The Season
Seven days,
measured slowly.
A sample week drawn from a recent spring cohort. Residencies are held for two to four weeks; longer stays simply lengthen each phase — the house prefers depth to pace, and never rushes what deserves attention.
Length
Two to four week residencies, held in spring and autumn seasons.
Disciplines
Visual artists, writers, photographers, filmmakers, musicians — and duo artists working as a pair.
Language
English is the working language of the house; French is spoken all around it.
Included
A private bedroom, a private studio and all meals prepared by the house chef.
Open call
Applications open each July for the seasons that follow. No application fee.
Selection
Read by an advisory council of practising artists and curators. Twelve places each season.
Day 01
Arrival
A car meets you at the station. The gates open. Rooms and studios revealed one by one, followed by wine on the terrace and a first dinner at the long table — the residency begins as it means to continue.
Day 02
The first long morning
The house settles into its working hours. Materials waiting in the studio, the day held entirely for practice. Nothing is asked of anyone before the light begins to turn.
Day 03
Masterclass & studio visits
A visiting curator or artist opens the morning with a conversation, not a lecture. In the afternoon, private studio visits — considered, honest, and delivered in the tone of a peer.
Day 04
Into the French countryside
A day beyond the walls. A neighbouring vineyard, a Romanesque abbey half-hidden in the woods, or a private collection opened for the afternoon. Country lanes, a picnic, return by dusk.
Day 05
Open studios
The doors between studios are left open. Residents drift between practices, sit with one another's work, borrow tools and ideas. The most quietly generous day of the week.
Day 06
The hang
The exhibition takes shape. Curators help decide sequence, lighting and silence. Walls prepared, plinths placed, the estate begins — slowly — to become a gallery.
Day 07
The final evening
A private dinner. Collectors, gallerists and friends of the house arrive from Paris and beyond. For a single candlelit evening, the château becomes the exhibition — and then, as quickly, becomes a house again.