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Artist residency

The Cité internationale des arts, the world’s largest arts residence, has been bringing together more than 300 artists of all origins and generations in the heart of Paris since 1965, giving them the opportunity to carry out a creative or research project in all disciplines.

Open calls

D-5

Application deadline: 30 October 2026

Art Explora x Cité internationale des arts

With our partner: Art Explora

D-5

Application deadline: 30 October 2026

Villa Bloch x Cité internationale des arts

With our partners: Villa Bloch, City of Poitiers

D-22

Application deadline: 16 November 2026

Caméra libre ↗ Open call available on our partner's website

With our partners: CNC - Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée, L'usage du monde au 21ème siècle

See all open calls

Not to be missed

To Make Space for the World

Taking Cité internationale des arts as the starting point, To Make Space for the World proposes a wider reflection on how contemporary artists address the promises, contradictions and afterlives of cultural internationalism, a form of exchange, action, and solidarity that extends beyond national frameworks.

October 8, 2026 – January 16, 2027

Marais Site → Galerie

Open Studios

Every Wednesday, the public is invited to discover the work in progress of artists in residence, in their studios.

From 6 pm to 9 pm

Open Studios

Marais Site

Coming soon!

p. 39 | Nina Wakeford

From October 20 to November 21, 2026

Marais Site → Vitrine

1965 → 2025

In 2025, the Cité internationale des arts celebrated its 60th anniversary, marking six decades of commitment to artistic creation, creative freedom, and the mobility of artists from around the world.

Coupure presse issue de la Gazette des Beaux-Arts, édition du 6 au 12 mars 1957. Photographie issue du fonds d’archives de la Cité internationale des arts