Artists Residency at the Dora Maar House
Opportunity Description
International Deadline: October 16, 2023 – Since 2007, the ‘Brown Foundation Fellowship Program’, based at the Dora Maar House in Ménerbes, France, has offered residencies of one to two months to mid-career arts and humanities professionals to focus on their areas of expertise.
The application cycle for the 2024 Artists Residency Program is now accepting applications.
ELIGIBILITY
Mid-career artists and scholars who have submitted a completed application.
BENEFITS
- one to two months in residence at the Dora Maar House
- the Dora Maar House has four private bedrooms, each with a private bath, three studies for writers and scholars, a studio for artists, and a piano. There are shared kitchen, library, living and dining rooms, along with two beautiful gardens. The house is equipped with high-speed wireless internet, printer, fax, and laptops for the fellows’ convenience.
- expenses paid for round-trip travel from a fellow’s home to the Dora Maar House
- a grant based upon the length of stay at Dora Maar House
EXPECTATIONS
- That you enjoy the opportunities this remarkable residence offers you;
- that you help us learn about the residence’s strengths and weaknesses and suggest how we can improve the Dora Maar experience;
- that you use your time well;
- that you are friendly to the citizens of Ménerbes while you are there; and make one public presentation during the monthly “Salons”;
- that you donate to Maar House one drawing, publication, etc. created during your stay there;
- and, should a publication come from your work there, that you recognize The Residency Program at the Dora House in your acknowledgements.
FEES
There is no cost. We provide Fellows with a daily stipend of $50 a day and we provide a travel allowance to help with their travel costs to and from the House. We also provide reasonable shipping costs for materials, i.e., books, research materials, art materials, etc. There is a $25 application fee.
