RESIDENCIES AND TRAINING PROGRAMMES FOR FOREIGN ARTISTS AND CULTURE PROFESSIONALS

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1 RESIDENCIES AND TRAINING PROGRAMMES FOR FOREIGN ARTISTS AND CULTURE PROFESSIONALS The provision of programmes for foreign culture professionals and artists forms a major part of the international work of the French Ministry of Culture and Communication. In facilitating the establishment of lasting networks for exchange, this policy meets France s primary aim of promoting cultural diversity and is implemented through training programmes, residential courses and events across all cultural sectors. The programme is regularly updated throughout the year on the website: ww.culture.gouv.fr. Residential programmes available to professionals and artists can take various forms: training courses (some managed by the Maison des Cultures du Monde): 1. Short-term Current ( Courant ) courses. 2. Global Currents ( Courants du Monde ) courses, held over three weeks in November in the fields of arts administration, archiving, libraries and arts funding. 3. courses managed by departments of the Ministry of Culture and Communication, such as the international specialist course for archivists ( stage technique international d'archives ) run by the interministerial department of French archives [service interministériel des archives de France]. personalized three-week residential courses run within the framework of the Global Currents programme. longer periods of immersion and professional development, lasting between three months and one year, in state-run cultural institutions ( Profession Culture programme) residencies in major cultural centres ( Odyssée programme) and contemporary arts institutions. travel bursaries ( Patrimoine bursary, bursaries for authors and translators) : -Ministère de la culture et de la communication marie-sabine.marechal@culture.gouv.fr -Maison des cultures du Monde Two databases for visiting foreign artists and culture professionals provides information to cultural bodies hosting foreign artists and culture professionals concerning the necessary administrative, fiscal and legal formalities. Cagec, a company specializing in the field, has created a website for the Ministry of Culture and Communication, providing dossiers on various themes, jurisprudence and online answers to questions posed directly by users. The site is available in French and English and access is free. the association Pépinières européennes pour jeunes artistes has identified institutions offering residencies to foreign artists in different disciplines (writing, theatre, storytelling, circus, street arts, puppets, music, dance, hybrid forms, song). A database containing this information can be accessed via the association s website. 1

2 RESIDENCIES AND TRAINING PROGRAMMES FOR FOREIGN ARTISTS AND CULTURE PROFESSIONALS SUMMARY BY PROGRAMME TYPE GLOBAL CURRENTS ( COURANTS DU MONDE )(3 weeks) - Cultural Visits ( Séjours Culture ) p.4 - Audiovisual resources in libraries ( Ressources audiovisuelles en bibliothèques ) p.5 - Archiving theory and practice ( Théories et pratiques archivistiques ) p.6 - Culture policies and administration ( Politiques culturelles et administration de la culture ) p.7 - The funding and economics of culture ( Financement et économie de la culture ) p.8 PROFESSION CULTURE - Residencies for arts administrators in public institutions (3 months 1 year) p.9 - Residencies for librarians in public libraries (3 6 months) p.10 ODYSSÉE - Artists residencies in Cultural Centres (3 months 1 year) p.12 OTHER TRAINING PROGRAMMES AND RESIDENCIES - Architecture - Heritage (Heritage bursaries) p. - Archives (International course for archive specialists) p.13 - Visual arts (Residencies) p.14 - Libraries (themed internships) p.15 - Literature (Writers residencies Visit bursaries for foreign translators) p.16 2

3 RESIDENCIES AND TRAINING PROGRAMMES: THEMES CULTURE ADMINISTRATION The funding and economics of culture Cultural policy and administration Education and outreach cultural visits ARCHITECTURE / HERITAGE / URBAN PLANNING Residencies in Cultural Centres Odyssée Programme Heritage bursaries Architecture, urban planning, heritage cultural visits ARCHIVES Archives cultural visits International course for archive specialists Archiving theory and practice VISUAL ARTS Residential courses in Cultural Centres Odyssée Programme Residencies programme Visual arts cultural visits LIBRARIES Residential courses in public libraries Courses on specific themes Audiovisual resources in libraries Libraries cultural visit CINEMA Residencies in Cultural Centres Odyssée Programme BOOKSELLING AND PUBLISHING Residencies for foreign French-speaking booksellers Books and reading cultural visits LITERATURE Residency funding for writers Visit bursaries for foreign translators MUSEUMS Museums cultural visits LIVE PERFORMANCE Residencies in Cultural Centres Odyssée Programme Circus, dance, music, theatre cultural visits ALL DISCIPLINES Odyssée programme Profession culture programme Cultural visits 3

