THESE PROGRAMS ARE NOT ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS.

If you have been invited to take part in a conference, exhibition, symposium, biennial, festival, or any other such non-commercial artistic activity, for a limited time Mophradat is providing travel grants that can cover travel costs to participate in international cultural and artistic events.

Priority is given to Egyptian and Egypt-based artists, curators, writers, and researchers from across artistic fields.

To apply for a participation grant, send your request along with the invitation letter, a cover letter, your CV and an estimated budget to grants@mophradat.org.

Please note that in general, grants will be made to the international host institution and not the applicant.

We highly recommend applicants carefully read the calendar below before applying and make sure that their travel occurs at least one week after the announcement of the results for each session.

The applicant is responsible for submitting the application according to his/her travel plan dates and to take into account the visa process period as well as the announcement of the results period. 

Mophradat does not reimburse any cost pre-paid by the applicant (i.e. before the announcement of the results).

For other inquiries, please don’t hesitate to contact us at grants@mophradat.org.

This program was made possible with the support of The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts.

Mophradat’s Arts Fellows program is a twelve-week part-time training program at an international art institution. The program is for young curators, arts managers, arts producers, and arts administrators of the Arab diaspora in and outside of the Arab world (including recent migrants and refugees). It enables them to develop their knowledge, skills, and professional networks in their adopted context.

Eligible fellows will have been living in the city where the program is taking place for no less than a year and speak a local language. Mophradat provides each Art Fellow with a stipend during the program. (Please note that this opportunity is not a residency program for artists.)

Since its launch in fall 2017, the program has included partnerships with institutions including Ashkal Alwan in Beirut, Beursschouwburg in Brussels, Centro de Arte Dos de Mayo in Madrid, CCA: Centre for Contemporary Arts in Glasgow, Contour in Mechelen, Münchner Kammerspiele in Munich, OFF Biennale in Budapest, Portikus in Frankfurt, and WIELS | Contemporary Art Centre in Brussels.

Mophradat has three new partner institutions for the winter 2019 in Athens, Cairo, and Istanbul, they are: Contemporary Image Collective (CiC) in Cairo, SALT in Istanbul, and State of Concept in Athens.

ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA

• Applicants must have at least three years of experience as curators, managers, producers, and administrators in a field of contemporary arts (all disciplines are welcome)
• Applicants must speak one of the organization’s working languages, and have basic computer skills
• Applicants must have been living in the city of the program for at least one year
• Applicants must be from the Arab world or be of recent Arab origin
• Applicants must be available to commit themselves to the program from January 7, 2019
• Applicants holding a degree in an arts discipline or related cultural field preferred
• Students enrolled in undergraduate or Masters’ programs are not eligible to apply

PROCESS

Applications must be sent directly to the host institutions based on their open call.

Deadline for all applications is December 3, 2018.

Selected applicants will be informed by the host organization no later than December 17, 2018.

Fellowships will start 7 January 2019, and run for twelve weeks.

At the end of the program, fellows must provide their host and Mophradat with a narrative summary of what they feel they learned and achieved, and any improvements they think the program could benefit from.

April 1 to June 30, 2019
Deadline to apply: September 14, 2018

Mophradat is collaborating with Rio de Janeiro’s Capacete on a residency opportunity for curators from the Arab world. Capacete is a residency program that has been active for twenty years, aiming to set up situations and develop strategies that offer concrete and real alternatives to the unstable field of art. Previous programs have been designed to reflect the interdisciplinary character of contemporary aesthetic practices and to promote efforts that join the theoretical world with artistic presentations of diverse formats and dynamics, for a range of audiences. The 2019 program is guided by the theme of “Reconstructing the Senses” to find collective ways of inhabiting a world in which veiled and explicit violence and expropriating dynamics dominate. It looks towards an ecology of knowledge and cosmologies, with guests that articulate this vision. Activities concentrate on the self-management of the Capacete space and on collectivity as a mode of research and a mode of care and knowledge.

