Explore Villa Albertine’s 2027 Residencies’ Jury Report
Art & Design, Books & Ideas, Film & TV, Museums & Heritage, Music, New Media, Performing Arts
Read more about Villa Albertine’s 2027 residency cohort and the distinguished jury behind the selection, in this special report.
Villa Albertine is an institution of the French Embassy in the United States, supported by the French government and the Albertine Foundation. It operates under the authority of the French Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs, with the support of the Ministry of Culture.
Villa Albertine would like to thank the Societe Generale Foundation, major patron of Villa Albertine’s residencies. This 2027 season of Villa Albertine, developed in partnership with Albertine Foundation, benefits from the generous support of the Fondation Bettencourt Schueller as founding patron of the Craft & Design residences, Fidji Simo, the Ford Foundation, the Recanati-Kaplan Foundation, the Florence Gould Endowment for Literary Exchange, the Fonds de Dotation Transatlantique, GRoW @ Annenberg, Catherine and Mamadou-Abou Sarr, Judith and Leah Pisar, Esther Chui-Chao and Andrea Chao-Kharma, ADIAF, and the Ministry of Culture.
In partnership with
Albertine Foundation
Albertine Foundation is an American nonprofit organization dedicated to supporting French American relations through innovative cultural and educational programs. In close partnership with Villa Albertine, the French Institute for Culture and Education, Albertine Foundation administers grant programs across diverse creative disciplines including visual and performing arts; cinema; and literature, while also supporting exploratory residencies for creative professionals and thinkers across the United States. Albertine Foundation also contributes to promoting French language learning in the United States and funds new opportunities for students, professors, and researchers in the spheres of secondary and higher education. Albertine Foundation is a non-profit 501(c)(3) corporation by Internal Revenue Service determination. Contributions from corporate, foundation, and individuals are tax-deductible to the extent allowed by law.
Societe Generale Foundation
The Societe Generale Foundation contributes to the development of a more inclusive and sustainable society by supporting initiatives that generate a positive social impact in the fields of Education, Culture and the Environment. Driven by an entrepreneurial spirit, it provides support to structures of general interest and cultural organizations that carry out projects with a high impact potential, whether they are incipient or large-scale initiatives. The Foundation operates in France, at both national and regional level, and also supports multi-country or internationally oriented projects.
As a major partner of Villa Albertine’s residencies, the Societe Generale Foundation is committed, through this exceptional partnership, to supporting the career development of artists and promoting artistic excellence. It contributes to transatlantic dialogue through the arts and to the international reach of French culture. The Foundation particularly supports the development of classical music within the residencies through a dedicated call for projects, continuing a commitment spanning nearly 40 years in this field. This partnership also builds upon the Societe Generale Group’s ongoing support of contemporary art for the past 30 years, notably through a collection of nearly 1,800 works — paintings, graphic arts, photographs and sculptures — by French and international artists. Through these commitments, Societe Generale reaffirms its dedication to artistic creation and excellence, in France and internationally.
For more information, visit https://fondation.societegenerale.com/en.
Ministry of Culture
The French Ministry of Culture aims to make the major works of humanity— and especially those of France— accessible to the largest number of people possible. As such, it maintains a policy of conservation, of protection, and of development of all components of French cultural heritage. It promotes the creation of works of art and of the mind, and the development of art practices and education. It further contributes to cultural initiatives outside of France, and to initiatives relating to the establishment of French cultural programs throughout the world.