**Ethics and rules of good conduct have evolved with societies. This call for creative projects is aimed at visual artists to imagine how the spatial context and its specificities can modify the codes on which our social interactions are based.**

With this call for creative projects, the Space Observatory addresses the question of good manners, understood as the rules of etiquette and consideration for others, applied to the development of human and non-human communities in space. In a context where living spaces are limited and communal, where gestures have a completely different physical impact, and where new forms of social interaction are emerging, the transposition of terrestrial rules of good conduct seems impossible. Artists are invited to take a stance, in a work solely within the visual arts, on what a new guide to good manners in space might look like.  
  
This call is open to artists or artist collectives whose practice falls within the field of visual arts. The originality and relevance of the project, as well as the aesthetic approach and the feasibility of the proposed work, will be the main criteria considered by the artistic committee. The selected project will be announced in April 2026. The artwork will be exhibited in Paris in 2026 and will become part of the contemporary art collection of the Space Observatory and will be housed at Les Abattoirs, Musée – Frac Occitanie Toulouse.

A budget of €4,000 excluding VAT will be allocated to the selected artist to produce their piece to be exhibited in autumn of 2026. This sum is divided as follows: design and production (€2,000 excluding VAT) and acquisition of the final piece (€2,000 excluding VAT), with the transfer of intellectual property rights being free of charge.

Reinterpreting good manners in a spatial context

**Through this residency, the Space Observatory supports artists wishing to develop a project rooted in the space universe.**

This residency is open to visual artists, individually or in groups, with a project that strongly resonates with the space environment or its traces on Earth. The resident will benefit from a one-year research period during which they will be supported by the Space Observatory team through discussions about their project, assistance with documentary research, networking opportunities with stakeholders in the space sector, and access to scientific and technical sites.

The support provided during the residency is based on an in-kind contribution of expertise and does not include financial compensation or permanent accommodation. The resident must be self-reliant in developing their project during the residency period and, if applicable, in the production and dissemination phases. However, they may be eligible for a travel allowance for trips to CNES headquarters for working meetings or to industrial, scientific, or technical sites related to their project.

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