In residence: artistic creation
Through the programs of the Académie de France in Madrid, Casa de Velázquez welcomes some thirty artists in residence each year, for stays of between two and eleven months. These residencies are aimed at artists at different stages of their careers, and reflect the diversity of contemporary artistic practices.
The range of disciplines covers the major creative fields - drawing, printmaking, sculpture, painting, architecture, musical composition, choreography, photography, film and video - and also extends, through collaborative grants, to scenography, literary creation, textile arts, curatorial practices and graphic design. Since 2021, Casa de Velázquez has also supported artistic doctoral research, affirming its commitment to the dialogue between creation, research and experimentation.
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The Casa de Velázquez artistic community
Each year, 13 winners are selected following a call for applications open to all artists, regardless of nationality, with a significant body of work and a project linked to the Iberian Peninsula. Applications are received in autumn, with the final phase taking place in spring, with an interview at the Académie des Beaux-Arts de Paris.
Four Spanish artists have also been selected through specific calls for applications in partnership with the cities of Malaga, Santander, Valencia and the Diputación de Zaragoza.
Throughout the year, recruitment campaigns are launched in partnership with public and private institutions. These collaborative grants enable us to host artists for working periods of 1 to 3 months. Each partnership has its own specific recruitment conditions.
Each year, Casa de Velázquez funds a 3-year "research-through-project" artistic doctoral contract. Applicants must be registered at a French university and present a thesis project in the field of artistic creation.
Call 2025 was held in collaboration with the EUR Arts et Humanités of the Université Côte d'Azur.
Art direction
Under the direction of Nancy Berthier, Director of Casa de Velázquez, artistic policy and the monitoring of artists in residence are the responsibility of the Artistic Studies Department, headed by Claude Bussac.
Artists in residence
96th promotion of the Académie de France in Madrid
Ouassila Arras Sculpture
Brendan Champeaux Musical composition
Paula Comitre Choreography / Bailaora
Carlos Correcher Visual arts
Bertrand Dezoteux Cinema / Video
Sandra García Bueno Film / Video
Alberto Gil Cásedas Visual Arts
Diego Kohli Painting
Kong Shengqi (KiKi) Sculpture
Jacques-Marie Ligot Architecture / Visual arts
Ash Love Painting / Visual arts
Naomi Maury Sculpture / Installation
Federico Miró Painting
Rob Miles Engraving / Visual arts
Raphaëlle Peria Drawing
François Réau Drawing / Installation
Reza Riahi Cinema / Audiovisual
Artists on scholarship
Nehal Vyas and Advik Beni
FIDMarseille grant / Impulso ECAM Prize
Lucy Orta
Laine et Création grant - Mobilier national and ADAGP
Juan José Martínez d'Aubuisson
Festival Eñe grant - Cuadernos hispanoamericanos / AECID
Salka Tiziana
FIDMarseille grant / Impulso ECAM Prize
Cristina Ramos
ENCURA grant with Hangar, Hablarenarte and CA2M
Céline Groman
École des Arts Décoratifs - ENSAD Prize
Salvatore Calcagno
Performing Arts Grant - Wallonie-Bruxelles
Artistic doctoral students
Sébastien Robert 2025–2028
Casa de Velázquez – EUR CREATES Université Côte d’Azur
Nicolás Combarro 2024–2027
Casa de Velázquez – Université Paris-Est Créteil Val de Marne
Milena Charbit 2023–2026
Casa de Velázquez – Université Cergy-Pontoise