4 ALL DISCIPLINES Global currents ( Courants du Monde ) CULTURAL VISITS ( SÉJOURS CULTURE ) Every autumn (15 November 3 December in 2010) the Cultural Visits scheme provides around forty administrators working in culture and the arts with personalized programmes on specific themes, comprising specially-arranged meetings and professional visits to public and private cultural institutions in Paris and/or the regions. These programmes focus on French methods for managing and organizing culture in the following fields: education and outreach; visual arts; museums; architecture, urban planning and heritage; cinema; books and reading, libraries; archives; dance, music, theatre, circus. In accordance with their own profiles, specialities and professional projects, participants will meet with managers and other personnel from cultural institutions and associations, with private partners and artists and with organizers of festivals, cultural events and multidisciplinary centres. The Cultural Visits programme enables participants to share and compare experiences and skills, to extend their fields of expertise, to create exchanges with French cultural partners and to establish a dynamic network of international professionals. Managed by: Maison des Cultures du Monde (MCM) and specialist departments of the French Ministry of Culture and Communication. Location: Paris/Île-de-France and/or regions Duration: 3 weeks, including 2 week personalized programme : Application forms are available to download from February on the MCM website or can be obtained from the Service de coopération et d'action culturelle of any French embassy. Applications must be submitted by the end of March Selection process: on receipt of the applications from the French embassies, MCM appoints a selection committee, which meets in the spring. : Travel costs will be met by trainees, their supporting institutions or the Embassy cultural sections. Accommodation: MCM Per diem: MCM : Maison des Cultures du Monde 101, boulevard Raspail Paris tel: or / fax: annoepel@mcm.asso.fr programmes de formation section 4

5 LIBRARIES Global currents ( Courants du Monde ) AUDIOVISUAL RESOURCES IN LIBRARIES SOUND AND IMAGE This course, to run from 15 November to Friday 3 December 2010, will enable trainees to consider issues relating to the development of audiovisual resources in libraries (music, speech and sound in all formats, visual materials, including video cassettes, DVDs and multimedia formats such as CD-ROM, DVD-ROM and hard copies). The course will draw on the experience of the Bibliothèque nationale de France (BnF) and Bibliothèque publique d information (Bpi) at the Centre Pompidou in enabling trainees to acquire or develop their theoretical and practical skills in the audiovisual field and to define the place of audiovisual materials in a public library. Managed by: Bibliothèque publique d'information (Bpi) at the Centre Georges Pompidou Bibliothèque nationale de France (BnF) Target group This course is designed for around fifteen professionals in national and public libraries, whose role is to manage or establish the acquisition, distribution or conservation of audiovisual resources and to define the place of audiovisual materials in a public library. Location: Paris Duration: 3 weeks (November), including 2 weeks training Application forms are available to download from February 2010 on the MCM website or can be obtained from the cultural department of the French Embassy. Applications must be submitted by March 2010 Selection process: on receipt of the applications from the French embassies, MCM appoints a selection committee, which meets in the spring. Travel costs will be met by trainees, their supporting institutions or, in some cases, the French Embassy. Accommodation: Maison des Cultures du Monde Per diem: Maison des Cultures du Monde Maison des Cultures du Monde 101, boulevard Raspail Paris tel: annoepel@mcm.asso.fr programmes de formation section 5

