CNES Observatoire de l'Espace: Creative Projects in Zero Gravity

About this call

The CNES Observatoire de l'Espace invites professional artists to propose a single artwork conceived and created during a parabolic flight aboard the Airbus Zero-G aircraft, which provides 30 arcs of 22 seconds of weightlessness each. One laureate is selected by a jury and receives a total budget of 2,500 EUR plus covered flight and travel costs; the completed work enters the Observatoire's contemporary art collection. The flight campaign is scheduled for March 2027, with results announced from November 2026.

Who can apply

• Domestic applicants
• Medium: Video / Installation / Sculpture / Painting / New Media
• Free entry
• Open to professional artists aged 18 or over at the time of application. Application dossier must be written in French; French language proficiency is required. Artist must be able to attend meetings at CNES Paris headquarters and all Observatoire events without additional budget impact, implying France-based residency. Dossier must include: completed and signed application form (pages 11-12 of the PDF), a project presentation dossier with the most precise description possible of the artwork and its production aboard the aircraft, and an artistic dossier with a selection of previous works and an up-to-date CV. Submit as PDF via file-transfer platform (WeTransfer, SwissTransfer, etc.) to appels.observatoire.espace@gmail.com. Subject line: candidature appel zeroG. File naming: NOM_Prenom_Appel_zeroG.