{"id":25704,"date":"2026-03-03T22:00:26","date_gmt":"2026-03-03T22:00:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/skol.ca\/?p=25704"},"modified":"2026-03-05T19:57:56","modified_gmt":"2026-03-05T19:57:56","slug":"residency-award-recipients","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/skol.ca\/en\/news\/residency-award-recipients\/","title":{"rendered":"RESIDENCY AWARD RECIPIENTS"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-25705\" src=\"https:\/\/skol.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Residence-QB-Guyane-7-Consultat-site-web-665-x-350.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"665\" height=\"350\" srcset=\"https:\/\/skol.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Residence-QB-Guyane-7-Consultat-site-web-665-x-350.png 665w, https:\/\/skol.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Residence-QB-Guyane-7-Consultat-site-web-665-x-350-512x269.png 512w, https:\/\/skol.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Residence-QB-Guyane-7-Consultat-site-web-665-x-350-540x284.png 540w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 665px) 100vw, 665px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The Consulat G\u00e9n\u00e9ral de France \u00e0 Quebec and SKOL are pleased to announce the winners of the Villa Sylva cross-residency program: Juan David Molina Velasco (Quebec) and Kaf\u00e9 B\u00e9tian (French Guiana). Through a research-creation residency format, this program invites two visual artists from French Guiana and Quebec to discover another region and meet its cultural and artistic communities.<\/p>\n<p>Juan David Molina Velasco will be in residence in French Guiana from March 8 to April 20, and Kaf\u00e9 B\u00e9tian in Quebec from April 27 to June 7.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"CToWUd a6T\" tabindex=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/ci3.googleusercontent.com\/meips\/ADKq_NZwwwPABvxgWTkmChz4-Jpy4Obr0R5Ejb-Cw-dryv_q57I1e3OpiQ3yYRSHFa_2kjUN0VxT5QWRouBK6AxnrFmzY_FJPvE1OOBVzRmQ5ZeCYPGnCwfriBXkVYAlqV_uQ4IIqVprPOszBhR88__nyGtF2kDFEMJKDF5HTdkvitc=s0-d-e1-ft#https:\/\/mcusercontent.com\/e6c3628159e98a02f23d76b00\/_compresseds\/c7c4a518-5481-2153-09d7-3112c4aa7bb8.jpg\" width=\"200\" height=\"355\" data-bit=\"iit\"><br \/>\nOriginally from Colombia, J<strong>uan David Molina Velasco<\/strong> is an artist whose practice moves between \u201cInstall\u2019Action\u201d and performance. Displaced by violence, he grew up in Quebec, navigating between two cultures and two languages. His identity is in constant redefinition. This state of transition fuels his work, in which he explores liminal spaces and identity in-betweens.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"CToWUd a6T\" tabindex=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/ci3.googleusercontent.com\/meips\/ADKq_NY-f2j_nKzIc8BXSylJjblntK3lVOhoxFFCSso1RihqQeqaByrnhOOhs5UieL2-fcKH4w66GhIsV9zvQyhVqZEn6-TadENuB8AUDSJe2MA2cYdx-gnHSK61VLHF0sLXh8KyPh9KHdnjXYk0qlSeVNxidhwTeFjPACUs=s0-d-e1-ft#https:\/\/mcusercontent.com\/e6c3628159e98a02f23d76b00\/images\/c3a2b820-6039-f223-657f-70c768c2c1f7.jpeg\" width=\"200\" height=\"265\" data-bit=\"iit\"><\/p>\n<p><strong>Kaf\u00e9 B\u00e9tian<\/strong> is a sculptor and musician. He comes from a lineage of Saamaka sculptors from western French Guiana, whose specialty is wood carving known as \u201cTemb\u00e9.\u201d From a very young age, his father passed on to him the gestures, knowledge, and spirituality of wood. Today, he wishes in turn to pass on this knowledge and show younger generations that it is possible to make a living from one\u2019s art. His sculpture is rooted in tradition: everyday objects, seats, paddles, and temb\u00e9 motifs.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>_________________________<\/strong><br \/>\nThis first 2026 edition is organized in partnership with <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/chercheursdart-carma.fr\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/chercheursdart-carma.fr\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1772653624215000&amp;usg=AOvVaw1ZPUy425-suX4K6RRGCTMQ\">CARMA<\/a> <\/strong>\u2013 Centre d\u2019art et de recherche de Mana (Mana, French Guiana), <a href=\"https:\/\/32bis-tierslieu.fr\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/32bis-tierslieu.fr\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1772653624215000&amp;usg=AOvVaw38M-YGGtBwiiXQmYl8iUvI\"><strong>Tiers Lieu 32bis\/Guyane Art Factory<\/strong><\/a> (Cayenne, French Guiana), <a href=\"https:\/\/www.maz-photographie.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.maz-photographie.com\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1772653624215000&amp;usg=AOvVaw2ZiUf8DE5XDVG5H8YOp4Uq\"><strong>MAZ \u2013 Maison de la photographie Guyane-Amazonie<\/strong><\/a><strong>&nbsp;<\/strong>(Cayenne, French Guiana), <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/puamuna.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/puamuna.com\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1772653624215000&amp;usg=AOvVaw200V4B0azdPIZs0pxXA_49\">Puamuna<\/a> <\/strong>(Mashteuiatsh, Quebec), and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sagamie.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.sagamie.com\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1772653624215000&amp;usg=AOvVaw2WZ-9suG7pldjy11egH-rz\"><strong>Centre SAGAMIE<\/strong><\/a> (Alma, Quebec).<\/p>\n<p>The selected laureates also receive support from the association <a href=\"https:\/\/arbreduvoyageur.ca\/?v=32570e940329\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/arbreduvoyageur.ca\/?v%3D32570e940329&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1772653624215000&amp;usg=AOvVaw1DY0nPQPo1xbX0K3aviomp\"><strong>L\u2019Arbre du voyageur<\/strong><\/a> both prior to and during their residency.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Congrats to Juan David Molina Velasco and Kaf\u00e9 B\u00e9tian!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":25677,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[113],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-25704","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - 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