Cité internationale des artsresidency
Villa Bloch x Cité internationale des arts
Travel coveredHousing: Accommodation and workspace provided free of charge at Villa Bloch for the artist alone (without their family).
- Who Can Apply: Performing-arts artists (playwriting, directing, choreography, musical composition, circus, performance art, etc.) who are French-speaking, write in French, can engage with a diverse audience, and have completed or are currently undertaking at least one residency at the Cité internationale des arts.
- The Focus: A 3- or 6-month residency at Villa Bloch in Poitiers combining creative work with public outreach, offered to artists after a prior Cité internationale des arts residency.
- The Funding: €1,250 gross monthly grant from the City of Poitiers; free accommodation and workspace; return travel between Paris and Poitiers covered.
- Key Requirements: Completed and signed application form, covering letter specifying desired duration (3 or 6 months) and exact dates, statement of intent, up-to-date CV, and a portfolio of previous work with captions sent as a single PDF.
DeadlineFriday, October 30, 2026
StipendMonthly grant from the City of Poitiers: €1,250 gross
Cost to attendAccommodation and workspace provided free of charge
Duration3 months or 6 months
Program datesFrom 04 January 2027 to 29 February 2028
LocationPoitiers
ParticipationOn-site
Disciplinesplaywriting, directing, choreography, musical composition, circus, performance art
Application notesApply by email only: send the complete dossier, written in French, to villa.bloch@poitiers.fr before 30 October 2026. Dossier: completed, dated and signed application form (fiche de candidature PDF on the Cité page: https://www.citeinternationaledesarts.fr/app/uploads/2026/09/Residence-Cite-VB-2027-2028-Fiche-de-candidature.pdf), covering letter stating desired duration (3 or 6 months) and exact dates, statement of intent, up-to-date CV, and portfolio with captions as a single PDF; put your name on the documents. Incomplete, non-compliant or late applications are not considered. Results announced by early December 2026 at the latest. Residency periods: 4 January – 2 July 2027 or 30 August 2027 – 29 February 2028. Mediation/outreach may not exceed 30% of residency time. Accommodation is for the artist alone (no family); no access for residents with reduced mobility. A residency agreement is signed before the start.
Contactvilla.bloch@poitiers.fr
Cité internationale des arts
Organization based in Paris