Artist Residencies in France

Fully catered, from €700 per week

We are now offering an exciting opportunity for gallery-assisted, subsidised residencies in France for artists of all disciplines and nationalities. May and June dates just added. Scroll down for more details.

May / June Residencies

€700 per week, €800 with ensuite

11-18 May, 18-25 May, 25 May-1 June, 1-8 June, 8-15 June, 15-22 June

Subsidised cost inclusive of meals & studio space

  • Fully catered
  • Private bedroom
  • Individual studio space
  • Gallery host - potential representation 
  • Exhibition and performance space
  • Swimming pool and extensive gardens
  • Minimum of 3 artists in any one week

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Location

  • Beautiful surrounding countryside and nearby large towns
  • Bikes available 
  • Fluent English, French and German host
  • Nearby airports La Rochelle and Bordeaux
  • Nearby train stations Niort and Surgères 

* Priority given to groups of 3 or more

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Whole House and Group Bookings

We can happily accommodate family and friends of artists. Self-catering and whole-house bookings on request.

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  • Fully Catered
  • Private Bedroom
  • Private Studio
  • Exhibition Space
  • Central Village Location
  • Swimming Pool & Gardens

Testimonials

“We went on two memorable trips to two separate islands on different days, for example. I always had my notebook with me and collected thoughts and impressions which then later formed into first drafts of poems. A single open sunflower in a sunflower field, the countless swallows nesting in the eaves, their fallen chicks, stories of an earthquake days before our arrival (experienced and relayed by Ciara Hambly), the packed cherry tree in the garden, the harvesters squeezing through the houses of Dampierre, the light from the stain glass church windows kneeling at the foot of the altar etc all these things entered the poems. There was no shortage of images.”

Thomas Brezing

“Taking part was one of the most wonderful experiences of my artistic career to date. Ciara has created a rural French paradise for artists to bask in their creativity. Highlights for me were the nightly conversations over French feats laid out on the red chequered table cloth and my sunny al fresco studio space - I was free to play and write in stereo birdsong.”

Clara Tracey

“It is the optimum environment for creativity, having the uninterrupted time on a residency to work, it sets you up for weeks afterwards when you go back to your own studio. You develop a great routine of daily practise and the freedom from the normal demands allows the ideas to flow, which means you get back to your own studio with material to start on a whole body of work. I have returned with a sketchbook full of notes and colour studies and loads of watercolour sketches from which to start a whole new series of paintings and am feeling completely refreshed and excited to get started.“

Ciara Gormley

“The time I spent in France gave me two weeks of uninterrupted time to focus completely on my work. It allowed me the space to experiment with new approaches and to consider the materials I was using. Having the opportunity to exhibit with Eamon Colman and Katarzyna Gajewska was something that only happened because of the residency.”

Gary Robinson

“I was very pleased with the work I got done: several first drafts of poems, collected plenty of source material for down the line, texts and impressions which will germinate into something more tangible in weeks and months to come. Even though we all worked separately, I feel we also worked as a team in terms of encouraging and complementing each other, looking out for each other.”

Thomas Brezing