Art Residency in France 2023–2026

A new round of applications for the art residency in France begins

on March 1, 2026!

In early 2023, together with the French art hotel La Farandole****, we launched an open call for artists to take part in an art residency in the south of France. Over the course of three years, 12 people have stayed at the art residency. From March through November 2025, we are continuing the competition and reviewing your applications!

Here is a brief summary of the past years:

  • During 2023, the residency welcomed six artists: Ekaterina Romanova, Vera Kulikova, Niso Atakhanova, Alina Khramova, Anton Totibadze, and Sasha Pasternak. Each participant spent between two and five weeks at the residency. 
  • As part of the project, the participants created many works, including paintings and graphic art, some of which entered the art hotel’s collection, while others remained available for sale at Kvartira S Gallery.  Request the catalogue of available works at info@kvartiras.com.
  • The works were presented in the hotel’s exhibition spaces, and in the autumn an exhibition by Anton Totibadze and Sasha Pasternak, “Nouveau Souffle”, was held.
  • During 2024, the residency welcomed three artists: Dasha Rybina and Alexander Votsmush (who stayed for two sessions) and Sasha Sokolova. Dasha Rybina and Alexander Votsmush created many works, which came together in the exhibition “Vacances D’été / Summer Holidays.”
  • Alexander Votsmush held several masterclasses.  Dasha Rybina painted a mural on a wall in one of the hotel’s halls.
  • In addition, the residents visited several French exhibitions and art fairs, explored the region’s historic sites and neighbouring towns, and met and spoke with European colleagues. 
  • During 2025, the residency welcomed four artists: Ivan and Sasha Afonsky.

Video from the first residency session (Ekaterina Romanova and Vera Kulikova)

Follow the story of our art residency on social media.

Meanwhile, we are announcing applications for a new session!

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COMPETITION

Kvartira S Gallery, together with the French art hotel La Farandole****, is announcing a competition for artists and sculptors to take part in an art residency in the south of France in 2026. 

* If you live or are holidaying in Europe and would like to travel to the art residency independently, we will consider your application outside the competition. Email subject line: OUTSIDE THE COMPETITION.

What we OFFER:

an art residency for artists and sculptors in the town of Sanary-sur-Mer in the south of France for one to two months (the duration and dates are discussed individually with each participant).
PARTICIPATION IS FREE, AND WE COVER ALL EXPENSES! 
Following the competition, we will select participants who will come to the art residency to paint or create art objects by the sea. The competition runs throughout 2026.

We COVER the costs and arrange:

  • flights and transfers to and from the residency,
  • free accommodation and a space in which to create,
  • one meal a day,
  • working materials (canvases, paints, and everything else required),
  • support from the gallery.

Please note: we do not cover the cost of obtaining a Schengen visa.

What is REQUIRED of you:

  • you must be a professional artist working in oils or acrylics on canvas, or a professional sculptor (working in stone or metal), or a ceramic artist. All genres and movements are welcome (figurative and non-figurative painting, abstract and non-objective art, expressive and naïve art, etc.), BUT the works must convey a “positive spirit” (without themes of politics, aggression, apocalypse, pandemics, etc.). Please bear in mind that the time available to create the works is one to two months!
  • you must have a valid international passport with more than six months remaining before its expiry date, and a valid Schengen visa (or another document permitting you to stay in France),
  • you must be prepared to donate several works to the hotel’s collection at the end of the residency (to be discussed individually with each participant); at the artist’s discretion, the remaining works may be offered for sale by the gallery,
  • you must have one to two months available this year,
  • you must have inspiration, commitment, and a desire to create.

The competition is open to Russian and non-Russian artists aged 18 and over.

How to ENTER the competition:

Send the following to info@kvartiras.com:

  1. Several of your works (3–6 pieces) that are representative of your practice and reflect your artistic style. There is no need to send a portfolio!
  2. Your biography or CV (Russian is sufficient).
  3. Email subject line: art residency 2026

All questions may be sent via direct message on our social media accounts or by email to info@kvartiras.com.

Attention! We do not confirm receipt of applications or answer questions that are already addressed on this page. Thank you for your understanding. We notify successful applicants immediately. Thank you!

GOOD LUCK!