The residency program offers:

• One return economy airline ticket, accommodation in shared self-catering accommodation for the entire duration of the residency, a monthly stipend, visa costs, and travel insurance.
• An opportunity to participate in all of Capacete’s programs and a suggested program of visits to exhibitions, galleries, and sites of interest in Rio de Janeiro, as well as meet with arts practitioners in the Brazilian art scene.
• Practical support, information, interpretation, and accompaniment for shorter trips, etc, provided by Capacete.
• An opportunity to present a lecture/talk by the curator to introduce their practice to the local public.
• Please note that there are no formal requirements regarding the output of the residency.

ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA

The program is for candidates who seek to develop their curatorial practice in a professional context and create new projects reflecting their experimentation and research.

• Applicants must be from the Arab world.
• Applicants must be professionally engaged in curatorial activities.
• Applicants must have been working for at least five years and have a demonstrable exhibition or project history. They may hold an institutional position only in a non-commercial arts organization, or work as freelancers.
• Applicants must speak English.
• Students are not eligible to apply.

APPLICATION

Applications must ONLY be submitted in English by email to residency@mophradat.org, and include:

• A completed application form including name and contacts of two references, available for download here.
• A curriculum vitae listing all educational and work experience.
• A letter answering the following questions:
  1. Can you describe yourself and your current curatorial and/or artistic interests? (max. 300 words)
  2. Cultural exchange, new networks, and experience of a different context are basic characteristics of this opportunity, but can you tell us what interests you specifically in the Capacete residency? (max. 300 words)
  3. What you would like to do while at the program, and what you would like to accomplish? (max. 300 words)

Deadline for application is September 14, 2018.

Mophradat will support only one resident to participate in this program in 2019.

PROCESS

Mophradat in collaboration with Capacete will select the candidate on the basis of the quality of their work, their potential to take full advantage of the program, and the specificity of their interest in the context of Capacete, who are responsible for the final selection.

• All applicants, whether selected or not, receive a response to their applications by October 30, 2018.
• Due to a high volume of applications and the confidentiality of selection processes, Mophradat does not provide individual feedback explaining why an application was not selected.
• On selection, a grant agreement will be signed between the recipient and Mophradat.
• A narrative summary of what was achieved must be submitted within two weeks of the residency’s end.

January 28 to February 4, 2019
Deadline to apply: August 15, 2018

Mophradat has partnered with multidisciplinary art center Le Confort Moderne in Poitiers, France, to set up one residency for a musician or band/ensemble (up to three musicians) from the Arab world to spend focused time working on a specific project, creating new compositions, or exploring and researching innovative ideas. 

Le Confort Moderne has been exploring independent music and contemporary art production for thirty-two years, gaining international recognition for its concerts, exhibitions, encounters, and artistic innovation. Having re-opened in December 2017 after a major renovation, it occupies 8,500 square meters including a concert hall with capacity for 800 people and state-of-the-art light and sound equipment, a music club, a warehouse exhibition space, and a smaller gallery. Its facilities also include a restaurant, bar, record store, fanzine library, rehearsal studios, public garden, offices, storage, and an artist residency program. With its dedicated technical and curatorial staff, Le Confort Moderne continues mapping out a generous international program through partnerships and open calls.

Contemporary solo musicians and bands of up to three members from the Arab world can apply for a seven-day residency at Le Confort Moderne from January 28 to February 4, 2018. The selected resident(s) — whether a musician or band — will be accommodated in full board at the venue’s residency facilities and have access to rehearsal rooms and technical support to undertake work throughout their stay, but they must be comfortable working autonomously. Le Confort Moderne will also program a concert of the musician or band and pay a performance fee. Mophradat provides selected resident(s) with economy return airfare, and reimbursement of visa costs.

ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA

• Applicants must be solo musicians or bands/ensembles of up to three members performing their original compositions (instrumentalists looking for rehearsal time are not eligible).
• Applicants must be able to demonstrate being active in music scenes locally and/or internationally.
• Applicants must have an extensive stage practice (concerts, festivals, etc.) and a rehearsing routine.
• Musicians and bands of all contemporary genres are welcome to apply.
• Applicants must be from the Arab world.

APPLICATION

Applications must be submitted in English by email to residency@mophradat.org, and include:

• A completed application form (available for download here).
• A CV listing all your performances, albums published online and/or offline, and press reviews.
• Links to your music online (Bandcamp, Soundcloud, Youtube etc.) or no more than three mp3 files (clearly labeled).
• A one-page letter explaining your interest in the residency, and the specific project you intend to work on.
• A technical rider for your rehearsals and concert.
• The name and contact details of two professional referees who can comment on your recent work.