6 ARCHIVES Global currents ( Courants du Monde ) ARCHIVING THEORY AND PRACTICE The course Archiving theory and practice is designed to give around twenty experienced French-speaking archivists the opportunity to: - think about current issues - share practical experience - become part of an international network and meet French archivists - exchange working methods and practices with professionals from other areas in the field of heritage conservation. The course combines lectures on theory with case studies by professionals. Target group This course is designed for experienced archivists, department heads and those responsible for providing support and organization, familiar with the procedures and techniques of archiving. It is particularly appropriate for archive managers who are required to install contemporary archiving tools. Managed by: Maison des Cultures du Monde (MCM) and the Direction Générale des Patrimoines (Service Interministériel des Archives de France) Location: Paris Duration: 3 weeks (November), including 2 weeks training Application forms are available to download from February 2010 on the MCM website or can be obtained from the cultural section of the French Embassy. Applications must be submitted by March 2010 Selection process: on receipt of the applications from the French Embassies, MCM appoints a selection committee, which meets in the spring. Travel cost will be met by trainees, their supporting organization or the French Embassy. Accommodation: MCM Per diem: MCM Ministère de la Culture et de la Communication Direction Générale des patrimoines Service interministériel des Archives de France Bureau des métiers et de la formation 56, rue des Francs Bourgeois Paris Cedex 03 tel: / fax: Maison des Cultures du Monde 101, boulevard Raspail Paris tel: or / fax: annoepel@mcm.asso.fr programmes de formation section 6

7 CULTURE ADMINISTRATION Global currents ( Courants du Monde ) CULTURE POLICY AND ADMINISTRATION The aim of the course Culture policy and administration is to provide tools for understanding and thought about French cultural policy. It provides the invited professionals with tools for a critical analysis of the French political and administrative model, taking examples from public policy and institutions. With its emphasis on comparing and appropriating these analytic tools, the course enables participants to incorporate them into their own professional practice. The course combines lectures on theory, case studies by professionals and visits to cultural organizations. Target group This course is designed for around twenty French-speaking arts administrators in national or regional authorities and heads of organizations responsible for drawing up and managing cultural projects and cooperation missions. Managed by: Maison des Cultures du Monde (MCM) and the Observatoire des Politiques Culturelles (OPC) Location: Paris and Grenoble Duration: 3 weeks (November), including 2 weeks training Application forms are available to download from February 2010 on the MCM website or can be obtained from the culture section of the French Embassy. Applications must be submitted by March 2010 Selection process: on receipt of the applications from the French Embassies, MCM appoints a selection committee, which meets in the spring. Travel costs will be met by trainees, their supporting organization or the French Embassy. Accommodation: MCM Per diem: MCM Maison des Cultures du Monde 101, boulevard Raspail Paris tel: or / fax: annoepel@mcm.asso.fr programmes de formation section 7

8 CULTURE ADMINISTRATION Global currents ( Courants du Monde ) THE FUNDING AND ECONOMICS OF CULTURE The aim of the course Funding and economics of culture is to consider the economic dimension of cultural activity. This intensive course offers a broad view of the situation in France and examines various technical aspects of management. Fields considered include audiovisual media, publishing, live performance, heritage and the visual arts, with reference to aspects of policy and enterprise management. The course combines lectures on theory with case studies by professionals. Target group This course is designed for around twenty French-speaking administrators from ministries, local authorities and cultural organizations, and more generally for those responsible for managing and programming in the field of culture and the arts. Managed by: Maison des Cultures du Monde (MCM) and Université Paris Dauphine Location: Paris Duration: 3 weeks (November), including 2 weeks training Application forms are available to download from February on the MCM website or can be obtained from the cultural section of the French Embassy. Applications must be submitted by March Selection process: on receipt of the applications from the French Embassies, MCM appoints a selection committee, which usually meets in the spring. Travel costs will be met by trainees, their supporting organization or the French Embassy. Accommodation: MCM Maison des Cultures du Monde 101, boulevard Raspail Paris tel: or / fax: annoepel@mcm.asso.fr 8

