Our residencies
Ottawa
Art + Contestation
Launched by the Embassy of France to Canada / Institut français du Canada and the SAW artists' centre, with support from the Digital Arts Resource Centre video production centre and the Artengine digital arts production centre in 2022, ART +…
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Acadia
Pélagie Residency
Since 1604, with the founding of the first overseas colony by Pierre Dugua de Mons and Samuel de Champlain, the histories of France and Acadia have been closely intertwined.As Antonine Maillet reminded us when receiving the insignia of Commander…
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Vancouver, Surrey
Artificial Muse
Launched in Vancouver in 2024 by the Embassy of France to Canada / Institut français du Canada as part of its “Résidences Ouest-Ouest” program, the Artificial Muse music creation and artificial intelligence residency is the result of a…
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Toronto
Mind the map(ping)
Launched by the Institut français du Canada, Rencontres Audiovisuelles (Lille, France), and Insula orchestra (Paris, France) in 2025, the Mind the map(ping) residency offers Canadian artists a unique opportunity to design and create video mapping…
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Paris, Vancouver
XR - Paris, Vancouver
A cross-residency program between Paris and Vancouver for immersive creatorsThe XR Residency is a cross-residency program for immersive creation launched by the Institut français du Canada, in partnership with Emily Carr University of Art +…
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Paris, Vancouver
Quantum Studio
Launched as part of the “Résidences Ouest-Ouest” program, Quantum Studio is an artistic residency between France and Canada initiated by the Institut français du Canada, in collaboration with major scientific and cultural institutions in Paris…
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