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Fondation culturelle de Hesseresidency
Hessische Kulturstiftung Paris Residency Grant at Cité internationale des arts
Housing: 65 m² two-floor live/work studio of the Hessische Kulturstiftung within the Cité internationale des arts (Marais site), with access to the Cité's printing and ceramics workshops.
- Who Can Apply: Visual artists (individuals or duos, no age limit) who were born in Hesse, have had their primary residence in Hesse since no later than 1 January 2025, or completed an art-academy (or comparable) degree in Hesse; excludes previous HKST travel/residency grantees, people still in degree or vocational training, and relatives of jurors or HKST staff.
- The Focus: A 12-month residency in the foundation's studio at the Cité internationale des arts, Paris (one place for 2027, one for 2028), within HKST's wider travel and residency grant programme.
- The Funding: €25,000 residency grant plus up to €7,700 for production, exhibition or publication of resulting work; 65 m² live/work studio at the Cité.
- Key Requirements: Online portal application with personal details, short CV (exhibitions, awards, grants), project proposal (max. 3 pages, max. 6,000 keystrokes), digital illustration material/videos (max. 10 MB), two professional references, ID plus proof of the Hesse connection; optional portfolio/letters/publications (max. 10 MB per PDF).
DeadlineThursday, October 15, 2026
Award€25,000 grant for the 12-month Paris residency (one in 2027, one in 2028), plus up to €7,700 additional funding for producing, exhibiting or publishing work made during the grant
LocationParis
ParticipationOn-site
Application notesApply through the Hessische Kulturstiftung application portal (bewerberportal.hkst.de) for the 2027/2028 travel and residency grants; the portal closes 15 October 2026 at 11:59 pm CET. Five jurors shortlist applicants and the 14 recipients across all grant types are then chosen by random selection; decisions are announced in December 2026. Contact: Viola Gerber (application procedure), gerber@hkst.de.
Contactgerber@hkst.de
Fondation culturelle de Hesse