Chateau d'Orquevaux is an Award Winning International Artists & Writers Residency running year in France.
Our mission is to create an international environment where all artists are welcome. A safe place to explore, contemplate and share ideas. A place without judgement, where all artists are free of explaining themselves. We aim to empower the creative spirit in its many forms, which in the process, has created a vibrant artistic community.
The Chateau d'Orquevaux Artist Residency emphasizes the human experience and the creative process. The residency creates an environment for the artist in their quest for personal growth and artistic expression, while reinforcing, that the end product is not necessarily the principal focus.
We believe life is a creative journey and consider every moment a part of the process.
New experiences stimulate creativity and revitalize the creative mind. For this reason our residency is self-motivated. The artist must immerse themselves in the French country lifestyle.
The things you thought you knew back home will begin to look different.
This magnificent estate in the French countryside of Champagne-Ardenne is a unique environment, offering artists a place with limited distraction, plenty of food and an abundance of natural inspiration.
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Chateau d'Orquevaux offers a respite from "real" world energy. This magnificent estate in the French countryside of Champagne-Ardenne offers artists a place with limited distraction and an abundance of natural inspiration.
Art is an act of expressing feelings, thoughts, and observations. Art, in its broadest sense, is a form of communication. It means whatever the artist intends it to mean, and this meaning is shaped by the materials, techniques, and forms it makes use of, as well as the ideas and feelings it creates in its viewers .
"Artist-in-residence programs and other residency opportunities exist to invite artists, academicians, curators, and all manner of creative people for a time and space away from their usual environment and obligations. They provide a time of reflection, research, presentation and/or production. They also allow an individual to explore his/her practice within another community; meeting new people, using new materials, experiencing life in a new location. Art residencies emphasise the importance of meaningful and multi-layered cultural exchange and immersion into another culture."
The residency is creatively self-motivated with most of the meals provided, so that artists can fully immerse themselves in the environment and the French country lifestyle. There will be about 23/28 artists-in-residence at a time.
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2 Week Individual Residency - pre-grant Cost €4,850 - The Denis Diderot Artist Grant up to €1,600, RESIDENCY ACTUAL COST €3250
2 Week Emerging Artist Residency - Your actual cost €2,750
Emerging Artist Grant €500
3 Week Individual Residency pre-grant Cost €7,275 - The Denis Diderot Artist Grant up to €2,400, RESIDENCY ACTUAL COST €4875
3 Week Emerging Artist Residency - Your actual cost €4,125
Emerging Artist Grant €750
https://www.chateauorquevaux.com/info-residency-fees-grants-2026
All accepted Artists & Writers in Residence will be awarded The Denis Diderot Grant upon acceptance to the program, which will be applied towards partial cost of the residency.
2 week Artist-in-Residence Grant €1,600 (maximum)
3 week Artist-in-Residence Grant €2,400 (maximum)
An additional Emerging Artist Grant is available
All grants will be applied towards cost of residency
(Some conditions may apply)
https://www.chateauorquevaux.com/info-residency-fees-grants-2026