9 PROFESSION CULTURE The Profession Culture programme seeks to encourage the development of cooperation projects and lasting networks for exchange between: - public bodies under the aegis of the Ministry of Culture and Communication and their foreign counterparts, - public libraries and their foreign counterparts. This programme is designed for departmental or project managers, who must propose a substantial project, in agreement with the host institution in France, based on the exchange of knowledge and skills, in order to reinforce cultural ties between their home institution and the institution in France. 1. INTERNSHIPS IN PUBLIC BODIES Target group Foreign professionals with positions of responsibility in cultural institutions Managed by: The General Secretariat of the MCC / service des affaires juridiques et internationales (SAJISDAEI), public bodies overseen by the Ministry of Culture and Communication Host institutions: public bodies overseen by the Ministry of Culture and Communication Duration: 3 months to 1 year Applications for internships should be sent to the public bodies and copied to the SAJI (see contact details for institutions attached in annex and on the site of the Ministry of Culture and Communication : Applicants will be selected by the public bodies in liaison with the SAJI-SDAEI Application forms can be obtained from the public bodies Deadline for submission of applications is specific to each institution. Travel costs will be met by applicants, their home institutions or the culture departments of the French Embassy. Accommodation will be the responsibility of the trainee or the host institution (practical arrangements should be checked with the host institution prior to the start of the internship) Bursary: 1000 per month Ministère de la Culture et de la Communication Service des affaires juridiques et internationales 182, rue Saint-Honoré Paris Cedex 01 tel: / fax: marie-sabine.marechal@culture.gouv.fr brigitte.butaux@culture.gouv.fr 9

10 PROFESSION CULTURE 2. INTERNSHIPS IN PUBLIC LIBRARIES Target group The profession culture programme enables foreign librarians who are departmental or project managers in their home institutions to take up an internship of 2 6 months. Priority is given to applicants who will assist the establishment of lasting exchange networks. Managed by: Bibliothèque publique d information (Bpi) Pompidou Centre, Paris s These vary with the host institution - at the Bibliothèque nationale de France (BnF): applications must be received in the 3 rd term 2010 internships will start in January contact: délégation aux relations internationales Bibliothèque nationale de France, 11 quai François Mauriac, Paris cédex 13 Mireille Ballit tel: + 33 (0) mireille.ballit@bnf.fr - at the Bibliothèque Publique d'information (BPI) contact: service coopération relations internationales bibliothèque publique d'information, centre Georges Pompidou, Paris cédex 04 Annie Dourlent tel: + 33 (0) annie.dourlent@bpi.fr - in public libraries (municipal and departmental lending libraries) contact: service coopération relations internationales bibliothèque publique d'information, centre Georges Pompidou, Paris cédex 04 Annie Dourlent tel: + 33 (0) annie.dourlent@bpi.fr Application requirements a covering letter, detailed CV and professional project must be sent to the Bibliothèque Publique d'information via the French Embassy, with its assessment of the applicant s skills in the French language. Travel costs will be met by candidates, their home institutions or the French Embassy Accommodation: Bibliothèque Publique d Information (Paris) Bursary: 1000 per month Ministère de la Culture et de la Communication Direction Générale de la création artistique direction du livre et de la lecture 182 rue Saint-Honoré paris cédex 1 annie.lelandais@culture.gouv.fr fax:

11 PROFESSION CULTURE Annexe Contact details for public bodies Institut national des recherches archéologiques préventives (INRAP) Bibliothèque nationale de France Bibliothèque publique d'information Institut national d'histoire de l'art Institut national du patrimoine La Comédie Française Le théâtre national de Strasbourg L'opéra comique Opéra national de Paris Le centre national des arts plastiques (CNAP) Cité de la musique Conservatoire national supérieur d'art dramatique Centre national de la Danse Conservatoire national supérieur de musique et de danse (CNSMD de Lyon) Conservatoire national supérieur de musique et de danse (CNSMD de Paris) École nationale supérieure architecture paysage Bordeaux Aquitaine (ENSA) École nationale supérieure d'architecture et de paysage de Lille (ENSA) École nationale supérieure de la photographie Arles École nationale supérieure des métiers de l'image et du son Cité nationale de l'histoire de l'immigration Palais de la Découverte - Univers Science Établissement public Sèvres Cité de la céramique Musée arts asiatiques Guimet Musée du Louvre Musée d'orsay Musée du quai Branly Centre national d'art et de culture Georges Pompidou Cité des sciences et de l'industrie 11

