IDA Art Residency

IDA Art Residency

IDA Art Residency

July 29 - August 12 2024

Ebbio Tuscany, Italy

IDA art residency aims at providing artists with a supportive environment allowing the development of creativity, research and their artistic work.

The art residency will take place July 29th through August 12th 2024 in Tuscany, Italy and  host 6 resident artists.

The theme of the 2024 Residency is "Seeds Grow" and focuses on the idea of pushing boundaries, embracing experimentation, and fostering personal and artistic development.

The residency offers artists a stimulating and caring environment in the heart of the Tuscan countryside and its rich heritage.

The residency is open to artists from all over the world, regardless of medium: photography, painting, sculpture, ceramics, video, installation, music, dance.

Artists will benefit from curatorial, administrative and logistical support, as well as networking with collectors and corporate clients.

Meet the Jury

The jury composed by five art world protagonists, specialized in contemporary art.

Elise Roche, IDA Art Residency's jury

  • Art Curator & Advisor

    Elise Roche, a Paris-based curator and contemporary art consultant, has been Director of Projects and Exhibitions for the Hervé Mikaeloff team since 2019. She advises LVMH Group's Houses on artistic collaborations, while contributing to the creation of exhibitions such as "L'Écume des Songes" for Art Paris, "Miss Dior" at Château de la Colle Noire, and participating in the "Noor" art festival in Riyadh.

    In parallel with HM Conseils, Elise is developing an independent career as a curator, distinguishing herself with a group exhibition at Ketabi-Bourdet.

    She pursues this artistic dialogue through writing, collaborating with magazines, art galleries and artists.

Eléonore Levai Belaga, IDA Art Residency's jury


  • Chapelle XIV Gallery Co-Founder

    Co-founder of Chapelle XIV, open since 2020, Eléonore Levai Belaga is passionate about all forms of creation, and is a staunch defender of the emerging contemporary art scene. After various professional experiences in the art market (private banking, logistics, art galleries), she has acquired a broad knowledge of the market, its key players and its collectors.

    Her interest in exhibition staging and her enthusiasm for discovering new talent naturally led her to focus on advising others to acquire art and design pieces.

Mathias Bensimon, IDA Art Residency's jury


  • Artist

    Mathias Bensimon graduated from the Beaux-Arts de Paris in 2022, performer and dancer, who places light at the heart of his work. In his contemporary painting practice, Mathias achieves a true symbiosis between light, space, dance and music. During his travels he encounters new ways of creating, thinking, dancing and meditating in order to perpetually enrich his artistic approach.

    Mathias has taken part in a number of exhibitions, including one at the Musée d'Orsay, a monumental Murals for the French Ministry of Culture and the Fondation Bally.

    Since 2019, he has been collaborating with the Musée du Grand Palais in Paris, the Museu Arqueologico do Carmo, the musée des Beaux-Arts, the city of Ho Chi Minh, the temple of Hesadera, the Musashino museum in Tokyo as well as the Château de la Colle Noire, where he took part in the Prix Dior.

Sarah Menahem, IDA Art Residency's jury


  • Bourse de Commerce - Pinault Collection, Head of Marketing

    Graduate of ESCP, Sarah Menahem is Head of Marketing at Pinault Collection. She is responsible for marketing strategy and audience development at the Bourse de Commerce, which she contributed to open in 2021. She also created and developed the loyalty programmes for Pinault Collection.

    Sarah is passionate about contemporary creativity, particularly drawing and literature. She regularly gives talks at Universities (ESCP, EAC, Nanterre, Dauphine, etc.). In parallel, Sarah practices drawing herself and was part of season 2 of the cercle de l'art.

Clara Le Fort, IDA Art Residency's jury


  • Creative Director & Editor

    An international lifestyle & sustainability editor, Clara Le Fort writes for French and international magazines.

    After graduating in International Strategies from ESCP-EAP, Clara has been working as a strategic and sustainability consultant for luxury brands, creative agencies and think tanks for over a decade. Her expertise in the field of luxury and sustainability brings her to moderate conferences and create strategic content on circularity.

    Food, architecture and design critic, Clara Le Fort is the editor of several books.

    Clara only commits to projects with a positive impact – human, ethical, sustainable, regenerative and/or driven by talents in art, design, craft or food.