Call for applications: Artists' Residency at the House of France in Rhodes 2022

The French Institute of Greece launches a call for applications for its research residency program on contemporary ceramics at the House of France in Rhodes.

The House of France in Rhodes is located in the medieval heart of the city of Rhodes. In 1912, the House was bought by a French ambassador in Turkey who offered it to the French state. Today it hosts the Consular Agency of France.

Ceramics has been present in Rhodes since antiquity but it was not until 1929 that the activity experienced its full development with the production of I.C.A.R.O (Industrie Ceramiche Artistiche Rodio - Orientali), which has generated a revival of a fine and qualitative ceramics industry. Today the local production disappears in favor of copies of ceramics from Iznik or Ikaros. Read more on ceramics in Rhodes here.

Programme

The residency programme encourages the crossover between the existing cultural heritage and the contemporary issues of ceramic art. The residency aims to offer to the artists a field of creation and experimentation in connection with the historical environment and the discovery of traditional know-how.

The 2022 artists’ residency will host up to three laureates invited to Rhodes for a two-month residency: the artists are expected to establish working relationships between them, with the island's artistic circles as well as with local craftsmen.

The elaboration of ceramic works will be punctuated by learning traditional techniques from masters and artists and by meetings with local craftsmen. This residency also aims to create links with contemporary artists from Rhodes. The invited artists will benefit from an artistic local network.

This residency also aims to create links with contemporary artists from Rhodes. The invited artists will benefit from an artistic local network.

Deadline for applications: 3 July 2022

Read the call for applications.