From Then to Now: Resident Success Stories Over Five Years
Created in 2021, Villa Albertine offers one-of-a-kind exploratory residencies across the United States. Through this program, it support artists and intellectuals from France and the Francophone world as they draw inspiration from transformative immersive experiences in the US.
Every year, nearly 60 talented creators embark on these exploratory journeys throughout the United States. Chosen from among approximately 900 annual applicants across 15 disciplines (visual arts, performing arts, new media, and more) by an international jury, our residents reflect the excellence, diversity, and dynamism of contemporary French culture.
By Villa Albertine’s fifth anniversary season in 2026, more than 300 residents will have been hosted across 60 US locations, from New York to Alaska, South Dakota to Los Angeles, building an international network of creative and intellectual exchange. Villa Albertine’s offices in 10 US cities provide residents with both the structure and flexibility needed to deeply engage with the actors and institutions in the territories in which they pursue specific creative projects that bring fresh perspectives to today’s most pressing global issues.
Rooted in a longstanding tradition of French American cultural dialogue, Villa Albertine reinvents the residency as a platform for contemporary creation, transatlantic collaborations, and people-to-people dialogue.
From (LA)Horde’s deep dive into Los Angeles’ jumpstyle scene to Mathieu Pradat’s immersive storytelling installation at the Museum of Science in Boston, this booklet highlights the tangible outcomes and success stories of Villa Albertine’s residents—showcasing the program’s lasting impact and meaningful contributions.
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What’s next for Villa Albertine’s residency program? Learn more about our new cohort of 2026 residents here.
Acknowledgements
Villa Albertine’s residencies have been made possible, in partnership with Albertine Foundation, through the leadership support of Societe Generale Corporate Foundation, with the generous contributions of the Bettencourt Schueller Foundation, the Recanati-Kaplan Foundation, Ardian, AXA, the ENGIE Corporate Foundation, the Florence Gould Endowment for Literary Exchange, the Académie des Beaux-Arts, AWARE, ADIAF, Marfret and the Fonds de Dotation Banque Transatlantique.
We also wish to warmly acknowledge several partners whose past support contributed significantly to the success of our residency programs, and who, in many cases, continue to support Villa Albertine through other initiatives: the Ford Foundation, the Philharmonie de Paris, the Art Explora Foundation, the Centre national du cinéma et de l’image animée (CNC), UniFrance, the FrenchAmerican Cultural Society, Diptyque, and the Fondation Louis Roederer.
Our heartfelt thanks goes out to our individual supporters as well, whose trust and generosity continue to shape Villa Albertine’s mission: Daphne Recanati-Kaplan and Thomas S. Kaplan, Marie-Josée and Henry Kravis, Béatrice Stern, Fidji Simo, Sana Sabbagh, Elizabeth and Jean-Marie Eveillard, Stephan Haimo and Veronica Bulgari, Michel David-Weill, remembered with deep gratitude, and Hélène David-Weill, Claude Wasserstein and Mamadou Abou and Catherine Sarr.