Villa Médicis Fellowship: Académie de France à Rome 2027-28

About this call

The Académie de France à Rome invites established artists, authors, and researchers to compete for a 12-month residency at Villa Médicis in Rome, Italy, beginning September 2027. Open to all nationalities with French language fluency, the fellowship supports creation, experimentation, and research across visual arts, literature, crafts, art history, and theory. Collective project applications are permitted, with individual stipends for each selected member. Prior Villa Médicis residents are not eligible to apply.

Who can apply

• International applicants
• Medium: Sculpture / Video / Printmaking / Installation / Photography / Painting / Drawing / Mixed Media
• Free entry
• Open to established artists, authors, and researchers 18 or older, with no nationality restriction. French language fluency required; Italian language knowledge recommended but not mandatory. Applicants must already be engaged in professional life. All application materials must be in French. Prior Villa Médicis residents are not eligible. Only one application per competition cycle. Collective applications permitted; each selected member receives a residency grant.