Artist residency aboard Polarfront

An artist’s eye on polar voyages

Latitude Blanche offers artists the chance to come aboard Polarfront for a residency and bear witness to the voyage in their own way.

A legacy of the great expeditions

Bearing witness
to the voyage

Historically, maritime and scientific expeditions to the polar regions took artists along to record the voyage through their work, whether painting, writing or drawing.

Latitude Blanche carries on this legacy by reinventing the role: we invite artists aboard to offer our guests a sensitive, singular and inspiring perspective on polar voyages.

Pencil drawing of a walrus, an iceberg and Polarfront, made during a residency
Residency sketchbook: a walrus, the ice and Polarfront.
How it works

A residency
in three stages

  1. Come aboard

    The artist is welcomed on board for one or more voyages, depending on the nature of the project they are developing.

  2. Share

    Throughout the voyage, the artist shares their creative process with guests and crew, sparking conversations and connections.

  3. Leave a work behind

    At the end of the residency, the artist leaves an original work with the ship and the company, a record of their time aboard and a lasting legacy.

They came aboard

The Far North
through our artists’ eyes

A polar bear on the sea ice, below snow-covered mountains
© Cécile Belhamri
A Zodiac at the foot of the Alkefjellet cliffs
© Virgil Reglioni
Eiders resting on a block of ice
© Cécile Belhamri
Polarfront at anchor among icebergs in Greenland
© Morgane Monneret
Three Svalbard reindeer in the snow
© Cécile Belhamri
Aerial view of Polarfront in a Greenland fjord
© Morgane Monneret
A seal lying on the ice, with Polarfront in the distance
© Cécile Belhamri
The basalt columns of Vikingebugt, Greenland
© Morgane Monneret

Through the eyes of Cécile Belhamri, Morgane Monneret and Virgil Reglioni.

Art forms and criteria

All disciplines
are welcome

The call for applications is open to artists of all nationalities and all ages, and to every form of artistic expression.

  • Painting
  • Drawing
  • Illustration
  • Literature
  • Photography
  • Music
  • Performance
  • and any other form of expression
How do I apply?

Your application
package

Send your application by email. The terms of the residency and the conditions for taking part are set out in the charter.

Send my application Read the residency charter (PDF)

slebellec@latitudeblanche.com

  1. A statement of intentWhy this residency interests you and the project you would like to develop (2 pages max).
  2. A CVYour artistic background.
  3. A portfolio20 pages max.
  4. A note on communicationHow you intend to publicize the residency before and after the project, as well as on board the ship.
Keep exploring

Set sail with Latitude Blanche

A French shipping company, born of a passion for the polar regions.From the world’s last weather ship to expedition ship: fifty years, one hull.Upcoming small-group departures aboard Polarfront.