Deadline: 6 November 2024
Submissions are now open for Residency Program to support creative practitioners with work that requires studio space, and who are looking for time and space to experiment.
The five-month program takes place from February to June and July to November 2025 in the artist studios at 421 Arts Campus, MiZa. Designed for the creative community at large, the residency is multidisciplinary in focus and is open to practices in visual arts and curation, design and technology, music, literary arts, culinary arts, performance and theater, and other creative disciplines.
The residency program prioritizes free experimentation without the pressures of a final outcome, but rather a focus on rigorous process and studio use. The residency will bring together three successful applicants for each cohort of the program.
Cost Covered
- Private studio space.
- Living space for accepted residents not based in Abu Dhabi.
- Round trip travel for accepted residents not based in Abu Dhabi.
- Travel expenses.
- Stipend/per diem.
- Production budget.
Eligibility Criteria
- The Residency Program is open to all disciplines:
- Applicants must be over 21.
- Disciplines include, but are not limited to, Visual Arts and Curation, Design and Technology, Literary Arts, Music, Culinary Arts, Theater and Performance.
- Applicants should not be enrolled in a degree program at the time that the residency takes place.
- This program is open to all creative practitioners in the West Asia, North Africa and South Asia regions.
For more information, visit 421 online.
