Organizer Information
Le Garage Moderne is a non-profit cultural and community association founded in 2000 in the Bacalan district of Bordeaux by Béatrice Aspart, Véronique Goglin, and Boufeldja Labri, built on the idea of bringing art and mechanics together in a spirit of solidarity. Since 2003 it has operated from a 19th-century industrial warehouse of over 2,000 m², originally part of the Dyle Bacalan shipbuilding and metalworks complex. Today the association counts several thousand members and hundreds of active volunteers, and combines a participatory car and bicycle repair workshop with a community canteen, an emergency food-aid program launched in 2020, and a cultural venue hosting concerts, performances, and exhibitions. Le Garage Moderne is a partner in OASIS, a Creative Europe-supported project through which it runs international artist residency calls; the association has just returned to its historic building after a two-and-a-half-year renovation.
Title & Description
Call for Residency — OASIS Project, Second Edition
For the second year, Le Garage Moderne is opening an international residency cycle within the OASIS project, offering five grants to international artists. The call invites site-specific proposals responding to the newly renovated warehouse space, its verticality and scale, and the working, hands-on community that animates it. Selected artists are expected to engage directly with the venue's "hive-like" atmosphere and its resident community of makers and craftspeople.
Theme
Site-specific proposals exploring the physical and social possibilities of Le Garage Moderne's newly renovated warehouse — its verticality, scale, and community — following the venue's return to its historic building after renovation.
Categories
- Residency
- Interdisciplinary Arts
- Visual Arts
- Performance
- Video/Film
- Design
- Architecture
- Craft
- Sound/Music
- Site-specific
- Multiple Disciplines
Eligibility
- Open to international artists
- Any discipline welcome: design, visual art, performing arts, film, small-scale architecture, emergency architecture, craft-making, street furniture, sound, and interdisciplinary or community-based practices
- Selected artists are expected to be open to exchange and collaboration with Le Garage Moderne's permanent residents and with three local artists sourced through a separate OASIS call
Program Benefits & Awards
- Artist fee of €1,300 (gross amount; taxes may apply depending on the artist's legal status)
- Production budget of up to €600 for expenses such as raw materials, technical services, or special tools related to the project
- Access to Le Garage Moderne's shared tools and spaces, in accordance with the association's regulations
- Travel grant (lump sum, amount depending on distance, with top-ups for green travel options)
- Per diem of €45/day
- Accommodation provided in a self-catering hotel
Application Fee
None
How to Apply?
Online Application
Key Dates
- Application Deadline: 1 September 2026
- Pre-selection Interviews: 15 September 2026
- Final Selection Announced: 1 October 2026
- Residency 1: November 9 – November 22, 2026
- Residency 2: November 16 – November 29, 2026
- Residency 3: November 23 – December 6, 2026
- Residency 4: November 30 – December 13, 2026
- Residency 5: December 7 – December 20, 2026
Location
Bordeaux, France
Additional Details
- Artists may apply for one or more of the five overlapping two-week residency periods
- The residency includes 2 days of masterclass, open to Le Garage Moderne's members and community, during which artists are expected to present their practice, technique, and working context to fellow OASIS resident artists, the local artist community, and members and staff
- Products of the residency (records, artworks, etc.) remain the artist's property, but their documentation is controlled by Le Garage Moderne, which will publicize that documentation for a period of 3 years following the residency
- The outcome of the residency must be made public in some form — not necessarily a large event, but the public must be able to experience the resulting work