The artist residency, offered as an annual invitation, seeks to foster deeper connections between photographic production, contemporary art, and the public. The residency is located in Mougins, on the hills above Cannes, in the Alpes-Maritimes department, 67 km from Italy. The Mougins territory, as part of the Cannes Pays de Lérins metropolitan area, the Sophia Antipolis technology park, and its relations with neighboring towns, is at the heart of the creation residency.
Without any imposed theme, the residency encourages a diverse range of photographic practices that challenge the identity of this ever-changing and constantly redefined territory, bringing genuine added value to the region’s culture and tourism policies. The ambition, year after year, is to promote, exhibit, and collect moments and realities of the entire 06 department.

Open to all photographers, both French and foreign, the creation residency will select artists based on their portfolio, their experience, and a genuine continuity in their work.
A jury composed of the artistic director and the director of the Center for Photography (François Cheval and Yasmine Chemali), representatives from the municipality (deputy in charge of cultural affairs), the Ministry of Culture (DRAC), as well as local and external professional figures, will carefully review the submissions.

The Mougins photographic residency takes place between November and April, spanning six weeks in total. The selected resident will be provided with accommodation in a village apartment and a dedicated workspace. While the candidate should have a predefined project, the majority of their photographic work will be carried out on-site, with post-production tasks completed outside of the residency period.
No formal restitution is required, but a proposal for the final result will be discussed with the Center’s director and artistic director two months after the residency. Together, the artist and the municipality of Mougins may decide on the partial or total use of the residency outcome, which will be the subject of a new contract, drafted afterward.