Alserkal Arts Foundation

Programmes

• Common Room

  A working and meeting place located in Alserkal Arts Foundation, where artists, students, and researchers can utilise the facilities to convene and work. Registration is free and facilities include access to meeting rooms, a pantry, storage space, and a Mac desktop.
• Programmes and events

  Through partnerships with artists, established institutions and initiatives revolving around arts and culture, the foundation hosts events, develops initiatives, and commissions special art projects.

• Research grants

  Artists, researchers, academics, writers, and poets, can apply to the foundation's research grant. The selection process prioritises applicants who engage in diverse, cross-cutting, and innovative research approaches within the framework of the Middle East, Africa, and South Asia.
• Residency

  The foundation offers studio space, engagement opportunities, as well as a residency programme to artists and researchers from all academic fields. The foundation has two residency cycles per year, during which the foundation selection committee chooses residents, who are received by nomination, to participate in the residency programme.