2026 Curatorial Research Fellowship

Types: FUNDING, EXHIBITION

**The maximum €20,000 grant includes:** * An initial amount of €5,000 in copyright acquired for the winner * A second amount of €15,000 for producing the project; in case of approval by Les Rencontres d’Arles. **STAGE 1 — RESEARCH** Based on the project selected, the curator will receive a €5,000 grant for expenses and copyright fees throughout the length of the research. The budget and schedule will be submitted to the Rencontres d'Arles for approval. The curator will have six months of research time at the end of which he/she will propose a note to the artistic direction of the Rencontres d'Arles to validate the feasibility of the project and its restitution format (stage 2). **STAGE 2 — PRODUCING & ORGANIZING THE EXHIBITION** After approval, if the project is approved by Les Rencontres d'Arles at the end of the 6-month research period, the project will enter the production stage funded by the Rencontres d'Arles. The €15,000 budget managed by the Rencontres d'Arles includes: * Loans of works * Shipping works to Arles (round-trip) * Production of the works: printing, framing, wallpaper, videos, etc. * An invitation to the curator, and possible costs of the artists’ expenses in Arles during opening week (and/or the mounting of the exhibition). * Insurance **_In addition to these items, the Rencontres d’Arles will cover the following expenses: scenography, mounting and dismantling of the works, security._**