{"id":7111,"date":"2026-11-04T13:50:08","date_gmt":"2026-11-04T13:50:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lelabo.ca\/initiatives\/residence-le-cercle\/"},"modified":"2026-11-05T15:42:58","modified_gmt":"2026-11-05T15:42:58","slug":"residency-le-cercle","status":"publish","type":"initiative","link":"https:\/\/lelabo.ca\/en\/initiatives\/residency-le-cercle\/","title":{"rendered":"Residency \u2013 Le Cercle"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"7111\" class=\"elementor elementor-7111 elementor-6992\" data-elementor-post-type=\"initiative\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d0e81ba e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"d0e81ba\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ebd4b77 lb-init-lead elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ebd4b77\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">A one-of-a-kind program.<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9aa8b0b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9aa8b0b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>What if we gave artists the means to do research, without immediately asking what they will produce?<\/strong><\/p><p>Le Cercle is a Le Labo program dedicated to artistic research and experimentation. Since 2022, it has supported an essential but often invisible stage of artistic work: research. For about ten days, a professional member artist takes over Le Labo\u2019s studio and equipment. To test a technique, revisit an idea left aside for six months, learn something, make mistakes, start again, or simply see where an intuition can lead.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e7528c3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e7528c3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/lelabo.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/25.03.28-Le-Cercle-Julie-Lassonde-@-Le-Labo-_-Julien-Taming-4.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-6993\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lelabo.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/25.03.28-Le-Cercle-Julie-Lassonde-@-Le-Labo-_-Julien-Taming-4.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/lelabo.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/25.03.28-Le-Cercle-Julie-Lassonde-@-Le-Labo-_-Julien-Taming-4-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lelabo.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/25.03.28-Le-Cercle-Julie-Lassonde-@-Le-Labo-_-Julien-Taming-4-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/lelabo.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/25.03.28-Le-Cercle-Julie-Lassonde-@-Le-Labo-_-Julien-Taming-4-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" loading=\"eager\" title=\"\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\"><\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b157d12 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b157d12\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Halfway between an artist residency and mentorship, Le Cercle never requires a result. We insist: no work to finish, no exhibition, no performance, nothing to present to the public. Unless, of course, the artist wants to. What interests us here is everything that comes before, and the questions around it.<\/p><p>And because research doesn\u2019t have to be done alone, the artist can also benefit from the perspective of a peer, curator or mentor chosen for their practice and questions. A conversation to shift perspective, unblock something, open a new lead or sometimes confirm that it\u2019s worth digging deeper.<\/p><p>Le Cercle = time + space + tools + an outside perspective. And above all, the right to search without knowing exactly what you will find.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eb34781 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"eb34781\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"961\" height=\"750\" src=\"https:\/\/lelabo.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Screenshot-2026-03-03-001913.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-6997\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lelabo.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Screenshot-2026-03-03-001913.jpg 961w, https:\/\/lelabo.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Screenshot-2026-03-03-001913-300x234.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lelabo.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Screenshot-2026-03-03-001913-768x599.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 961px) 100vw, 961px\" loading=\"eager\" title=\"\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">\u00a9 Pascaline Le Bras<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-040a33e e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"040a33e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-60cbf46 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"60cbf46\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aa1f186 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"aa1f186\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3fafe3b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3fafe3b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Frequently asked questions<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-60b9762 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"60b9762\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8625bfe e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8625bfe\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-14dcdac elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"14dcdac\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Who is it for?<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-87d9fec elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"87d9fec\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Professional member artists working in French in a minority context.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1ed3e82 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1ed3e82\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f932aec elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f932aec\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How long do Le Cercle residencies last?<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b8e277f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b8e277f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>10 days.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-682e28d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"682e28d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8139795 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8139795\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Where do the residencies take place?<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c502776 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c502776\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Le Labo, Studio 277, 401 Richmond, Toronto.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-278e82c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"278e82c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-70e721a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"70e721a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What are the benefits?<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e6dd808 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e6dd808\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>Access to Studio 277 and equipment (worth about $3,000)<\/li><li>Micro-library and archives<\/li><li>Possible meeting with a paid mentor<\/li><li>$200 micro-fee and $100 per diem, plus a letter of support for your funding applications<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-87b5c81 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"87b5c81\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ea9e879 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ea9e879\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What kind of support is offered?<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2d47fe4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2d47fe4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Feedback from a peer, curator or mentor.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-55d6191 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"55d6191\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-53a8ea7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"53a8ea7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What are the goals?<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-95e1479 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"95e1479\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Artistic research and experimentation, with no required outcome.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0dbd5de e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0dbd5de\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a3bc41e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a3bc41e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">I have another question<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-694f550 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"694f550\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Write to us at <a href=\"mailto:info@lelabo.ca\" style=\"color:#000;text-decoration:underline\">info@lelabo.ca<\/a> and our team will get back to you.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ten days to research and experiment at Studio 277, with equipment and mentoring, and no 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