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

This residency received the support of Neuflize OBC Foundation.