Organizer Information
The City of Paris, through its Department of Cultural Affairs (Direction des Affaires culturelles), Sub-Directorate for Artistic Creation and Bureau des Arts Visuels, is launching the 2027 call for projects for the Pont Saint-Ange Exhibition Space. The City uses this program to support contemporary artistic creation and increase public access to photography in an urban environment. Established in 2018 as part of the Barbès–Stalingrad urban promenade project, the Pont Saint-Ange space provides a prominent public exhibition setting between Paris’s 10th and 18th arrondissements.
Title & Description
Pont Saint-Ange Exhibition Call 2027 in Paris
The 2027 Pont Saint-Ange Exhibition Space Call for Projects invites cultural associations, artist collectives, and artistic production or dissemination organizations to propose photographic exhibitions for presentation in Paris during 2027. The selected projects may be monographic or collective and should be conceived specifically for a large-scale, freely accessible public space.
The exhibition site contains 54 metal frames installed on the northern and southern railings of the Pont Saint-Ange, overlooking the railway tracks of Gare du Nord. Each year, four exhibitions are presented, with each exhibition lasting approximately three months. Proposals must include at least 50 visual works, alongside four text panels, and must be suitable for reproduction as 100 × 150 cm landscape-format Dibond panels.
The City particularly welcomes projects addressing themes such as youth, urban practices and uses, transformations of the city, and contemporary issues capable of engaging a broad audience. Proposed works must be in color, visually impactful, and appropriate for a diverse public including families and young people.
Categories
- Photography
- Visual Art
- Contemporary Art
- Public Art / Outdoor Exhibition
- Curatorial Projects
Eligibility
The opportunity is national in scope and based in France. Eligible applicants are:
- Cultural associations
- Artist collectives
- Artistic production or dissemination organizations
Applicants must demonstrate previous experience in visual arts programming and the ability to successfully deliver an exhibition in public space. Associations operating for less than one year are not eligible. The call is intended for organizations or collective structures rather than individual artists applying independently.
Program Benefits & Awards
Four projects will be selected for 2027. Each selected project can receive a project grant of up to €10,000 including tax, covering up to 80% of the project's projected eligible expenditure. Eligible costs include curating, project coordination, graphic design, production of 54 Dibond prints plus up to 10 additional replacement panels, delivery, and remuneration of participating artists and authors.
The City of Paris also handles installation and removal of the exhibition panels and removal of graffiti where replacement is unnecessary. Selected projects will receive significant public visibility in a heavily used urban location in Paris.
Application Fee
None
How to Apply?
Online Application
Key Dates
- Application Deadline: 15 October 2026
- Exhibition period: Approximately three months, at a selected point between January and December 2027
- Applicants may indicate their preferred quarter: Q1, Q2, Q3, or Q4 of 2027.
- Final programming is subject to selection and the approval of the Paris Council.
Location
Pont Saint-Ange Exhibition Space, Paris, France
Additional Details
The proposal must be specifically adapted to the site's physical and public-space conditions. The main project dossier must be submitted as one PDF of no more than 20 pages and 5 MB, containing the detailed project description, intended exhibition dates, artistic statement, visuals, artist information and CVs, and, where relevant, structure information and links to videos or social media.
Selection considers artistic quality, originality, suitability for the site, technical and financial feasibility, gender equality, fair remuneration of artists and authors, diversity of representation, environmental considerations, and cultural diversity.
Applicants should also carefully review the intellectual-property provisions. Selected participants grant the City of Paris non-exclusive rights to reproduce, represent, adapt, and communicate the works for non-commercial and promotional purposes for the duration of copyright protection, while the artists' moral rights remain protected.