2026 Creation Project Call Marseille Provence - Mécènes du Sud
Submit a portfolio with CV, project description, biography, budget, and visuals to apply for a creation grant supporting new artistic works in sculpture, drawing, painting, photography, installation, video, or digital media.
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Get matched →Mécènes du Sud, a collective of business leaders and patrons founded in 2003, supports emerging artistic projects in the Marseille Provence region. This call is exclusively dedicated to creation of new works, potentially including research, writing, and experimentation phases. An independent artistic committee reviews projects, and selected artists present their work to patrons and cultural partners within 18 months to 2 years of selection.
Visual and plastic artists (sculpture, drawing, painting, photography, installation, video, digital) of any age or nationality, working individually or in artistic collaborations and collectives. Artists must demonstrate a link between themselves or their project and the Marseille Provence territory. Projects already in progress are not eligible.
A total of 30,000 EUR will be distributed among 3 selected projects, with a minimum of 8,000 EUR per project. Funding covers research, artwork production, and artist fees, with support intended to launch and realize projects.
Send applications to [email protected] using one of these file upload systems (do not send files by email): swisstransfer.com/fr, fromsmash.com/fr, or grosfichiers.com. You must include the artist's name in the email subject line and a phone number in the message body. Incomplete or ineligible applications may not be reviewed.
Every listing links to the organizer's official page. Always confirm deadlines, fees, and entry rules there before you apply.
Projects are selected by an independent artistic committee composed of art professionals with expertise in art criticism, conservation, art history, cultural institutions, exhibition curation, and artistic practice. One association member observes. Committee member names and roles are published on the website.