50cc Air de Normandie Grant
The 50cc Air de Normandie grant is aimed at professional photographers living in Normandy.
The Rouen Normandie Photography Centre and Le Point du Jour, an art centre and publisher in Cherbourg-en-Cotentin, in partnership with Cadre en Seine and the artothèque de Caen, are offering the 50cc Air de Normandie grant to support photographic creation in Normandy.
In 1919, Marcel Duchamp created the work Air de Paris, 50 cc — a glass vial, purchased from a Parisian chemist, and containing, according to the artist’s mischievous claim, the air of Paris.
Air de Paris, but also air de Normandie! For it was from the port of Le Havre that this ready-made, imbued with profound poetic significance and intended for a couple of American collectors, set off on a one-way journey to posterity…
The 50 cc Air de Normandie grant is dedicated to professional photographers and artists residing in Normandy. It aims to support an ongoing photographic project whose subject matter is not restricted to any particular genre or geographical area.
50CC GRANT 2027–2028
Since 2024, the grant has spanned two years, with a focus on research, networking and production.
It comprises the following:
– A research and creation grant of €8,000 (including VAT) over two years (€4,000 per year), awarded by the Centre photographique Rouen Normandie and Le Point du Jour;
– A material grant from Cadre en Seine (advice, printing, framing), amounting to €8,000 (excluding VAT) over two years (€4,000 per year);
– Acquisition of one work by the Artothèque de Caen, up to a value of €2,000;
– Project support through regular meetings with the management teams of the Centre photographique Rouen Normandie and Le Point du Jour;
– Assistance in establishing a stronger presence within the contemporary art scene through professional meetings with external figures, organised at the Carré Bisson / Cadre en Seine, Paris.
At the end of the two-year period, the supported project may be the subject of an exhibition in Normandy.
CALENDAR
Applications open: 2 November 2026
Deadline for applications: 14 December 2026, 23:59
Announcement of results: 15 January 2027
WINNERS
2024: Sabine Meier find out more
2021: Coline Jourdan find out more
2020: Pascal Amoyel find out more
2017: Pierre-Yves Racine find out more
2016: Géraldine Millo find out more
ORGANISERS
Rouen Normandy Photography Centre
02 35 89 36 96
info@centrephotographique.com
Le Point du Jour
art centre / publisher
02 33 22 99 23
infos@lepointdujour.eu