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.

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.

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.

Further information: www.rencontres-arles.com

Cover: Les Vampires n’ont pas peur des miroirs (El Grupo de Cali, vampirisme et Tropical Goth). Projet récipiendaire de la bourse de recherche curatoriale 2023 porté par María Wills Londoño et Andrés Matute Echeverri