Aurora Residency
Aurora Residency is a new residency in Paris for Nordic artists, created and run by Art Hub Copenhagen (AHC), Le Bicolore – Maison du Danemark, and Fondation Fiminco.
Fondation Fiminco. Photo: Martin Argyroglo.
Aurora Residency is a new residency in Paris for Nordic artists, created and run by Art Hub Copenhagen (AHC), Le Bicolore – Maison du Danemark, and Fondation Fiminco.
The residency offers two Nordic artists a three-month residency in Paris, accommodation, studio, and access to workshop facilities at Fondation Fiminco in Romainville on the outskirts of Paris. The works produced during the residency will be the object of a public showcase organized by Le Bicolore, and the artists will get to participate in public events in France and Denmark.
The name Aurora is the English word for “northern lights” and refers to the fact that the residency program is for artists living in the Nordic countries, i.e. Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Finland, Iceland, Greenland, the Faroe Islands, Åland, and Lapland.
The purpose of the Aurora Residency is to promote Nordic artists’ careers and opportunities to gain visibility and expand international networks. Aurora Residency is also a sustainable project that aims to continuously experiment with environmental awareness in residency and exhibition practices.
MORE ABOUT THE AURORA RESIDENCY AND THE SUSTAINABLE PROFILE
Aurora Residency 2024 is the first residency in the collaboration between AHC, Le Bicolore, and Fondation Fiminco. Once this first program is completed, feedback will be gathered from the participating artists, curator, and project partners to further the discussion on how the program can develop and continue, and how the social and environmental sustainability strategy can be taken forward.
It is hoped that this first residency will initiate a long-term collaboration between the project partners and allow for more artists and curators to participate in the program through open calls, and for French artists to also get the chance to have a residency in Denmark and work with Danish curators.
Finally, the Aurora residency is conceived as an experiment in environmentally sustainable residency-making. Environmental awareness is thus a central aspect of the project, permeating all the key steps of the program. This commitment translates not only in the implementation of environmentally friendly constraints, but also in measuring the footprint of the residency in a perspective of future improvements and incorporating sustainability at the heart of the dissemination program.
You can apply for a place in the program right now. The deadline is Monday, April 15 at 12:00 noon (CET).
