Résidence de recherche et de création 2027 – Les Factotum et Les Petites Écuries à Nantes
Research and Creation Residency 2027 – Les Factotum and Les Petites Écuries in Nantes
This call invites professional visual artists to submit proposals for a one-month research and creation residency in Nantes, focusing on contemporary art and artisanal know-how, particularly metalwork.
Les Factotum offers a one-month artistic research and creation residency in Nantes, between May and July 2027. Aimed at professional visual artists, this residency fosters connections between contemporary art and artisanal skills, especially metalwork. The selected artist will receive technical support, a 2,000 € grant, a 1,500 € production budget, accommodation, and a studio. An exhibition at Les Petites Écuries, integrated into the Wave Visual Arts Biennale in autumn 2027, will complete the program. Applications are open until December 1, 2026.
Key Dates
Submission Deadline: December 1, 2026
Residency Period: One month between mid-May and early July 2027 (possibility of splitting the period)
Exhibition: Autumn 2027
Exhibition Setup: Autumn 2027
Eligibility
Open to France and international, no nationality restriction specified.
No age limit.
Open to all genders.
Be a professional visual artist.
Present a confirmed artistic practice with significant previous experiences.
Propose a research and creation project with an experimental dimension.
Develop a project in relation to the artisanal know-how and technical skills of the Atelier Petite Métallerie.
Identify in the application one or more artisans among Étienne Chollet, Oriane Poncet, Magali Rousseau, and Aurélie Trieu.
Precisely explain the envisaged collaboration modalities with the artisans.
Present a technically feasible project coherent with the production budget.
Artists residing outside Loire-Atlantique are prioritized.
Themes and Media
The residency focuses on contemporary art, artistic research, contemporary creation, sculpture, metal, fire arts, art crafts, design, experimentation, artistic installation, fabrication, and artisanal techniques.
What You Receive
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Remuneration identified: 2,500 € (including residency grant and exhibition rights).
Production budget: 1,500 € for technical services and/or grant, to be defined with the artist.
Accommodation provided during the residency.
Individual workspace of 20 m².
Technical support by one or more artisans from Atelier Petite Métallerie.
Artistic support by Les Factotum team.
Access to the skills and know-how of the production network.
Exhibition in autumn 2027, in a 20 m² gallery and/or outdoor space.
Exhibition integrated into the Wave Visual Arts Biennale.
Public meeting to present the artist's practice and research.
Team support for exhibition setup.
Return of artworks covered for metropolitan France.
Possibility of arrangements for families, subject to conditions to be agreed upon.
Application Requirements
Provide a CV.
Provide a portfolio.
Provide a research intention note of 1 to 2 pages maximum.
Be available for a one-month residency between mid-May and early July 2027, with the possibility of splitting the period.
Participate in the exhibition setup in autumn 2027.
Plan a public meeting to present your practice and research.
Territorial Priority: Artists residing outside Loire-Atlantique are prioritized.
Demanding Selection: The jury values significant experiences, the singularity of the work, and the ability to conduct experimental research.
Production Budget: Interventions by artisans must be financed within the 1,500 € envelope. The amount available for other expenses will depend on the project.
Techniques Involved: The residency relies on the skills of four artisans from Petite Métallerie. The project must be adapted to these resources.
Calendar: The residency takes place between May and July 2027, but the exhibition is scheduled for autumn. This second period of availability must be anticipated.
Transport: Travel expenses are covered up to a maximum of 220 € for a round trip, without explicit guarantee for any additional travel related to the exhibition.
Return of Works: The announced coverage concerns shipping within metropolitan France.
Financial Conditions: The residency grant, exhibition rights, and production budget are three distinct items.
Application File: The intention note must be 1 to 2 pages long and specify the solicited artisans and the nature of their intervention.
Media accepted
installationmetalmixed mediasculpture
Award
2,500 € (residency grant and exhibition rights), plus a 1,500 € production budget (technical services and/or grant).
Theme
The residency promotes contemporary art and artisanal know-how, with a particular focus on metalwork, artistic research, and experimentation.
Eligibility
Open to professional visual artists with a confirmed artistic practice, who propose an experimental research and creation project related to artisanal know-how and the technical skills of the Atelier Petite Métallerie.