VOLTAIRE, A NEW CREATION AND EXHIBITION SPACE

In the wake of its action aiming to offer artists creation and distribution spaces in sites before their rehabilitation, Emerige created Voltaire, thereby transforming an old and small industrial factory into a temporary space of artistic production and exhibition.

Along with artists in residencies who have access to studios, Voltaire will host the collective exhibition of the 6th edition of the Emerige Revelations Grant, from the 9t h of October to the 17th of November 2019.

THE EMERIGE RELEVATION GRANT

The artists nominated for the 6th edition of the Emerige Revelations Grant are:
Charlie AUBRY - Carlotta BAILLY-BORG - Néphéli BARBAS - Olivier BÉMER - Maxime BIOU - Tirdad HASHEMI - Paul HEINTZ - Kubra KHADEMI - Simon MARTIN - Margot PIETRI - Victoire THIERRÉE - Janna ZHIRI

Chosen by a professional judging panel on 7th of October 2019, the laureate Paul Heintz enjoy the support of gb agency, the use of a studio for a year, and a €15,000 grant to create their personal exhibition at the parisian gallery gb agency gallery in 2020.
Twelve young artists have been selected amongst over 750 applications and will present their work as part of a collective exhibition designed by curator Gaël Charbau. This edition will take place at Voltaire, a new exhibition and creation space that Emerige will be using temporarily, in the heart of the 11th arrondissement of Paris. 

2019, 5TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE EMERIGE REVELATIONS GRANT

Simultaneously, and to celebrate the 5th anniversary of the Emerige Revelations Grant, the 5  laureates of the previous years* will also be invited to show their recent work in a second exhibition orchestrated by Ga.l Charbau. For this occasion, a catalogue describing the work of the 58 artists who have been selected since 2014 is published.

(c) Paul Heintez, Foyers, 2018, film, 18 minutes.