Following a call for applications, ten emerging and established artists have been selected by a committee for the third edition of the Magnetic residency programme. Launched in October 2024, the programme offers artists immersion in major cultural institutions in France and the UK.
- Violaine Barrois (PACA) at Cove Park (Helensburgh, Scotland)
- Camille Brée (Île-de-France) at Gasworks (London, England)
- Donovan Le Coadou (Hauts-de-France) at Flax Art Studios (Belfast, Northern Ireland)
- Elsa Prudent (Nouvelle-Aquitaine) at Wysing Arts Centre (Cambridgeshire, England)
- Dorian Teti (Bretagne) at Aberystwyth Arts Centre (Wales)
- Emilia Beatriz (Scotland) at Villa Arson (Nice, France)
- Racheal Crowther (England) at Bétonsalon - Centre d'art et de recherche (Paris, France)
- Mez Kerr Jones (Wales) at Frac Bretagne (Rennes, France)
- Robin Price (Northern Ireland) at Frac Grand Large (Dunkerque, France)
- Lisa Selby (England) at CAPC musée d'art contemporain (Bordeaux, France)
Magnetic highlights
- A long term, structuring bilateral cooperation program
- A choice of artist residencies supported by eight decentralized arts institutions and two in London and Paris that share common values.
- Contemporary societal and environmental issues at the heart of our residencies: artists work according to each specific context - geographical, historical, societal or artistic.
- Each artist receives a minimum monthly allowance of 2,500 euros for a 2-month residency, curatorial support, accommodation and access to a studio.
- Tailor-made residencies, designed in consultation with the curatorial teams of the institutions, enabling artists to interact with a wide network throughout their stay.
Fluxus, Frieze London and the Comité Professionnel des Galeries d'Art are pleased to announce that Stéphanie Saadé and her gallery Marfa' are the laureates of the second edition of the Fluxus-CPGA Prize at Frieze London.
The Prix Fluxus-CPGA at Frieze London aims to support contemporary creation and increase the international circulation of artists from the French scene. It also aims to enhance the relationship between artists and their galleries: the prize money of £15,000 (around €18,000) is shared between the winning artist and the gallery exhibiting at Frieze London.
“Stéphanie Saadé's work was a unanimous revelation for the jury. Her distinctive work encompasses motherhood, forced displacement and materially fascinating realizations.”
Stéphanie Saadé was born in Lebanon in 1983. She lives and works between Beirut and Paris. She is a graduate of the Beaux-Arts de Paris and the China Academy of Art, Hangzhou. She has been artist-in-residence at the Jan van Eyck Academie, Maastricht and at the Cité Internationale des Arts, Paris. In 2023, she was selected for the Centre Pompidou's Accélérations residency.
Stéphanie Saadé is represented by Marfa'. Founded in 2015 by Joumana Asseily in Beirut, the gallery is dedicated to championing local artists and projects committed to the Lebanese capital's art scene.
The jury (Alessio Antoniolli, Claude Bonnin, Valeria Napoleone, Hélène Nguyen-Ban, Patrizia Sandretto, Zoé Whitley) was also keen to reward the work of artist Malo Chapuy (1995, France) represented by mor charpentier (Paris/Bogota) with the Prix d'honneur.
About the Comité Professionnel des Galeries d’Art
Since 1947, the CPGA has represented galleries in France and defended their interests in dealings with politicians, institutional representatives and administrative authorities. It takes part in drawing up art market regulations and contributes to cultural policies that promote the development of the sector. The Committee informs and advises its 330 member galleries on their specific status, duties and obligations, and provides support on technical issues. For several years now, the Professional Committee of Art Galleries has been involved in major cultural events, helping to raise the profile of art galleries as genuine partners in artistic creation. It also works to develop the French art scene internationally.
About Frieze London
Frieze London was founded in 2003 by Amanda Sharp and Matthew Slotover. Frieze takes place every October in Regent's Park. In more than twenty years, Frieze London has established itself as one of the world's leading art fairs, and stands out from its peers for its exceptional openness to the international scene, and in particular to emerging countries.
Fluxus Art Projects is pleased to announce that Jesse Darling and his gallery Sultana are the laureates of the first edition of the Prix Fluxus at Art Basel Paris.
The Prix Fluxus at Art Basel Paris aims to support contemporary creation and increase the international circulation of artists from the British scene. It also aims to enhance the relationship between artists and their galleries: the prize money of €15,000 is shared between the winning artist and the gallery exhibiting at Art Basel Paris.
Through his multidisciplinary practice Jesse Darling explores the formation of bodily subjects and their constant evolution in the face of socio-political influences. At Art Basel Paris, the artist presents three works created between 2018 and 2024: PHARMAKON I, REGALIA & INSIGNIA and BIGWICK. His installation VANITAS (2024), part of the Art Basel Paris Public Program, can also be seen at the Petit Palais, opposite of the Grand Palais.
Founded in 2010 by Guillaume Sultana and based in the Marais district, Sultana gallery aims to be a place of experimentation, where established and emerging artists express themselves through a curatorial program that is playful yet politically engaged. In 2021, Sultana opened Sultana Summer Set Arles, a place of residence and exchange, hosting projects focused on creative freedom, reflection and stroll.
The jury (Anne-Pierre d'Albis, Caroline Bourgeois, Bianca Chu, Hélène Nguyen-Ban, Hans Ulrich Obrist, François Quintin, Paul Emmanuel Reiffers) was also keen to reward the work of artist Martin Boyce (1967, Scotland), represented by The Modern Institute gallery (Glasgow), with the Honorary Prize.
To celebrate these two Fluxus Prizes on either side of the Channel, a reception was held at the French Embassy in Great Britain during Frieze London and at the British Embassy in France during Art Basel Paris.
About FLUXUS ART PROJECTS
Fluxus Art Projects is a non-profit organization set up in 2010 by the French Institute in the UK to support contemporary art on both sides of the Channel. A Franco-British public-private fund, in 14 years Fluxus Art Projects has become a formidable talent booster, a prescriber and a marker of notoriety for artists. Fluxus builds a bridge between the French and British art scenes by focusing on three objectives:
Support venues offering solo and group exhibitions of artists from the French scene in the UK and vice-versa, to promote the international visibility of artists
Follow curators on research trips to France and the UK, to intensify exchanges between the two art scenes
Develop Magnetic, the new residency program, to support artists, build a network of structuring relationships between artists and venues, and strengthen long-term Franco-British cooperation.
The next call for projects between January and June 2025 is open until November 18, 2024.
Fluxus Art Projects and its Magnetic program are supported by the Institut français du Royaume- Uni, Institut français, Ministère de la Culture, Ministère de l'Europe et des Affaires étrangères, Arts Council England, Creative Scotland, Arts Council of Wales/Wales Arts International, Arts Council of Northern Ireland and the British Council. Fluxus benefits from the precious and loyal commitment of its patrons.