Fellows

Fellows for the year 2026-2027

Louidgi BELTRAME – Photography/film

Oren BONEH – Musical composition

Fiammetta CAMPAGNOLI – Art history

Louise CHENNEVIÈRE – Literature

Lydiane CHOMIENNE – Heritage restoration

Jean CLARACQ – Visual arts

Neïla CZERMAK ICHTI and Ibrahim MEÏTÉ – Visual arts

Marie DE QUATREBARBES – Literature

Amandine GAY – Scriptwriting

Charlotte HOUETTE – Visual arts

Vanasay KHAMPHOMMALA – Stage direction/Choreography

Nina LEGER – Literature

Olivier ROHE – Literature

Aïcha SNOUSSI – Visual arts

Valentine UMANSKY – Art theory

 

The Jury

The selection jury was made up of Sam Stourdzé, director of the French Academy in Rome – Villa Medici and president of the jury; Delphine Fournier, from the Directorate General for Artistic Creation of the Ministry of Culture, as well as six qualified personalities: Martin Bethenod, Director of the Cnap; Mathieu Larnaudie, writer; Noriko Baba, composer; Chloé Quenum, visual artist; Chloé Siganos, Head of the Performing Arts Department at the Centre Pompidou; and Maria Stavrinaki, Professor of Contemporary Art History at the University of Lausanne.

To analyze the applications, the jury relied on the expertise of seventeen figures appointed from within the Ministry of Culture, its public institutions, and various associations.

 

The Residency

During their one-year stay at Villa Medici, the Fellows work alongside the Residents – artists, creators and researchers on short-term stays. In total, more than 70 artists – both Fellows and Residents – are welcomed to Villa Medici each year.

Throughout their year in Rome, the Fellows are invited to share their work during public, resolutely multidisciplinary artistic events.

Thursday, Novembre 26, 2026, Nuit Blanche offers an initial public presentation of their projects throughout Villa Medici and its gardens, showcasing visual installations as well as performance pieces for one evening.

Throughout the year, concerts, readings, lectures, performances, and events are organized at the initiative of the Fellows, frequently involving guest artists.

An end-of-residency exhibition, from June 18 to September 7, 2026—a highlight of the summer program—invites the public to discover the research and works developed by the Fellows during their residency.

 

Key figures

Applicants for the competition

• Among the 798 applications representing 847 candidates, there were 430 women, 397 men, 20 non-binary persons, 46 duos, and 1 group of 4 people.

 

Fellows in the class of 2026-2027

• 1 duo.
• 9 disciplines represented: visual arts, musical composition, screenwriting, art history, literature, stage direction/choreography, photography/film, conservation of artworks or monuments, and art theory.
• 6 nationalities, including 2 dual nationals.
• The cohort includes 11 women and 5 men.
• The average age of the Fellows is 39.