Organizer Information
Fluxus Art Projects is a high-profile, cross-channel non-profit organization established in 2010 by the Institut français du Royaume-Uni. Backed by the French Ministry of Culture, the French Ministry of Europe and Foreign Affairs, Arts Council England, Creative Scotland, Arts Council of Wales, Arts Council of Northern Ireland, and the British Council, the network structures reciprocal public-private frameworks to enhance long-term sustainable cooperation, visibility, and co-productions across the French and British contemporary art scenes.
Title & Description
Magnetic 5 Franco-British Residency 2026.
Now in its fifth year, this prestigious bilateral initiative brings together ten prominent contemporary art institutions to provide custom-designed artist residencies lasting 2 to 3 months. The program is uniquely anchored around localized geographic, environmental, historical, or societal themes. Selected creators are expected to deliver rigorous, context-specific research that resonates with the hosting institution's distinct territory and institutional focus, utilizing the residency as a platform for international networking and professional acceleration.
The Regional Tandem Mechanism:
To apply, artists must match their current home address to a specific pairing. Applications are strictly based on reciprocal regional partnerships:
| Your Current Address Base | Associated Destination Hub |
| England | Capc (Bordeaux, Nouvelle-Aquitaine) OR Bétonsalon (Paris) |
| Scotland | Villa Arson (Nice, Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur) |
| Northern Ireland | Frac Grand Large (Dunkirk, Hauts-de-France) |
| Wales | Frac Bretagne (Rennes, Brittany) |
| Brittany | Aberystwyth Arts Centre (Aberystwyth, Wales) |
| Île-de-France | Gasworks (London, England) |
| Hauts-de-France | Flax Art Studios (Belfast, Northern Ireland) |
| Nouvelle-Aquitaine | Wysing Arts Centre (Cambridge, England) |
| Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur | Cove Park (Argyll & Bute, Scotland) |
Categories
Visual Arts, Fine Arts, Sculpture, Installation, Photography, New Media, Performance, and Interdisciplinary Research.
Eligibility
- Professional Status: Open to established professional visual artists with a proven public track record of presenting or exhibiting work across multiple recognized contemporary art networks.
- Exclusions: Enrolled students are ineligible, with the sole exception of active PhD candidates.
- Format: Joint applications, duos, or artist collectives are not accepted; the panel reviews individual profiles only.
- Residency Verification: To qualify for a specific tandem, artists must maintain a verifiable residential address within that corresponding nation or region.
Program Benefits and Awards
- Monthly Financial Remuneration: A threshold stipend of €2,500 / £2,100 per month.
- Logistics: Fully covered, dedicated accommodation and access to a professional studio workspace.
- Curatorial Mentorship: Personalized, tailor-made curatorial guidance and project development workshops managed directly by the hosting institution's staff.
- Networking Channels: Structured introductions to local collectors, institutional directors, critics, and creative peers throughout the stay.
Fees
- Application Fee: None (Free to enter).
Application Requirements (Must be Submitted in English):
Due to current platform technical maintenance, files must be dispatched digitally via the official application nodes and must contain:
- Artistic Proposal: Outlining the underlying conceptual framework, relevance, and aesthetic singularity of your practice as it maps directly onto the specific context of your eligible host institution.
- Motivation Text: A brief summary explaining exactly why an international residency functions as a vital structural step for your career at this specific juncture.
- Language Note: While English is mandatory for all administrative files, applicants applying from or into Wales maintain the options to process their dossiers in Welsh.
How to Apply?
Submit your application directly through the active online backup questionnaire, and ensure you forward a secondary structural verification email to fluxusartp@gmail.com and faustine.pallezbeauchamp@institut-francais.org.uk.
Key Dates
- Application Period: April 7 – Tuesday, June 2, 2026 (Midnight CET). Late submissions will be structurally discarded.
- Shortlist Interviews (Online): July 6 – 10, 2026.
- Public Laureate Announcement: July 20, 2026.
Location
France and the United Kingdom (Multi-city regional tracking).
Additional Details
The independent selection panel is composed of the Directors from both paired tandem institutions, alongside expert representatives from the Institut français and the national Arts Councils. The program maintains deep diversity guidelines, encouraging submittals from under-represented backgrounds, disabled, and neurodivergent practitioners. Unsuccessful candidates will not receive individual feedback notes due to administrative volume.