Alternating annually for four years between Paris and Vancouver, the aim of the France/Canada Curatorial Residency program is to provide opportunities to develop curatorial projects and foster cultural exchange in response to contemporary art contexts in France and Western Canada.
This residency program is a collaboration between The Polygon Gallery, Griffin Art Projects, and Cité internationale des arts, with the support of The Embassy of France in Canada and the Canadian Cultural Centre in Paris. The program was established in October 2021. Writer, curator, and cultural producer Missla Libsekal (Vancouver) was awarded the inaugural residency, which took place at the Cité internationale des arts in the Marais district of central Paris. In September 2022, curator, researcher, and writer Clelia Coussonnet (Marseille) started a three-month curatorial residency at Griffin Art Projects in North Vancouver.
Now, the inaugural recipients of the Paris - Vancouver curatorial research residencies come together in person to introduce their research and works in progress as situated practices of care and kinship. They will share how research, knowledge production, storytelling and place-making inform their projects.
This program is a collaboration between The Polygon Gallery, Griffin Art Projects, and Cité internationale des arts, with the support of The Embassy of France in Canada and the Canadian Cultural Centre in Paris.