Cité internationale des arts : laureates October 2020 / April 2021
14 new artists from around the world will be hosted in residence between October 2020 and April 2021 through the program of the Institut français at the Cité internationale des arts, in Paris.
The Institut français / Cité internationale des arts program is open to foreign artists, who wish to develop a project of research and creation in Paris, for a period of three or six months. These artists may be identified by the Instituts français, Alliances françaises, Cultural services of the French Embassies or French and foreign cultural organizations.
The Institut français coaches them to widen their professional network and encourages collaborations with other artists and cultural organizations in France.
The Laureates
Selected within the framework of the call for applications launched during the spring 2020, the laureates are:
- ALBRAEHE Anas – Lebanon – Visual arts
- BALLO Ibrahim - Mali - Visual arts
- ELMOLY Ebrahim – Egypt - Photography
- ESPANDI Maryam - Iran - Visual arts
- EZ-ELDIN Mansoura – Egypt - Literature
- GARCIA Rodrigo – Venezuela - Cinema
- KESERWANY Noel – Lebanon - Cinema
- LOPES MADEIRA BECHO Anabela Maria – Portugal - Exhibition curating
- RASHIDI ASHJERDI Marzieh - Iran - Photography
- SAHLI Ghizlane – Morocco – Visual arts
- SEDIGHIAN KASHI Reza – Iran – Visual arts
- TAWFIK Ahmed – Egypt – Comic arts
- WAHBA Mohamed – Egypt – Comic arts
- WEN Hui – China – Dance
The Selection committee
The commission, chaired by Éric Soulier, Director of the Development and Partnerships Department of the Institut français, was composed by the following experts:
INSTITUT FRANÇAIS
Development and partnerships department
- Fanny Rolland, head of the residency department
- Mathilde Lajarrige, residency project manager
- Jessica Chilloh, intern at the residency department
Artistic development and cooperation department
- Sophie Robnard, project leader for Photography / Image
MINISTÈRE DE L’EUROPE ET DES AFFAIRES ÉTRANGÈRES
- Alice Toutlemonde, redactor at the Sub-Directorate of Culture and Media
MINISTÈRE DE LA CULTURE
- Loïc Meuley, DGCA – European and international office
- Isabelle Manci, College of Fine Arts
CITÉ INTERNATIONALE DES ARTS
- Bénédicte Alliot, general director
CENTRE NATIONAL DES ARTS PLASTIQUES
- Béatrice Salmon, director
