L'AiR Arts Community
L’AiR Arts Community Program provides an opportunity for artists, cultural professionals, arts organizations, academic institutions, arts service agencies, patrons and companies to come together to continue the artistic and intellectual tradition ensconced in the history of Montparnasse. We would like to bring together all who wish to support intercultural artistic exchange by preserving the living heritage of the École de Paris.
The objectives of the L’AiR Arts Community
Join our collective efforts in creating a new International Arts Research Residency in the historical artist studio - Atelier 11 at the Cité Falguière in Paris. Your involvement will provide support for two fundamental missions: to safeguard international artistic heritage and promote intercultural dialogue through contemporary arts.
The objectives of the L’AiR Arts Community
Join our collective efforts in creating a new International Arts Research Residency in the historical artist studio - Atelier 11 at the Cité Falguière in Paris. Your involvement will provide support for two fundamental missions: to safeguard international artistic heritage and promote intercultural dialogue through contemporary arts.
Join
We invite all art lovers, artists, and supporters to participate in this unique cultural heritage x contemporary art initiative, connecting past and present, local and global. The idea of L’AiR Arts Community Program is to revive the creative energy of the École de Paris, its spirit of solidarity and unity, that allowed the international arts community to thrive in the heart of France.
To borrow French scholar Michel Espagne’s concept of “cultural transfers,” artists are often catalysts for global mobility – “vectors” in the cross-cultural exchanges that fuel the evolution of culture, politics, and society. Just like during the inter-war period of the École de Paris and the 1918 epidemic, our world is greatly impacted by divisive politics and the COVID-19 pandemic. It is our hope that once the pandemic comes under control, arts residencies will play a critical role in the re-emergence of cultural mobility and international exchange, ultimately supporting global economy and solidarity.
There are opportunities for everyone to join the L’AiR Arts Community and get involved in a meaningful and rewarding way. Join today and learn more about our community, programs and the residency.
To borrow French scholar Michel Espagne’s concept of “cultural transfers,” artists are often catalysts for global mobility – “vectors” in the cross-cultural exchanges that fuel the evolution of culture, politics, and society. Just like during the inter-war period of the École de Paris and the 1918 epidemic, our world is greatly impacted by divisive politics and the COVID-19 pandemic. It is our hope that once the pandemic comes under control, arts residencies will play a critical role in the re-emergence of cultural mobility and international exchange, ultimately supporting global economy and solidarity.
There are opportunities for everyone to join the L’AiR Arts Community and get involved in a meaningful and rewarding way. Join today and learn more about our community, programs and the residency.
Community Fund
Your generosity will allow us to rebuild the Atelier 11 artistic home to welcome artists and cultural professionals from all over the world while keeping our physical doors and virtual windows open to a wider community. Visit our Support page.
I’m so happy to know L’AiR Arts have emerged from the pandemic stronger and more committed and engaged than ever. This new development, the use and restoration of Atelier 11, is brilliant, harmonious with your mission, and historically important, looking both forward and back. Bravo to all involved. - Rosalyn Driscoll, USA, L'AiR Arts artist-in-residence, 2019.