INTERNATIONAL RESIDENCY OPPORTUNITY – MAGNETIC 4
The call for applications for the fourth round of Fluxus Magnetic international Visual Arts residencies in France and in the UK is now open! Deadline: 14th of July 2025.
Magnetic is a joint Franco-UK initiative under the umbrella of Fluxus Art Projects that brings together ten institutions to create a network of artist residencies in French regions and UK nations. The programme has already supported 12 international partners and a total of 17 artists.
Each residency is based on a tandem partnership between a French region and a UK nation. We are very pleased that Wales, Aberystwyth Arts Centre is partnered with Brittany, Frac Bretagne in Rennes once again.
We are looking for 2 artists, 1 based in Brittany to take part in the residency here in Wales, and 1 based in Wales to take part in the residency in Brittany.
Heatherwick Studio’s, Aberystwyth Frac Bretagne, Rennes, Brittany
The other 4 tandems will associate CAPC in Bordeaux/Nouvelle-Aquitaine with Wysing Arts Centre in Cambridge/England, Frac Grand Large in Dunkirk/Hauts-de-France with Flax Art Studios in Belfast/Northern Ireland, Villa Arson in Nice/Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur with Cove Park/Scotland and Bétonsalon in Paris/Île-de-France with Gasworks in London/England.
Societal and environmental issues are at the heart of the programme: the residencies are bespoke to each host institution and their immediate locality, where the artists are invited to respond to specific geographical, historical, social, or artistic contexts.
Artists will receive a threshold monthly fee of 2500 € / £ 2100, as well as accommodation, artist studio, curatorial mentoring and international networking. The call for applications is open until July 14, 2025, with residencies starting in Winter 2025-26. Applications can be made via the Fluxus Art Projects website, where you’ll find all the schedule, selection criteria and access information.
How to apply
If you wish to apply, we ask for an artistic proposal outlining the relevance and singularity of your practice and research interests within the context and focus of the host institution you are eligible to apply for. In addition, a short text demonstrating your motivation for applying to an international residency at this point in your career and the benefits it will bring.
The Magnetic 4 lureate artists will be announced in October 2025 during Frieze in London. For further information : fluxusartp@gmail.com
– Applications are dedicated to contemporary visual artists.
– Applications are not open to students.
– Artists in both France and the UK are considered to be based in a region if they have an address (residence) within that region/nation.
– Applications can be written in Welsh or English.
– Joint applications (duo, collective, etc) are not accepted.
We welcome applications from candidates of all backgrounds and encourage those from under-represented communities – across race, ethnicity, gender, low-income backgrounds, and applicants who are D/deaf, disabled and neurodivergent – to apply.
Please note that different access guidance applies to each residency host; our website offers a summary of each venue’s facilities and existing access arrangements.
We are open to discussing any specific requirements; if you require access support at any stage of the application process, please let us know.
Contact: fluxusartp@gmail.com
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Magnetic is supported by the Institut français du Royaume-Uni, the Institut français, French Ministry of Culture, French Ministry of Europe and Foreign Affairs, Arts Council England, Creative Scotland, Arts Council of Wales/Wales Arts International, Arts Council of Northern Ireland and the British Council.
