The Nancy B. Negley Artists Residency Program based at the Dora Maar House in Southern France, provides residencies of one to two months for mid-career professionals in the arts and humanities to concentrate on their fields of expertise. The Residency is associated with the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston.
The annual application cycle begins on February 15 and closes on October 15, for residencies in the following year from March through November. There are regular monthly Salons (March – November) held to showcase the residents’ work to the local community.
ELIGIBILITY
Open to all outstanding mid-career artists and scholars who are engaged on a professional level in the arts and/or the humanities.
FELLOWSHIP INCLUDES
- one to two months in residence at the Dora Maar House
- a private bedroom and bath, and a study or studio in which to work
- expenses paid for round-trip travel from a fellow’s home to the Dora Maar House
- a grant based upon the length of stay at Dora Maar House
Apply Online Fee $22.00
The Dora Maar House is located in one of the most beautiful regions of Southern France, about 40 km southeast of Avignon, the Dora Maar House in Ménerbes is an 18th century residence. In 1944 Pablo Picasso purchased the four-story mansion for Dora Maar, an artist and surrealist photographer who was his companion and muse in the late 1930s and early 1940s.