The Bernard Grau-Académie des beaux-arts Foundation

Created in 2022, the Foundation aims to support Cuban artists while paying tribute to Bernard Grau (1949-2020), a French diplomat who ended his career as Counsellor for Cooperation and Cultural Action in Havana.

A graduate in philosophy and law from the University of Montpellier, France, where he was also head of teaching in the departments of international law, sociology of international relations and public liberties, he held various posts in the French Chancellery, including that of Regional Cooperation Counsellor for Central America, from 2001 to 2005, based in the Costa Rican capital. He was director of the French Institute in Seville and cultural adviser in several Latin American countries (Uruguay, Peru, Cuba).

www.academiedesbeauxarts.fr/fondation-bernard-grau-pour-les-artistes-cubains

L' Académie des beaux-arts

The Académie des Beaux-Arts is one of the five academies that make up the Institut de France. Bringing together 67 members, 16 associate members from abroad and 67 correspondents, it oversees the defence of France's cultural heritage and encourages artistic creation in all its forms of expression by organising competitions, awarding prizes, funding artists' residencies and granting subsidies for artistic projects and events.

As a consultative body to the public authorities, the Académie also conducts an activity of reflection on artistic issues.

In order to carry out these missions, the Académie des Beaux-Arts manages its assets, which are made up of donations and legacies, as well as major cultural sites such as the Musée Marmottan Monet (Paris), the Villa and the Bibliothèque Marmottan (Boulogne-Billancourt), the House and gardens of Claude Monet (Giverny), the Villa and gardens of Ephrussi de Rothschild (Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat), the Villa Dufraine (Chars), the Maison-atelier Lurçat (Paris), the Appartement d'Auguste Perret (Paris) and the Galerie Vivienne (Paris), of which it is co-owner.

www.academiedesbeauxarts.fr

The Cité internationale des arts

The Cité internationale des arts is an artists' residence in the heart of Paris that brings together artists to work on a creative or research project in all disciplines.

For periods of two months to a year, the Cité internationale des arts gives artists the opportunity to work in an environment conducive to creation, open to encounters with professionals from the cultural world. Residents receive personalised support from the Cité internationale des arts team.

In the Marais or in Montmartre, the studio accommodation (living and creative space) available to the residents enables them to live alongside more than 300 artists and players in the art world of all generations, nationalities and disciplines. In collaboration with its many partners, the Cité internationale des arts opens several calls for thematic and/or project-based applications throughout the year.

www.citedesartsparis.net

Where would you like to connect?

Bernard Grau-Académie des beaux-arts Foundation x Cité internationale de arts residency programme for Cuban artists 2026

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