Cornelius Tulloch selected as artist laureate for the Bakehouse x Cité internationale des arts residency
Studio portrait of Cornelius Tulloch. Image by Nicole Combeau, 2023. Courtesy of the artist.
CORNELIUS TULLOCH SELECTED AS ARTIST LAUREATE FOR 2024 BAKEHOUSE X CITE INTERNATIONALE DES ARTS RESIDENCY
Bakehouse Art Complex, Miami, and the Cité internationale des arts, Paris, are pleased to announce the selection of Cornelius Tulloch as the 2024 Laureate for the Bakehouse x Cité internationale des arts residency. Cornelius is the second Bakehouse artist selected through a competitive and juried process for a two-month residency at the Cité internationale des arts in Paris from May to June 2024. The partnership between Bakehouse and the Cité internationale des arts was forged in 2022 between the two artist-serving institutions to provide an exceptional professional and creative development opportunity to a Bakehouse artist. Four finalists were selected by a jury composed of the Director of the Museum of Contemporary Art North Miami, Chana Budgazad Sheldon, artist and curator Edouard Duval Carrie, and Director of the Rubell Museum, Juan Roselione-Valadez. The final selection was made by the Cité internationale des arts based on the synergies among artists who will then be in residence.
“As jurors for the prestigious Cité internationale des arts residency in Paris, we were presented with a group of exceptional Bakehouse artists, which made the decision extremely difficult. We congratulate Cornelius and the other finalists, whose work was just as solid, as it was of consequence,” commented the jurors in a joint statement.
Since its foundation in 1965, the Cité internationale des arts has encouraged cross-cultural dialogue and provided a place where artists can engage with diverse audiences through residency programs ranging from two months to a year. Every year, over 1,000 artists from over one hundred different countries and representing a multitude of creative disciplines—visual arts, music and performing arts, exhibition curators, art historians, writers, and researchers—stay in one of the 325 live-in studios at Cité, whose campus is divided between the Marais and Montmartre neighborhoods in Paris.
Through its artist-in-residence programs and with the help of its many partners, the Cité internationale des arts provides artists of all disciplines the opportunity to live and work in Paris, advance their creative projects, and foster dialog and exchange with artists from around the world. The Cité allows artists to work in an environment conducive to creation and open to meetings with professionals from Paris' rich cultural milieu. Residents benefit from customized support from the Cité team and access to the depth and diversity of Paris's museums and other cultural resources and assets.
“Cornelius proved to be the ideal candidate, possessing a strong trans-disciplinary, research, and community-based practice. Moreover, the questions he raises concerning the French heritage of Caribbean culture are well connected to the issues at hand in the Cité this year. We believe this two-month residency could be a professional launching pad for him, opening him to a different approach to the topics he is attached to dealing with, and opening him to a different network as well,” said Souraya Kessaria, Residency Programmes and Partnerships Manager at the Cité internationale des arts, Paris.
Installation image of Poetics of Place at Locust Projects, 2023. Photo by Zachary Balber. Courtesy of the artist.
Since its inception in 1986, the Bakehouse Art Complex has provided emerging and mid-career artists with the opportunity to explore and develop their artistic endeavors through affordable studios, creative and professional development opportunities, and access to fabrication spaces. Bakehouse enables its community of 100 artists to work, make, discover, learn, and share their practices and work with each other and the broader community.
Bakehouse now is positioned for its next stage of development: to renovate the former bakery building and add affordable housing and new cultural spaces to its 2.3-acre campus. In doing so, it will play a critical role in the collective efforts to build a strong and sustainable ecosystem in Miami in which artists and the arts can thrive. Bakehouse reiterates its aim to propel and sustain creativity, foster collaboration and community, and, ultimately, elevate Miami and its artists, locally, nationally, and globally, through its programmatic offerings and partnerships, such as the one with Cité internationale des arts.
“We are incredibly grateful for our continued partnership with the Cité internationale des arts and excited for Cornelius, who demonstrates an unwavering commitment and dedication to his practice and growth as an artist. This residency at Cité is an opportunity for Cornelius to engage with an international community of peers, explore Paris’ historical and contemporary collections and cultural institutions, and meet important art professionals during this pivotal and transformative time in his career,” said Laura Novoa, Assistant Director of Programs and Community Engagement at Bakehouse Art Complex.
Cornelius Tulloch is an interdisciplinary artist and architect working in a range of mediums, including installation, painting, design, and photography. Raised in Miami and inspired by his Jamaican and African American heritage, he considers the importance of cultural identity within built environments and how space shapes culture. Through his work, Tulloch explores Black and Caribbean narratives and visualizes contemporary Caribbean-American life, transcending traditional mediums and disciplines, with the intent of creating dynamic and impactful stories.
“As a cultural epicenter of art, fashion, food, and architecture, Paris is exactly where I need to be to continue evolving in my practice. In my recent solo shows, I have explored all of these areas through a specific lens of Caribbean culture, using the ideas of French philosopher Édouard Glissant as a framework. Paris will catalyze a new understanding of Glissant’s research and concepts. I believe experiencing Paris through Cité internationale des arts would truly be transformational for my practice, and for me as an individual. To not only be able to experience the city, but be able to create work there and connect with other passionate artists, curators, designers and more would be incredible. I look forward to accessing the workshops, attending the monthly get-togethers, and participating in the amazing programming that is offered,” said Tulloch.
Support for this residency is made possible through a donation from the Artha Foundation and from a portion of the proceeds raised at Bakehouse's annual fall fundraiser.