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2025 Creation Projects Call – Mécènes du Sud
Visual artists submit an 8-file application package describing a new artwork creation project, including letter of intent, project description, portfolio, biography, budget, and partner information, for consideration by an independent artistic committee.
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Get matched →Mécènes du Sud supports the emergence of new artistic projects on the Arles-Aix-Marseille-Bouches-du-Rhône territory. The call awards grants for creation of new artworks selected by an independent artistic committee. The patronage is intended to be determinative for project initiation and feasibility, and may complement other funding already secured or sought.
Projects must be in research, writing, experimentation, or production phases for creation of new artworks. Projects already in production are ineligible. Projects previously submitted to Mécènes du Sud calls are not eligible.
Visual and plastic arts artists, working individually or accompanied by a partner organization. No age or nationality restrictions. Artistic collaborations and collectives are accepted.
Applicants must explicitly demonstrate how their background or project connects to the Arles-Aix-Marseille-Bouches-du-Rhône territory and how they will embody this connection. This territory's dynamism, influence, and attractiveness—shaped by Mediterranean proximity—is central to Mécènes du Sud's mission.
Grants of a minimum of €8,000 as financial patronage for research, production of artworks, and artist fees. In addition to financial support, Mécènes du Sud mobilizes its members and cultural partners to provide other forms of support to selected projects.
Every listing links to the organizer's official page. Always confirm deadlines, fees, and entry rules there before you apply.
Send all files via WeTransfer, Dropbox, or other FTP solution to [email protected]. Email subject line must be formatted as: [Artist first name last name]. Include your coordinates (first name, last name, telephone) in the submission. Do not send PDF files by email. You will receive an acknowledgment receipt within approximately 14 business days. Do not contact organizers before May 27. Incomplete or off-topic applications will be disregarded.