Studio view
UNESCO-Aschberg Bursary Program for Artists
at Dar al-Ma’mûn in Marrakech, Morocco
Duration of residency: 3 months during the year 2014
Dates: To be determined
Eligibility: Visual artists, age between 25 – 35 yrs old, from all countries except Morocco
Deadline: Wednesday 20 November 2013 (23h00, Moroccan Time)
Dar Al-Ma’mûn is an artists residency founded by the Ithaque guest house complex located in the Ourika green valley near Marrakesh. Dar Al-Ma’mûn brings a wealth of cultural activities (an exhibition space, a library of over 10,000 books in Arabic and French, a literary translation research centre, cultural and educational activities for children and adults). Dar Al-Ma’mûn is a creating a platform whose purpose is to develop intercultural exchanges and strengthen the contribution of Ithaque’s economic and local social development. Dar Al-Ma’mûn is open to artists of all practices: drawing, painting, sculpture, video, photography, performance.
Scholarships:
– Return airfare to Marrakech managed directly by UNESCO-Aschberg;
– individual housing;
– provisionof a shared studio
– availability of equipment, management of works transportation, and a production grant for an amount of € 5,000, allocated according to production costs.
Application guideline:
– To be eligible, applicants must register on their website: http://dam-arts.org/#/en/2. Please note any non-pre-registered applications will be rejected.
For their application to be examined, candidates must provide:
– A cover letter explaining the relevance of the applicant’s work in relation to the Dar al-Ma’mûn residency.
– At least one project feasible within the time frame and conditions of the residency.
– A curriculum vitae.
– an illustrated artistic portfolio representative of the artist’s general work, on one single pdf document with a minimum of 15 images. (maximum file size 50 MB)
– The videos can be downloaded by Dropbox, senduit, yousendit, wetransfer, ZShare and other similar tools. Websites will be consulted for information but cannot be considered as the principal source presenting the work of the artist.
The applications must be sent electronically to the following address: aschberg@dam-arts.org
Deadline: Wednesday 20 November 2013 (23h00, Moroccan Time)
For more information, visit dam-arts.org
Or contact: aschberg@dam-arts.org
Dar al-Ma’mûn, an international arts center located in the village of Tassoultante (Ourika valley) 14 km from Marrakesh
Lecture room
Library
All photos via edgeofarabia.com