Providenza is a multidisciplinary artist residency located in the midst of nature in the Corsican mountains which goal is to foster creation by promoting the breaking down of boundaries between disciplines and cultures.
Designed as a life-size experimentation field, Providenza offers an exceptional working environment where the connection with nature is a source of creativity, focus, care, and rest.
Its main program consists in an annual residency open to all disciplines, all nationalities, established as well as emergent artists. Founded informally in 2016 by friends as a secret artistic residency and festival, the event has evolved over the years with improved facilities, enabling the hosting of artists over an extended period while preserving its original spirit.
A special attention is given to cinema, music and research projects that maintain a critical and sensitive relationship with the interweaving of contemporary political and environmental issues, especially in the complex relationships that develop between the living world, human societies, and technology.
Projects
Candidates apply for projects that may belong to different disciplines but share a common approach of original formal research.
Priority is given to projects that would particularly benefit from a working time on the field. Residents are selected internationally by a jury of transdisciplinary experts. The program is open to both established international artists and emerging talents. A few spots are reserved for young local artists who wish to learn from more experienced artists.
As examples, here is a narrowed selection of projects completed during past residencies:
- Documentary film projects (Emmanuel Gras, Joshua Bonnetta)
- Fiction films (Caroline Poggi and Jonathan Vinel)
- Video art projects (Lola Gonzalez, Emilija Skarnulyte)
- Music and sound arts projects (Laurel Halo, Lafawndah, Colin Self, Bing and Ruth)
- Visual arts projects (Joanie Lemercier, Thomas Teurlai, Antonin Hako)
- Literature (Alain Damasio, Mehdi Meklat, Zoe Cosson)
- Culinary projects (Lei Sato)
- Design projects (Nicolas Becker et Samantha Caldato), etc.
To find out more about the project's missions and the values we wish to uphold, you can read the Providenza charter here PDF.
Applications
Simply visit the page dedicated to ongoing open calls to check if applications are open for the next session of the main residency.
Traditionally, the call for applications takes place during winter and early in the year to select the residents for the upcoming year.
Fellows
Providenza 2024
Andres Baron, Patrick Belaga, Assia Ghendir, Jehane Mahmoud, Baya Medhaffar, Mattea Riu, Ufuoma Essi, Jay Bernard - Festival
Providenza 2023
Cherry B. Diamond, Zoe Chait, Alistair Deblin, Dorian Jespers, Omar Guzman, Manon Jouniaux, Joseph Schiano di Lombo, Joel Kuennen, Eva Moari, Louise Mootz - Festival
Providenza 2022
Curtis Winter and Anders Edstrom, Nicola Pereda, Elena Lopez Riera & Philippe Azouri, Helena Witmann, Lafawndah, Mehdi Meklat, Chouf, Sandra Berrebi, Maia, Niveau Zero Atelier, Zoe Cosson, Emmanuel Gras, Emilija Skarnulyte, Elise Pinelli, Sebastien Arrighi, Yoan Giovanonni - the Festival
Providenza 2021
Joshua Bonnetta, Leila Bordreuil, Caroline Poggi & Jonathan Vinel, Crystalmess, Pan Daijing, Sophia Brous, Laetizia Debain, Bendik Giske, Solo Chaud, Anna Ternon - the Festival
Providenza 2020
Alexia Caamano, Yannick Casanova, Francesco Cavaliere, Alain Damasio, Francesco Fabris, Liyo Gong, Antonin Hako, Laurel Halo, Joanie Lemercier & Juliette Bibasse, Hanne Lippard, Thomas Teurlai, the Valhalla Gang (Bastia) - Festival
Providenza 2019
With Pierre Gaignard, Nelson Pernisco, Epsilove , David Moore (Bing and Ruth), Malena Szlam, Teddy Williams, Matthieu Lucas, Diana Saliceti, Trompez la mort, Ugo Casabianca
Providenza 2018 (informal) - Fitzcarraldo edition
With Adilei, Ghjuvan Francescu Mattei, Nicolas Becker, Romain Bertheau, Jasmin Blasco, Mario Caldato, Julia Canarelli, Lola Gonzalez, Emmanuel Gras, Bjarni Friman, Sian O Gorman, Giulia Grossmann, Adalheidur Halldorsdottir, Ange Leccia, Laure Limongi, Nuno da Luz, Mondkopf, Vincent Moon, Olivier Nattes, Philippa Neels, Cosmic Neman, Frederic D Oberland, pilots from the Notre Dame des Landes airport, Manuel Maria Perrone, Ben Rivers, Stefania Rossetti, Ben Russell, Lei Sato, Francesca Desideri, Vladimir Untel, Kristin Anna Valtysdottir, Ana Vaz, Yuyan Wang, etc and the festival
Providenza 2017 (informal)
Alicia Harrisson, Élise Florenty & Marcel Turkowsky, Sara Rastegar, Laurie Lassale, Lea Todorov, Kalliste, Jean-Baptiste Chiaroni, Charlotte de Mezamat, Aurelia Morali, Valentine Perrin Morali et Christophe Berlet, Laurence Cornet, Gaia Squarci, Laurence Raymond, Raphael Henard, Tommy Davies, Aliocha - the Festival
Providenza 2016 (informal)
Nils Bouaziz, Gaspar Claus, Antoine Coulmeau, Fabien Danesi, Thierry De Peretti, Mati Diop, Pierre-Edouard Dumora, Manon Lutanie, Pierre-Alain Giraud, Daniel Hui, Vincent Moon, Sara Rastegar, Antoine Thirion, Antoine Viviani, Sarah Wien Yishan - the festival
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