Call for application « SOUND ART RESIDENCY »

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Music

The musée du quai Branly – Jacques Chirac launches the new call for applications of its Sound Art Residency program. The Sound Art Residency is open exclusively to artists who come from one of the four continents represented in the collections of the musée du quai Branly - Jacques Chirac: Africa, Asia, Oceania and the Americas. There is no age limit to apply. The jury will give precedence to pieces conceived in connection with the museum’s collections, interests and theme. The winning project will be chosen in the spring of 2026 by an international jury that will bring together various personalities from the world of sound and audiovisual creation. The museum will pay the winning artist an endowment of €8,000 and will also finance the production of the sound work, which will be presented to the public and may become part of the museum's collections.

Help type: Project funding (Grant)

Opening date for applications : November 27, 2025

Closing date for applications : January 18, 2026

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Deadline for submitting applications: Sunday, January 18, 2026, at midnight (Paris time) Presentation and videoconference: April 2026 Research and creation period at the museum in Paris and at Le Fresnoy: September 2026 Creation/production: October 2026-February 2027 Post-production at Le Fresnoy: between February 22 and March 7, 2027 Assembly and installation of the work at the Musée du Quai Branly-Jacques Chirac: March 8-10, 2027 End of residency and presentation of the work to the public: mid-March 2027

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11/27/2025

Opening of applications

Official announcement of the call for projects and online application form. Participants can access the criteria, participation conditions and resources to prepare their application.