Applications are open for fully funded Alserkal Residency Summer Program 2020 in Dubai. Alserkal Residency is a platform for artistic and discursive exchange, seeking to support cultural practitioners as they realize projects pertinent to their respective practices. Similarly, the main motive of the program is to be immersive and engage the local interdisciplinary community through a series of public events and conversations. Founded by Abdelmonem Bin Eisa Alserkal and the Alserkal family, the Residency focuses on research-based and socially-engaged practices. Alserkal Residency is part of the Alserkal Arts Foundation. The Alserkal Residency Summer program will run from 1 June 2020 – 1 August 2020.

Benefits

Residency resources include:

• Return flights from the resident’s home city to Dubai
• Single-room accommodation, in a shared space with up to three other residents
• Monthly living stipend
• Research stipend
• Programming stipend
• 24-hour access to an individual studio at Alserkal Residency
• Support from Alserkal Residency team
• Also, introductions and critiques with international and local art professionals, who are part of Alserkal Avenue’s network of peers

Eligibility

• Open to artists, writers, architects, curators and researchers who are currently citizens and/or permanent residents of the MEASA* region (Middle East, Africa, and South Asia).
• Middle East candidates must be citizens and/or permanent residents of the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Oman, Palestine, Saudi Arabia, Syria, and Turkey.
• African candidates must be citizens and/or permanent residents of the countries of the continent of Africa.
• South Asian candidates must be citizens and/or permanent residents of Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, and/or Sri Lanka.

Application Procedure

All applicants must present the following materials as part of their application in a single PDF. Please make sure to upload a PDF file – no larger than 2 MB. The PDF file must contain the following information in the order outlined below. Incomplete applications will not be considered.

• Full CV with complete contact information (full name, phone contact, email address, Skype ID and personal website URL if applicable).
• Professional statement of no more than 250 words.
• A statement of intent: approximately 500 words, which includes a description of what the artist / cultural practitioner would like to present for their public program. The statement should also mention if there are any specific media or studio requirements.
• Portfolio (the portfolio will not take the place of the statement of intent).

Similarly, documentation should be of recent work (dating back no longer than 5 years) and should contain up to 15 images. Also, an image list should be included containing the title, date, size, and materials. If your portfolio is larger than 2 MB, please include a link to dropbox.com where we can view the files.

Moreover, if images are not possible due to the nature of the applicant’s work, we also accept up to 4 video/audio URL links that support the application (no longer than 5 minutes each). Also, please be sure to insert the links to the server/website where the file can be viewed within the portfolio.

Similarly, Curators / Writers / Researchers should include a minimum of two writing samples of 500 words each.

Note: The open call will close at 6 PM Dubai time on 1 January 2020.