Left image: Chemin du Montparnasse © Margot Montigny/AWARE, right image : AWARE Research Centre © Philippe Piron – matali crasset ADAGP, Design by Lisa Sturacci studio, © AWARE : Archives of Women Artists, Research & Exhibitions
Montparnasse – Bienvenüe metro station, Exit 2, Lines 4, 6, 12 and 13
Villa Vassilieff is accessible to visitors using wheeled devices or who have mobility difficulties thanks to special facilities (access ramp, adapted toilets, and a lift).
In addition, several reserved parking spaces are available close to the Villa Vassilieff:
• in front of 4 rue d’Alençon, 75015 Paris
• in front of 7 rue Antoine Bourdelle, 75015 Paris
• in front of 23 rue de l’Arrivée, 75015 Paris
Consult the map of adapted parking spaces in Paris here.
AWARE: Archives of Women Artists, Research and Exhibitions is pleased to announce a residency at the Villa Vassilieff in Paris for research on women and non-binary photographers and video artists.
General conditions of the residency
Length of the residency: 3 months (from January 1, 2025 to March 31, 2025)
Accommodation: The resident will have an independent living and working studio of 44m² within the Villa Vassilieff. The resident will also have access to AWARE’s resource and information centre, which contains nearly 3,700 references on women artists (monographs, critical essays, exhibition catalogues, etc.).
Financial conditions: Payment of a round trip ticket between the place of residence and Paris, living allowance of 900 €/month, i.e., 2700 € for the entire residency.
Support offered by AWARE: The AWARE team will make available its expertise and its institutional, artistic and academic networks. (Museums, galleries, professionals, research centres, archives).
During the residency, the resident will be invited to host a meeting at the Villa Vassilieff (conference/round table/masterclass) to present their research. At the end of the residency, they will be invited to write a research article which will be published on the AWARE website.
Applications
Applications should be sent to [email protected] by October 6, 2024, and should include:
– A research proposal of 500 words maximum in English or French (focusing on one or several women and/or non-binary photographers and video artists),
– A short letter of motivation, explaining your reasons for working at the Villa Vassilieff in Paris,
– A CV.
Interviews with the pre-selected candidates will be held at the end of October. The selection committee will be composed of:
– Dr Taous Dahmani, scholar, lecturer, writer and curator
– Dr Flora Dunster, Senior Lecturer at Central Saint Martins and co-author of Photography–A Queer History
– Dr Sara Morais dos Santos Bruss, researcher and curator at Haus der Kulturen der Welt (HKW)
– Nina Volz, head of international development at AWARE
