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The Centre National des Arts Plastiques supports publishers for both print and digital projects. This support targets publishing houses and other professional publishing structures, no matter their particular legal status. The CNAP’s funding concerns monographies, anthologies, thematic works, theoretical works, artist’s writings, books designed by artists, catalogues raisonnées, DVDs, digital books and Web projects.

This grant programme supports publications dedicated to living artists, as well as to past artists and art movements postdating the first half of the 20^th century whose influence is ever present within the realm of contemporary art.

Through this program, the CNAP affirms its engagement in favor of the French artistic scene: it supports publishing projects produced by structures established in France and, for structures established abroad, whose subjects (artists, collectives, movements...) are dedicated to the French artistic scene.

This funding concerns the following fields: the decorative arts, audio creation, design, graphic design, drawing, printing, engraving, installation creation, new media, painting, performance art, photography, sculpture and video art.

The proposed publication can be bilingual, but must be at least in French.

Eligibility criteria

Publishers may submit two dossiers yearly.
Contemporary art reviews and art criticism reviews are eligible every two years, though not to exceed three obtained grants.

Applications are eligible if:
- The structures do not benefit from recurrent operating grants provided by the French State or by any local or regional authorities, whether French or foreign.
- The projects have not already been submitted to the grant committee, no matter the extent to which they have since been rewritten or modified. Publishers who have not met their obligations to the CNAP with respect to prior grants may not submit a new request for funding.
- The proposed publications are neither multiples nor numbered works.
- A minimum of 500 copies are to be printed.
- The printed works are not freely distributed.
- The concerned publications have not been printed, distributed or made available online prior to the committee date.
- The artist concerned by the work has not contributed financially to its publication.

Application dossiers are studied by a committee that meets twice yearly and bases its judgements upon the following criteria:
- The interest of the artistic field explored with regard to its period of emergence: the role played by the concerned artist, movement or issue within the realm of contemporary art.
- The references of the author(s).
- The quality of the draft and of the graphic design.
- The historic or theoretic quality of the project.
- The budget’s coherence.
- The remuneration of the authors, graphic artists and collaborators associated with the publication project.
- The means of distribution within France and abroad.
- The project’s artistic and innovative qualities.

Grant amount

Limited to 50% max of the overall project cost.

Submitting an application

Applications are made online via a dossier submission platform. Please request the link from the programme’s dedicated contact.

Applications comprise an online form and a dossier including the following 3 documents (10 MB max each) and 3 visuals (captioned, JPEG format) to be downloaded onto the platform:

A first document entitled ‘1.NAME éditeur-artistique’ in PDF format and including:
- A presentation of the publication project (limited to 7,500 characters max, or 5 pages).
- An outline of or table of contents for the work.
- The curriculum vitae and a portfolio for each artist involved in the project.
- The curriculum vitae for each author.
- The manuscript(s), the various texts, a summary and a statement of intent for the written portion of the project.
- The curriculum vitae for each graphic artist.

A second document entitled ‘2.NAME éditeur-administratif’ in PDF format and including:
- For companies: a copy of the structure’s registration form (Kbis), or the equivalent document for foreign structures.
- For associations: the structure’s signed statutes and a copy of its receipt of registration furnished by the prefecture, or the equivalent document for foreign structures.
- A copy of each author’s contract.
- The estimate furnished by each graphic artist.
- The ex-tax estimates (dated and signed) for each phase of the manufacturing process.
- In the event of partnerships and/or joint publications: all partners’ written commitments and supporting documents.
- For first applications: the distributor’s written commitment, or failing that, the list of bookshops distributing the publishing house’s or structure’s catalogue.

And a third document entitled ‘3.NAME éditeur-RIB’ including:
- A bank identity statement (RIB or IBAN).

In addition, for printed publication projects only, applicants must also furnish by post: The presentation of the publication project (5 pages max), the work’s draft or pre-draft, the work’s manuscript(s), and, if available, the publishing house’s catalogue, other works by the publisher and/or the artist or author, etc. To the following address:

CNAP - Service du soutien à la création - édition
1 Place de la Pyramide
92911 Paris-La Défense

Please provide a self-addressed and sufficiently stamped envelope for their reply.

Contact

Laurence Dalivoust
laurence.dalivoust[at]cnap.fr
Telephone: +33 (0)1 4693 9973

Updated: April 12 2022