Short Description

For the first time, an open call will be launched. Priority will be given to the exchange of perspectives between artists, art critics, and curators. It will be an intergenerational festival, giving rise to a temporary, self-managed community throughout the event. The focus will be on rituals, resembling an artistic retreat. There will be in situ performances as well as city-based performances (in specific sites).

THEMES:

Caregiving
Queerness
Engaging with Afro-diasporic and
Amerindian worlds
Merging with nature

Eligibility

  • Curators/art critics from Martinique, the Caribbean, and around the world
  • Interest in transdisciplinary, contextual, ecological, queer, and decolonial practices
  • Curatorial project to be developed in situ in collaboration with the invited artists

How to Apply

  • Online Application Form to be completed. Send the following documents to fiapmartinique@gmail.com with the subject line:
    “LASTNAME – FIRSTNAME -ARTCRITICorCURATOR-COUNTRYOFRESIDENCE”
  • CV + pressbookorportfolio
  • Curatorial research project (max.5pages) related to the themes proposed for the 5th edition, aimed at developing a post-festival curation in Martinique (exhibition
    and/or performances)

Program Benefits & Awards

  • Round-trip travel covered (up to €1,000), including accommodation and meals
  • Research grant: €300 (invoice/honorarium)
  • Local transportation covered (including intercity transfers, airport, etc.)

Entry Fee

None

Location

France

Timeline

  • Application Deadline: 15 November 2025

Website Link: https://www.fiap-martinique.com/open-call/

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