350 years ago, France created the first artists’ residency of modern times, the French Academy in Rome\u2014now known as Villa Medici. A global center for artistic and intellectual residencies, Villa Medici inspired the creation of the American Academies and many other residencies around the world\u2014including Villa San Francisco, which launched in 2020. Now, as part of the Villa Albertine network, Villa Albertine San Francisco is part of\u00a0a novel villa concept that\u00a0extends the residency location to the territory of residence, with a permanent presence in 10 major US cities to foster the exploration of an entire country.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n
Villa Albertine San Francisco aims to\u00a0lead a\u00a0transdisciplinary dialogue, empowering artists to shape the future.<\/strong>\u00a0It offers artists tailor-made support at the heart of Silicon Valley to engage bold collaborations in connection with local communities. \u00a0<\/p>\n\n Thanks to the continuous efforts of the General Consul of France in San Francisco, Fr\u00e9d\u00e9ric Jung, and his predecessor, Emmanuel Lebrun-Damiens; the French American Cultural Society; the generous founding members of Villa San Francisco, Chris and Audrey\u00a0Allexandre, Dolly and George Chammas, M\u00e9lanie\u00a0Desliens-Flint and Pete Flint, and Tom Horn; the Cultural Attach\u00e9 in San Francisco, Sabine de\u00a0Maussion; and her predecessor and project initiator Juliette Donadieu, we offer an exploratory experience for local\u202fand international artists in our vibrant and uniquely curated apartment within the\u00a0R\u00e9sidence\u00a0de France.\u202f\u00a0<\/p>\n Photograph by Leslie Williamson<\/p>\n\t\t<\/figcaption>\n\t<\/figure>\n San Francisco is unique across the Villa Albertine network in having its own dedicated physical space. Designed by Studio Mortazavi, it is a special space where residents feel immersed and inspired, that is\u202fmade by artists, for artists\u00a0<\/strong>and\u00a0embodies the pioneering spirit of the Pacific Northwest. The art and design curation of the space acts as a bridge between France and Northern California, and features works by French and Californian creators: Agn\u00e8s Varda, JR, Nathalie Du Pasquier, Jay Nelson, Yves Behar, Yvonne Mouser, and Jesse Schlesinger, among others.\u00a0<\/p>\n Through the turbulence of the ongoing public health crisis and\u202fCalifornia wildfires, Villa San Francisco re-imagined its 2020\/2021 residency format to support local artists and art collectives. Overcoming the mobility restrictions imposed by the pandemic, residents awed us with their capacity to pursue their projects despite significant obstacles and create and initiate dialogue with the public, offering online events, night screenings through the Villa\u2019s windows, studio visits, a social media comic strip dialogue, and pop-up exhibits in the public stairway.\u202fOur sincerest thanks go out to all the artists and partners who helped shape and spark this inaugural season<\/strong>: Candace Huey; the art collective Black [Space] Residency; Cheryl Derricotte; ALEXANDMUSHI; Scott McKinney; Summer M.L. Lee; Bogdan Pastor; Kelsey Westphal; Alexandra Cicorschi; Ashara Ekundayo and Angela Wellman; Tsungwei Moo, Cindy Shih, and Anna Sidana.\u00a0<\/p> As we embrace our relationship with the federal Villa Albertine brand, you will see a transition in our social and\u202fcommunication tools as we adopt the online and public presence of Villa Albertine. We invite you to continue to support Villa San Francisco through Villa Albertine. Thank you all for your continued support of Villa San Francisco as we usher in this new chapter together!\u202f\u00a0<\/p>","protected":false},"featured_media":56762,"menu_order":0,"template":"","app_discipline":[234,229,231,219,228,232,213,230,215,227,233,218],"app_city_tax":[225],"app_news_type":[],"class_list":["post-56936","app_news","type-app_news","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","app_discipline-all-disciplines","app_discipline-architecture","app_discipline-audiovisual","app_discipline-cinema","app_discipline-comics","app_discipline-craft-design","app_discipline-literature","app_discipline-music","app_discipline-new-media","app_discipline-performing-arts","app_discipline-social-sciences-and-humanities","app_discipline-visual-arts","app_city_tax-sf"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/villa-albertine.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/LivingRoom2_Credits_Leslie_Williamson2028329.jpg\")
\n\t\t\tA villa unlike any other<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n
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\n\t<\/figure>\nNavigating the pandemic<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n
Our expanded brand<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n
\nStarting February 1, 2022,\u202fwe will move Villa San Francisco\u2019s online presence, including social media, to that of Villa Albertine<\/strong>. Be sure to follow us on\u00a0Twitter<\/a>,\u00a0Facebook<\/a>,\u00a0Instagram<\/a>, and\u00a0LinkedIn<\/a>!\u00a0<\/p>\n\n