In partnership with Bétonsalon – centre for art and research, ADAGP has launched a €15,000 research grant to further an artist’s work on issues of representation, production, and circulation of images, based on the archives of the Kandinsky Library.
How much is the grant?
The €15,000 grant is intended to cover the artist’s fees (€4,000), production costs (€8,000), including travel and accommodation expenses, as well as Bétonsalon’s mentorship fees (€3,000).
Who can apply?
This call is intended for French artists who have been living or working in France for at least five years, or who are French nationals living abroad.
What are the application requirements?
The application must be submitted in French. The process is available on ADAGP’s application platform.
Fore more information, you can write to: info@betonsalon.net
Bétonsalon — centre for art and research is a non-profit organisation founded in 2003 that provides a space for reflection and experimentation, exploring the production and circulation of knowledge within contemporary society. Based on the Grands Moulins campus of the University of Paris since 2007, the art and research centre, labelled a contemporary art centre of national interest by the Ministry of Culture, organises exhibitions, residencies, workshops, discussions and seminars in collaboration with a wide range of partner institutions from the academic, artistic and social sectors. Through the relevance of its public and private partnerships and the creativity of its initiatives, Bétonsalon brings together audiences from all backgrounds.
Bétonsalon — Centre for Art and Research receives financial support from the City of Paris, the Île-de-France Regional Council and the Ministry of Culture (Île-de-France Regional Directorate for Cultural Affairs).
The Kandinsky Library, the documentation and research centre of the National Museum of Modern Art – Centre for Industrial Creation, keeps and makes available to a specialist audience extensive archive collections and documentary resources on 20th- and 21st-century art.
The Kandinsky Library holds nearly 300 archive collections and 13,000 artist files, some of which can be consulted online.
Recent recipients
Current calls for applications
[Appel à candidature] Bourse Arcane 2026
[Appel à candidature] Prix Photographie & Sciences 6e édition
[Appel à candidature] Bourse Transverse 2026
Afin de contribuer à l’émergence d’œuvres entre différentes disciplines, l’ADAGP et Freelens se sont associées en 2021 pour créer la bourse Transverse. Elles invitent, dans un premier temps, un photographe à concevoir une œuvre avec un artiste d’une autre discipline des arts visuels, et dans un second temps, à la...