French Immersion Exhibition Grant’s 2026 Selection Jury
From now until August 31, 2025, apply for the 2025 – 2026 Immersive Exhibition Grants for Cultural Institutions and Venues, part of Villa Albertine’s French Immersion program.
Recently announced at the 2025 Cannes Festival and managed by Villa Albertine and Albertine Foundation, with the support of the French Ministry of Europe and Foreign Affairs, and in partnership with the Institut Français, this grant program aims to support the exhibition of French immersive projects at US cultural institutions and venues.
Following a rigorous selection process by an independent committee, grants of up to $10,000 will be awarded to four projects that will be exhibited at American venues in Fall 2026 offering the best experiences to the largest possible audiences. At the end of the year, a fair will be organized bringing together XR professionals from both France and the United States.
The jury for French Immersion Exhibition Grant’s 2026 is composed by the following members:
Dominique Moulon
Art critic and independent curator Dominique Moulon studied visual art at the fine art school ENSA in Bourges and holds a PhD in Arts and sciences of the art. Member of the French curator association (CEA) and Berlin’s Digital Art Museum, he has been curator for art centers, galleries and fairs in Arcueil, Aubusson, Brussels, Dubai, Le Bourget, Hangzhou, Istanbul, Monaco, Montreuil, Paris, Seoul, Venice and online for Approche, Cifra and Danae. Since 2015, he has also been associate curator of the Nemo international digital arts biennial of the greater Paris. Member of the International association of art critics (AICA), he has written numerous articles for collective books, exhibition catalogs and art magazines. He currently collaborates with Art Press, Art Absolument and TK-21, publishes on Art in the Digital Age and coordinates the MOOC Digital Paris. He is also the author of the books Contemporary New Media Art (2011), Art and Digital Resonating (2015), Art Beyond Digital (2018) and Masterpieces of the 21st Century (2021). Dominique Moulon has taught at Paris VIII and Panthéon-Sorbonne universities, been a guest professor at the Parsons School of Design in Paris and the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, lectured in Europe, Africa, America, Asia and is a member of the Hybrid Arts and Digital Cultures (HACNUM).
Alice Scope
Alice Scope is a media art curator and researcher with a focus on human-AI relationships, artificial intimacy, and collective intelligence.
Her expertise lies in building speculative worlds through XR, gaming, blockchain, and performance, frequently engaging in cross-disciplinary collaborations.
Alice is currently working with Serpentine Arts Technologies on Partial Common Ownership (PCO), an alternative art ownership model, and serves as a juror for both the Denver Digerati Festival and the A+D Museum Design Awards.
Her recent exhibitions—”Postgender,” “System Fatal,” “Hotel Blue,” and “Posthuman Island”—have been shown at the Berggruen Institute, SXSW, Gray Area, Honor Fraser, California Science Center, and Vellum LA.
Philippe Rivière
Following his Ecole du Louvre Bachelor degree, Philippe obtained a Master in history of art at Sorbonne University, and decided to turn to IT to learn on organizing and disseminating cultural contents through new technologies. Since then, he has held some key roles in the digital world of some of Paris’ important cultural institutions such as Paris Musées where he was deputy development manager and head of digital services and communication. Currently, Philippe manages the Art Explora foundation’s digital strategy. In this role, he is working on new digital formats (from micro-learning online to all of immersivity) to reach new audiences and he develops projects around mobility to bring arts where people live such as a boat museum.
Birney Robert
Birney Robert is a strategist working at the dynamic intersection of art, science, and technology. As the Strategist for External Engagement in Arts + Technology at Georgia Tech, she leads initiatives that connect high-tech conceptual art with broader audiences. In this role, she manages partnerships with arts organizations and industry collaborators, curates exhibitions, coordinates events, and serves as a principal investigator (PI) for innovative art and technology projects.
Robert was the sole PI and curator for a grant awarded in Fall 2021 by Microsoft and Georgia Tech’s Center for 21st Century Universities. Through this grant, she curated two campus exhibitions—Extension of Self: What it Means to Be Human in a Digital World and Extension of Community: What it Means to Be Sustainable in a Digital World—which explored themes of identity, accessibility, and sustainability in the digital age.
Her curatorial work includes projects for AMP’s Atlanta Art Fair, Atlanta’s Art and Entertainment Billboard Project, and Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, among others. She holds a master’s degree in Museum Anthropology from Georgia State University and a BFA in Studio Art from Birmingham-Southern College.
Robert’s contributions have been recognized with an award from the Georgia Association of Museums for her Microsoft-funded exhibits. She actively serves on various arts committees, championing the integration of arts and technology across Georgia and beyond. Her work has been featured in NPR’s City Lights, Rough Draft, ArtsATL, Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Saporta Report, and multiple Georgia Tech publications.