Intercultural exchange and creative mobility through curated residency programs
L’AiR Arts is committed to supporting intercultural artistic exchange through international arts residency programs, while promoting diversity, inclusion and international understanding through artistic and cultural heritage. Just like L’AiR Arts historical base at Atelier 11, our residency program mirrors the symbol for equality, = a horizontal exchange between artists and cultural professionals from various cultural backgrounds, of different ages and genders, working in various disciplines and at all stages of their professional careers.
Located in Montparnasse, known as a historic hub for international artists in the beginning of the 20th century, L’AiR Arts residency program grounds its commitment to contemporary arts within a historical perspective. Focusing on intercultural artistic exchange as the legacy of the École de Paris, the residency not only provides the opportunity to explore Paris and have a space in which to comfortably stay and work, it also offers an insider’s view into the important role that international artists have played in Paris from the late 19th century to the present day. The purpose of our residency programs is to foster cross-cultural exchanges and collaborations between international artists and cultural professionals and the local art ecosystem, including Paris-based artists, scholars, curators, art critics, institutions, and galleries. During the residency, participating artists and cultural practitioners have an opportunity to build lasting connections with the fellow residents, expand their network with local arts professionals and organizations, and present their work. Scheduled to resume after the pandemic and Atelier 11 restoration, L’AiR Arts 2022-23 residency program will be supported by 4 main pillars: intercultural exchange, research, professional development and creation. An experimental collaborative platform, it will be focused on solo and duo projects that will run parallel to our international group programs, arts residencies for local practitioners, partner programs and events open to a broader community.
“We were an eclectic family, united by a devotion to practice, by curiosity — by Paris itself. We were dancers, novelists, visual artists, poets, directors, performance artists, artistic directors, playwrights. We had come from Australia, South Korea, Armenia, Canada, the US, the UK, Germany, the Netherlands — to which places we have since returned, and where we are all now waiting out an indeterminate period of isolation and restriction imposed by global pandemic. Deprived of physical connection, the idea of conversation seems more important than ever. What follows is a collection of work from L’AiR Arts’ multidisciplinary residents — the continuation of a conversation begun in a grey Paris January, and which has already wound itself into idioms, artistic collaborations, and friendships.” - Kelly Burke, USA / UK, writer-in-residence, January 2020 (published as part of the Little Review)
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