Annually since 1991 ENSA has been providing residencies, with the backing of the Regional Cultural Affairs Office and France’s Centre Region. These residencies are intended to give young artists from France and other countries the chance to carry out personal research projects in association with the school, its teachers, its students and any other outside partner of their choice.
Successful applicants are chosen by a panel comprising one representative each from the Regional Cultural Affairs Office and the Centre Region, the director of the Centre Region Contemporary Art Collection (FRAC), three teachers from the School and the School director.
They are awarded a residency of a minimum of three months and a maximum of four months, for periods to be agreed on during the academic year.
They each receive a grant of 3000 €.
Accommodation is provided in the form of an artist’s studio of 100 square metres, including a workspace, kitchenette, bedroom and mezzanine bathroom.
The project and its budgetary requirements must be submitted to Chloé Nicolas one month before the residency begins. A validation meeting will be held on the resident’s arrival and a contract between him/her and the School will be drawn up.
The resident undertakes to present his/her work at a talk given at the beginning of the residency and to implement a workshop project with the students.
He/she will work in close collaboration with the teaching team and, in particular, with the full-time La Box team: Chloé Nicolas (coordinator) and Véronique Frémiot (registrar and cultural liaison officer).