This program guarantees the winner, among other things:

• A four-week residency in Paris.
• Access to accommodation at the Couvent des Récollets (City of Paris), an office on the Pierre and Marie Curie campus of Sorbonne University (near quantum information research teams), and a production office at CENTQUATRE-PARIS.
• Full support (flights from Canada to Paris and accommodation for the entire duration of the residency).
• A residency fee of €1,950 (corresponding to per diem and participation in three half-days of conferences/masterclasses during the residency).
• Networking and connections with the local scientific and artistic ecosystem.
• Participation, during the residency, in meetings with the 104factory and CENTQUATRE-PARIS teams, as well as in events organized by CENTQUATRE-PARIS/International Biennial of Digital Arts of the Île-de-France Region Nemo, including the opening weekend of the Nemo Biennial and exhibition openings (Canadian and Korean cultural centers, galleries in Paris and surrounding areas such as Galerie Joseph in Paris, La Capsule – Centre culturel André Malraux, Le Cube Garges in Garges-lès-Gonesse, etc.).

This program is open to artistic practices in all their diversity (writing, visual and plastic arts, digital arts, design, dance, performance, immersive realities, sound creation, etc.).

To apply, we invite you to send the following documents:

• The 2025 application form,
• A copy of your ID card or passport,
• A biography and CV,
• A portfolio of previous projects (with video links, if applicable)
• A cover letter,
• A detailed synopsis of the project,
• The planned work plan for the residency (provisional),
• Visuals of the project (if applicable),
• A letter of recommendation (optional),
• A letter from a Canadian cultural institution supporting the project with a view to a future exhibition or production of the work (optional).

A professional selection committee will evaluate eligible projects. Interviews with the shortlisted candidates will take place on the morning of May 22nd (PST).

The name of the winner will be officially announced at the end of May 2025.

Each applicant will have been notified by email of the selection committee’s decision regarding their application.

A contract summarizing all commitments on both sides will be signed between the winner and the program partners.

Prior to the residency, the recipient undertakes to:

• Provide the partners with the planned work plan for the residency.
• Participate in two or three virtual meetings to prepare for the residency, from July to September inclusive.

During the residency, the recipient undertakes to:

• Complete the planned work plan;
• Share their thoughts on the project with the partners (weekly meetings);
• Present the project at events organized by CENTQUATRE-PARIS, the Quantum Information Center Sorbonne, and the Institut Français du Canada.
• Discuss with partners the future of the project and its dissemination following the end of the residency.
• The recipient is required to report on any research or artistic output during their stay. The recipient must keep partners informed of any developments or modifications to the project before, during, and after the residency itself.

After the residency, they agree to:

• Take time within one month of the residency to write a residency report with the help of the Institut français du Canada teams (in person in Vancouver or virtually).
• Present the creative developments of the project to partners in the fall of 2026.

Regarding communication, they agree to:

• Include the logos provided by the partners in the project credits and on all communication materials.
• Authorize the residency partners to communicate or present the project for promotional purposes as part of their programming.

April 3, 2025: Call for applications opens.

May 14, 2025 (11:59 PM PT): Call for applications closes.

May 22, 2025 (morning PT): Interviews with shortlisted candidates

End of May 2025: Notification of results.

Please do not hesitate to contact us if you have any questions at this address: [email protected]

The French Embassy in Canada and the French Institute of Canada

The first French diplomatic delegation to Canada was received in 1928, and the embassy building in Ottawa was inaugurated in 1939. Since then, the Cooperation and Cultural Action Service (CCAS) of the French Embassy has continually worked to promote exchanges between the two countries, in fields as diverse as cultural and creative industries (immersive realities, video games, books, etc. – which have become a major focus of cooperation), visual arts and performing arts, artist residencies, academic mobility, and scientific cooperation (particularly in the areas defined as priorities by France and Canada: emerging technologies – quantum science and artificial intelligence –, ocean and polar sciences, energy, and health), or educational cooperation.

This residency program is supported by the branch of the French Institute of Canada based at the Consulate General of France in Vancouver, which is responsible for the entire consular area, including British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Yukon, and the Northwest Territories.

“Quantum Studio” is part of a broader framework of residency programs initiated by the Embassy in Western Canada, entitled “West-West Residencies”: in 2025, it will also offer creative residencies in immersive realities and musical creation related to artificial intelligence.

Website: https://francecanadaculture.org/

CENTQUATRE-PARIS

Located in the 19th arrondissement of Paris, CENTQUATRE-PARIS is a space for artistic residencies, production, and arts presentation for audiences and artists from around the world. Conceived by its director José-Manuel Gonçalvès and his teams as a collaborative platform, it provides access to all contemporary art forms, from all disciplines, through a resolutely popular, contemporary, and challenging program.

An atypical living space dotted with shops and restaurants, it also offers open spaces for artistic practices and early childhood development.

For companies that join its 104factory incubator, it constitutes a space for experimentation, at the intersection of art and innovation. With an urban planning approach, its cultural engineering team, 104ingénierie, delivers unique expertise for projects around the world.

The Némo Biennale, produced by CENTQUATRE-PARIS

Némo, the Île-de-France Region’s International Digital Arts Biennial, is a biennial of arts, science, and technology that presents multiple multidisciplinary events in numerous venues across the Île-de-France region over three months. The next edition of the Némo Biennial, “Illusions Rediscovered. New Utopias of the Digital Age,” will take place from October 11, 2025, to January 11, 2026.

Website: https://www.biennalenemo.fr/

Quantum Information Center Sorbonne – Sorbonne University

Sorbonne University is a major player in quantum information research, with, among other things, more than 15 ERC grants on quantum technologies, participation in several European quantum flagship projects, the creation of five startups, around ten industrial collaborations, and extensive involvement in the Paris Center for Quantum Technologies (PCQT) Hub Paris Centre. In 2020, the Sorbonne University Alliance founded the Sorbonne Quantum Information Center (QICS) to intensify interactions between experimental, theoretical, and engineering research in quantum information—quantum computing and communications—while exploring the societal implications of this new way of processing information. The QICS also aims to increase teaching efforts in this field, raise awareness among its partners, and collaborate with industry within innovation ecosystems. The center draws on a unique body of knowledge and expertise, ranging from fundamental computer science to quantum physics, including experimental demonstrations of the quantum advantage and the social, economic, and philosophical sciences of digital technologies.

The center’s objectives are:

• To promote research excellence from foundations to applications;
• To develop a coherent teaching program tailored to the needs of the industrial and academic ecosystem, from undergraduate to doctoral studies and continuing education;
• To raise public awareness of the challenges of quantum information; • Open the quantum community to other scientific fields and industry.

Website: https://qics.sorbonne-universite.fr

Contact: [email protected]

Twitter: @QICSorbonne

City of Paris International Residency Program at the Récollets

The City of Paris Department of Cultural Affairs welcomes foreign artists scheduled in the Paris area at the Récollets International Exchange Center through a program that addresses all artistic fields and styles.

This program is designed to support the international programming of our organizations and partners, which is relatively long-term. Following a call for applications, a jury allocates workshops, paying particular attention to proposals related to international diplomatic news, for Burmese, Afghan, Ukrainian, or Iranian artists, and to projects and applications that contribute to promoting gender equality. Regarding the hosting arrangements, the length of the stay can extend from 1 to 6 months.

Website: https://www.centre-les-recollets.com/en/