12 ALL DISCIPLINES Odyssée RESIDENCIES IN CULTURAL CENTRES The Odyssée programme runs residencies for artists and foreign professionals in major centres for French heritage, the Centres Culturels de Rencontre, based on their participation in the centre s artistic and cultural project. Target group This programme is designed both for young artists who would like to explore new artistic worlds and for experienced professionals. Managed by: Association des Centres Culturels de Rencontre (ACCR) Location Centres Culturels de Rencontre Participating cultural centres in 2009: - Abbaye royale de Fontevraud (Maine-et-Loire) heritage and multimedia, - Abbaye d Ambronay (Ain) visual arts, - Chartreuse de Villeneuve-lez-Avignon (Gard) Centre National des Écritures du Spectacle (national centre for writing for performance), - Château de la Borie (Haute-Vienne) music, - Château du Grand Jardin (Haute-Marne) visual arts, - Couvent de la Tourette (Rhône) architecture and contemporary heritage - Domaine de Kerguehennec (Morbihan) visual arts, - Moulin d Andé (Eure) Centre des Écritures Cinématographiques (centre for screenwriting), - ProQuartet, Centre Européen de Musique de Chambre (Quartier Henri IV, Château de Fontainebleau Seine-et-Marne) chamber music Duration: 3 months to 1 year Application forms available from the ACCR Applications must be submitted six months before the start of the residency Candidates are selected by the ACCR in partnership with the relevant cultural centre Travel: ACCR Accommodation: Centres Culturels de Rencontre Bursary: per month Association des Centres Culturels de Rencontre 9, rue Bleue Paris tel: / fax: accr@wanadoo.fr / 12

13 HERITAGE Heritage bursaries Around twenty bursaries are offered annually to French-speaking professionals in the heritage field (built heritage, archaeology, inventory, museums, architecture). This programme is available to all nationalities. For the European Union, priority is given to citizens of the new member states. Target group As the number of bursaries is limited, candidates must be professionals already working in the field or young, highly qualified practitioners looking to acquire new skills. Priority is given to candidates who are involved in a current cooperation scheme between France and the country concerned. Managed by: Ministère de la Culture et de la communication - Direction Générale des Patrimoines Location: Host organization is specific to each trainee. Host locations depend of the heritage fields. Duration: 1 3 months At the end of their placement, trainees must submit an internship report to the host organization and to the Direction Générale des Patrimoines Applications should be submitted to: Ministère de la Culture et de la communication - Direction générale des Patrimoines Département des affaires européennes et internationales Deadline for submitting applications: 31 December 2010 (application accompanied by a CV and internship plan) Candidates will be selected in January by the Direction Générale des Patrimoines. Advice from the culture department of the French Embassy is desirable. Travel: the cost of a return ticket from home to the location of the internship will be met by the Direction générale des Patrimoines Bursary: 1210 per month to cover accommodation and subsistence Ministère de la Culture et de la Communication Direction générale des Patrimoines Département des Affaires européennes et internationales france.quemarec@culture.gouv.fr 13

14 ARCHIVES INTERNATIONAL COURSE FOR ARCHIVE SPECIALISTS (STAGE TECHNIQUE INTERNATIONAL D'ARCHIVES, STIA) Founded in 1951, the STIA was originally designed as a practical course for students at the École nationale des Chartes and for foreign archivists. Its aim was to assist archivists from around the world to reconstruct the written heritage in the aftermath of the Second World War. Today it is delivered annually to over 30 French-speaking archivists from around the world, working both for national and local, public and private institutions. This generalist course takes place April June and comprises lectures, seminars, visits to Paris and the provinces and individual practical work. Each student has an opportunity to: - share experiences with archivists from France and elsewhere - find out about practices in France and elsewhere - take part in discussions on all aspects of the profession - consider professional issues in working groups - make many contacts with colleagues which will prove useful in their future career - create a valuable international network of professional and personal contacts. Managed by: Direction Générale des Patrimoines Service Interministériel des Archives de France Location: Paris Duration: 2 months Application forms can be obtained until the end of May in the year preceding the course, from the professions and training office (Bureau des métiers et de la formation) of the interministerial department of French archives (service interministériel des archives de France) (forms can be submitted by post, by or downloaded on the website). Applications must be submitted to the training office by the end of July in the year preceding the course. Candidates are selected in the November of the year preceding the course, by a panel that meets at the interministerial department of French archives Travel and accommodation costs to be met by trainees, their home institutions or the cultural department of the French Embassy (SCAC) Applications for study bursaries, comprising a completed application form and covering letter, should be submitted to the SCAC, no later than 30 August in the year preceding the course. Bursaries are awarded on a case-by-case basis. The course is free to trainees in receipt of a bursary, otherwise the fee is 260 (to be paid by trainees or their home institutions) Ministère de la Culture et de la Communication Direction Générale des patrimoines service interministériel des Archives de France Bureau des métiers et de la formation 56, rue des Francs Bourgeois Paris Cedex 03 tel:

