Calling for applications for the 2016 BMW Residency at the musée Nicéphore Niépce
For the sixth year running, BMW Art & Culture is calling for applications for the BMW Young Photographer-in-Residency programme at the musée Nicéphore Niépce giving where an artist is given the chance to work on a photographic project over a three-month stay in Chalon-sur-Saône.
The BMW Residency gives carte blanche to the winning artist. The idea is to foster experimentation, encourage research into new modes of expression and new photographic paths. It provides long term support and a long-lasting links between the winners and BMW France. The programme constitutes a real adventure based on shared values.
Following on from previous winners such as Alexandra Catiere, Marion Gronier, Mazaccio & Drowilal, Natasha Caruana and Alinka Echeverria, François Cheval, curator of the musée Niépce and his entire team will accompany the new awardee throughout the project from September 5th to December 2nd 2016.
A selection of the work produced during the residency will be shown at two major events dedicated to photography in France partnered by BMW: Les Rencontres d’Arles et Paris Photo. A book published in tandem with the Trocadéro publishing house will unveil all of the pieces created during the programme. It will add to the “BMW Art & Culture” collection that was set up with the publisher since the start of the residency. Finally, a film illustrating the winner’s creative journey and universe will be made by François Goizé and presented during the exhibition.
To enable the winner to create freely, the awardee will receive a grant of 6 000 € and the accommodation will be covered in Chalon-sur-Saône for the three months of the Residency.
Applications must include a biography, a presentation of the artist’s general approach, a series of prints and finished works as well as an outline of the artistic project planned for the residency. They should be sent by post to the musée Nicéphore Niépce before April 15th 2016.
