Le Wonder

Le Wonder is an artist-run-space, a place run by and for artists. Since 2013, the eponymous collective has occupied large disused complexes in the Parisian suburbs and has shaped the places it occupies in its own image: collective and individual studios, a pool of shared machines and tools, a space for experimentation and emergence for artistic thought. Le Wonder aims to be an independent production and distribution tool, available to the young French and international artistic scene. Plurality is at the heart of Le Wonder project. Nowadays, it welcomes 70 permanent artists and offers 4 research and creation residencies for three artists and a curator. On site, practices and research intersect and are exchanged. Thanks to those meetings, porosity and creations are influenced, evolve and are enriched. They sometimes give rise to unexpected collaborations. This collective and cooperative experience outlines new forms of co-creation and sharing. The artist/the curator must respect the rules of regulation as well as the values of the artist-run-space. Le Wonder will provide the laureate: access to all of the studios and equipment peer-support from a referent, artist from the collective Le Wonder access to the local network and the artistic scene according to desires and projects The association provides permanent and guest residents artists with a pool of shared tools and machines, as well as work spaces divided into several activity sections: Wood department; Textile department; Image department; Research department; Exhibition space; Outdoor spaces; Photo studio; Cinema department; Associative cuisine; Metal department and Ceramic department. Le Wonder research and creation residency program is supported by the Île-de-France Regional Direction of Cultural Affairs and the Department of Seine-Saint-Denis as part of Sodavi. Le Wonder is a member of the Arts in Residence network.