Open Call for Mophradat Self Organization Program

Self Organizations encourages new and thoughtful ways of working together. For this edition, Mophradat is particularly interested in how a group of arts practitioners organize themselves and work collaboratively.

Instead of emphasizing recurring models of collaboration, whether hierarchical or horizontal, Self Organizations invites experimentation on how groups organize themselves starting from having a shared commitment. To enrich the program for the participating groups, Mophradat will offer a series of short seminars around the practical and conceptual aspects related to working together as well as bespoke workshops linked to the content of each participating group.

Categories

• Informal Co-ops: Four or more art practitioners come together to form a group to share a resource that is helpful to their individual practices for six months to one year. Examples include, but are not limited to, a shared workspace, technical equipment, or hiring an assistant for the group.
• Topical Assemblies: Three or more art practitioners come together to develop and organize workshops, seminars, or other forms of collective discourse on a specialized topic of their interest. The assembly can be public or limited to the group, and can take place online or in-person depending on the group’s needs. Examples include a group inviting guest speakers on a specialized topic or resources for a collaborative research process led by the group itself.

Funding Information

• Informal Co-ops:
  • A maximum budget of 8,000 EUR will be available to cover the cost of this shared resource, for a period of no more than one year.
• Topical Assemblies:
  • A maximum budget of 4,000 EUR will be available for activities over the course of six months.

Eligibility Criteria

• Arts practitioners groups from all disciplines and stages of their careers are welcome to apply.
• Priority will be given to proposals taking place within the Arab world.
• Institutions and organizations, registered associations or companies, are not eligible to apply.
• Individual artists hiring or commissioning collaborators to work within their art production are not eligible to apply.
• It is free of any intention to promote intolerance, violence, patriarchal worldviews, or any form of discrimination based on ability, age, gender, nationality, origin, race, religion, or sexuality.
• It does not contradict Mophradat’s mission and values.
• It does not involve any commercial activity or organizations.

For more information, visit Mophradat.