Launch of a curatorial residency for professionals from Portuguese-speaking African art scenes by Fondation Calouste Gulbenkian, La Friche la Belle de Mai & Triangle-Astérides:

The Fondation Calouste Gulbenkian – French Delegation, La Friche la Belle de Mai, and the contemporary art center of national interest Triangle-Astérides announce the creation of a new residency program dedicated to curators from African art scenes in Portuguese-speaking countries (Angola, Cape Verde, Guinea-Bissau, Mozambique, São Tomé and Príncipe).

Hosted at La Friche la Belle de Mai, a cultural cooperative bringing together nearly 70 organizations, this program is part of a broader dynamic of international cultural cooperation, professional mobility, and support for curatorial research.

• Application deadline: April 27 to May 31, 2026
• Announcement of results: June 2026
• Residency period: August 24 to November 24, 2026

The Art Ensemble Prize, supported by the Fondation Gulbenkian and CENTQUATRE-PARIS, renewed for a fourth edition:

For the fourth consecutive year, the French Delegation of Fondation Gulbenkian and CENTQUATRE-PARIS are joining forces to support and recognize innovative initiatives in the field of collaborative arts.

The program aims to promote and support collaborative projects across France, with an increasing focus on the specificities and challenges of the French-speaking context.

It is dedicated to supporting, rewarding, and highlighting artists working in the development and implementation of collaborative art projects, participatory art, collective practices, and socially inclusive artistic approaches.

• Application deadline: March 17 to April 26, 2026
• Announcement of results: June 24, 2026
• Residency: June 2027

EX-LIBRIS Residency: the Gulbenkian Library launches its first residency for visual and graphic artists exploring its collections:

The French Delegation of Fondation Calouste Gulbenkian launches EX-LIBRIS, a new research-creation residency entirely designed and led by its teams. Hosted for three months at the Gulbenkian Library, a visual and/or graphic artist will be invited to develop a project in close dialogue with the library’s collections, archives, and documentary resources.

Designed as a period of immersion and research, the residency positions the Gulbenkian Library as a true public space for creation. Beyond this experimentation phase, it offers the artist the opportunity to freely explore a selected corpus from the collections — rare books, special collections, periodicals — in order to develop a plastic, editorial, or hybrid project.

• Application deadline: March 16 to April 20, 2026
• Announcement of results: May 2026
• Residency period: September 22 to December 23, 2026