The Villa Kujoyama

From 2 March 2023 to 7 April 2023

French professionals / Foreign professionals

Built in 1992 by architect Kunio Kato on Higashiyama Mountain in Kyoto, Villa Kujoyama is the first French multidisciplinary research residency in Asia and is designed to strengthen intercultural dialogue between France and Japan.
The laureates of Villa Kujoyama are called upon to establish working relationships with the professional, academic, artistic and cultural communities of Kyoto, the Kansai region and the entire archipelago. In order to do so, they can rely on the Villa Kujoyama team, on the collaborations established with the Japanese network in the academic, cultural and scientific circles and on the French cultural network in Japan, which, along with the Villa Kujoyama, is made up of the 5 branches of the Institut français du Japon (Fukuoka, Kyoto-Osaka, Tokyo, Yokohama, Okinawa), of the 4 Alliances françaises (Nagoya, Sapporo, Sendai, Tokushima), and of a research institute (Tokyo).

Applications are closed

Résidences 2024

The call for applications for the 2024 residencies at Villa Kujoyama is now closed and the applications submitted are being reviewed.

The shortlisted candidates will be contacted at the beginning of June in order to be interviewed by a jury composed of internal sectoral experts from the Institut français, the Institut français du Japon, Villa Kujoyama and a committee of external experts.

The Villa Kujoyama offers three distinct programmes

Solo

a French or foreign candidate residing in France for at least 5 years presents a research and creation project.

Duo

two French or foreign candidates residing in France for at least 5 years present a joint project.

Partnership

a French or foreign candidate who has been residing in France for at least 5 years in collaboration with a Japanese candidate residing in Japan presents a joint project.

Relevant Disciplines

architecture
landscape
urban planning
street arts
circus / puppets
digital arts / digital production
visual arts
comics / graphic novels
film / video art
criticism and curation
dance / performance
design / graphic design
gastronomy
books
crafts
fashion
classical music / contemporary music / new music / jazz
photography
theatre

2023 Laureates

Selected for their excellence in their respective disciplines, the projects of the 2023 laureates bear witness to a very close link with Japan and to the synergies developed by Villa Kujoyama, combining contemporary creation and crafts :