15 CONTEMPORARY VISUAL ARTS RESIDENCY PROGRAMME This residency programme is designed for foreign visual artists and arts professionals (exhibition curators, museum curators, art critics, art historians) who are invited by French institutions (eg. art schools, arts centres, regional contemporary arts centres) to work on a particular artistic or research project or on an exhibition. Managed by: Direction Générale de la Création Artistique - Service des Arts Plastiques (SAP) Location: Cité internationale des Arts and the Centre International d Accueil et d Échanges des Récollets Paris Duration: - Cité internationale des arts: 2 months 1 year (for artists), 1 month 1 year (for professionals) - Centre international d accueil et d échanges des Récollets: 1 week 3 months (artists and professionals) Applications for residencies can only be submitted by professional bodies (exhibition, teaching or research institutions). The relevant institution should submit the application for the accommodation expenses and allowance, plus the project proposed by the artist or professional, to the SAP Département des politiques territoriales et de l action internationale. Candidates are selected by a panel composed of representatives from the SAP and contemporary arts institutions, which meets twice a year. Financial arrangments Travel costs are met by residency beneficiaries, their home organization or the cultural department of the French Embassy Accommodation costs are met by the host Bursary: 500 per month Ministère de la Culture et de la Communication Direction générale de la Création Artistique Service des arts plastiques (SAP) Département des Politiques territoriales et de l Action internationale 3, rue de Valois Paris tel: / fax: pierre.poujade-fayet@culture.gouv.fr 15

16 LITERATURE AND BOOKSELLING Writers in the French language The Centre National du Livre enables authors writing in French of any nationality or country of residence to apply for a writing bursary, preparation grant and residency funding according to certain conditions set out in detail on the website of the Centre National du Livre, the first being that they must have published at least one work with a professional publisher in the same field as the proposed writing project. Writers in other languages Writers bursaries and preparation awards are available to writers in other languages who have been resident in France for over five years, according to certain conditions set out in detail on the CNL website. In particular, they must have had at least one work translated and published in French in the same field as the proposed writing project. Residency funding is available to writers in other languages domiciled in any country, according to certain conditions set out in detail on the CNL website. In particular, they must have had at least one work translated and published in French in the same field as the proposed writing project and the host organization in France must be in a position to ensure that they can communicate with French audiences. The host organization must have given its prior agreement and informed the Centre National du Livre (CNL) of the arrangements for the visit and accommodation proposed to the resident author and of the project for public events developed with the author. Accommodation costs must be met by the host organization. No organization may propose more than three candidates per session. : candidates are strongly advised to contact the Centre National du Livre directly in order to confirm their eligibility for this scheme. Managed by: CNL and host organizations Centre National du Livre Bureau des auteurs florabelle.rouyer@culture.gouv.f 16

17 Translators RESIDENTIAL BURSARIES for FOREIGN TRANSLATORS The Centre National du Livre (CNL) awards residential bursaries for periods of 1 3 months and up to 6 months for exceptional projects. These bursaries enable foreign translators to work on their translations from French in France, for example staying at the Collège International des Traducteurs Littéraires (International College for Literary Translators) in Arles. Managed by: Centre National du Livre (CNL) Location: various. Translators can stay in residential centres such as the Collège International des Traducteurs Littéraires in Arles ( Duration: 1 6 months (for exceptional projects) Application forms are available from French Embassies Completed applications must be submitted by 30 October or 30 March Candidates are selected in January and June, on the advice of an expert panel meeting at the CNL Travel costs are met by the translators, their home institutions or the French Embassy Accommodation costs are met by the translator Bursary: per month Centre National du Livre Bureau des relations internationales natacha.kubiak@culture.gouv.fr 17