author writing for the children’s-youth audience will be hosted in Québec, in Montréal, by the Centre international de recherche et de création en théâtre pour l’enfance et la jeunesse, Le Cube (Le Cube), for a writing residency of equal duration.

For this residency exchange program, the final selection will be made in Québec for the French artist and at La Chartreuse for the Québec artist.

Information of the host institution
Founded in 1356 by Pope Innocent VI, La Chartreuse served principally as a monastery for more than four centuries. During the French Revolution, the monastic orders were suppressed and the land was distributed to the villagers. Beginning in 1909, the French Government carried out a survey of the buildings and undertook the initial work to redeem and restore the buildings.

In 1971, La Chartreuse became the Centre international de recherche, de création et d’animation and integrated the centre national des écritures du spectacle in 1990. La Chartreuse hosts about 300 dramatic authors and artists annually in writing residencies, for sojourns of from 15 days to 2 months, and organizes a major international component annually, including the “Textes nomades” project.

The selected artists will be housed for free in the ancient monastic cells of the Chartreuse order, now transformed into rooms. All these living quarters are furnished with an equipped kitchen, bathroom and Wi-Fi access. Sheets and towels are provided by La Chartreuse and are changed once weekly. Moreover, the authors are invited, from Monday to Friday, to join the La Chartreuse host’s table for the evening meal and meet other residents. These meals are provided by La Chartreuse.

PLEASE NOTE THAT STUDIO AND RESIDENCY PROGRAMS DIFFER CONSIDERABLY IN DURATION, DEADLINES AND SEASON IN WHICH THEY OCCUR. WE HIGHLY ENCOURAGE YOU TO USE THIS PLATFORM FOR RESEARCH PURPOSES AND TO REVIEW ALL DETAILS ON THE CALQ WEBSITE.

CRITERIA

Artists with at least 2 years of artistic practice.

Not eligible:

  • Groups of artists.
  • Projects carried out under the supervision of an educational program are ineligible.
  • A project that has already been rejected by the Conseil is ineligible for this program.
  • A group legally constituted as a not-for-profit or profit-making company or general partnership is ineligible for this program.

EXPENSES

  • Personal insurance
  • Travel
  • Living expenses
  • Project related costs

DOCUMENTS

  • Form containing personal information
  • Form containing the details of the project completed and signed
  • Applicant’s Curriculum vitæ (max. : 3 pages)
  • Letters of commitment from the collaborators along with a description of their contribution to the project, if applicable
  • Press file (max. : 5 pages)
  • Schedule (max. : 2 pages)
  • Letter of intent, if applicable

Get In Touch With Your Agent

Laurent Rosencwajg

Studios and residencies

laurent.rozencwajg@calq.gouv.qc.ca

514-864-4290

Laurent Rosencwajg

Studios and residencies

laurent.rozencwajg@calq.gouv.qc.ca

514-864-4290

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