Deadline for application is August 15, 2018.

PROCESS

• Mophradat will select the residents in collaboration with Le Confort Moderne.
• All applicants, whether selected or not, receive a response to their applications by October 1, 2018.
• Due to a high volume of applications and the confidentiality of selection processes, Mophradat does not provide individual feedback explaining the reason an application was not selected.
• On selection, a contract will be signed between the recipient, Mophradat, and Le Confort Moderne.
• A narrative summary of what was achieved must be submitted to Mophradat within two weeks of the residency’s end.

Mophradat’s Arts Fellows program is a twelve-week part-time training program at an international art institution. The program is for young curators, arts managers, arts producers, and arts administrators of the Arab diaspora in and outside of the Arab world (including recent migrants and refugees). It is intended to enable them develop their knowledge, skills, and professional networks in their adopted context.

Eligible fellows will have been living in the city where the program is taking place for no less than a year and speaks a local language. Mophradat provides each Art Fellow with a stipend during the program. (Please note that this opportunity is not a residency program for artists.)

For its first edition in winter 2018, Mophradat partnered with the following host institutions: Ashkal Alwan in Beirut, Beursschouwburg in Brussels, Centro de Arte Dos de Mayo in Madrid, CCA: Centre for Contemporary Arts in Glasgow, Münchner Kammerspiele in Munich, and WIELS | Contemporary Art Centre in Brussels.

The host institutions for the fall 2018 edition are Contour Biennale, Mechelen, Belgium, OFF Biennale, Budapest, Hungary, and Portikus, Frankfurt, Germany.

ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA

• Applicants must have at least three years of experience as curators, managers, producers, and administrators in a field of contemporary arts (all disciplines are welcome)
• Applicants must speak one of the organization’s working languages and have basic computer skills
• Applicants must have been living in the city of the program for at least one year
• Applicants must be from the Arab world or be of recent Arab origin
• Applicants must be available to commit themselves fully to the program from September 1, 2018
• Holding a degree in an arts discipline or related cultural field is preferred
• Students enrolled in undergraduate or Masters’ programs are not eligible to apply

APPLICATION

The application must be sent directly to the host institutions based on their open-call.

PROCESS

The open-calls will be published on the websites of the respective host institutions by May 23, 2018.

Deadline for all applications is July 8.

Selected applicants will be informed by the host organization no later than August 6.

Fellowships will start in September and run for twelve weeks.

At the end of the program, fellows must provide their host and Mophradat with a narrative summary of what they feel they learned and achieved, and any improvements they think the program could benefit from.

Mophradat has a rolling open call for bespoke residencies in Brussels for writers from the Arab world in 2018 and 2019. Lasting for a period of 6 weeks for each selected writer, the residencies are intended to provide an opportunity to focus on a specific writing project. Depending on the particular interests and needs of each writer, the residency may involve events, such as readings, workshops or seminars, partnerships with institutions in Flanders, such as literary organizations and arts venues, trips within the country, and mentorships with writers based in Belgium. Mophradat provides selected residents with economy return airfare, accommodation in a self-catering apartment, a weekly stipend, and reimbursement of visa costs.

ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA

• Applicants must be able to demonstrate that they have a regular writing practice (all fields are welcome including fiction, poetry, criticism, cultural journalism, and other artistic forms).
• Applicants must be published writers with at least two instances of publication.
• Applicants must be from the Arab world.
• Applicants whose practice is in the Arabic language will be given priority.

APPLICATION

Applications must ONLY be submitted in Arabic or English by email to residency@mophradat.org, and include:

• A completed application form, available for download here.
• A curriculum vitae listing all published work and the language of publication.
• A letter explaining your interest in the residency, including a short description of the specific manuscript or project on which you will work.
• A recent writing sample of at least 3000 words.
• The name, email, telephone number, and postal address of two professional references who can comment on your recent work level.

There is no deadline for application. Mophradat will support a maximum of three residencies over the two-year period.

PROCESS

• Mophradat will select the residents with the help of external advisors.
• All applicants, whether selected or not, receive a response to their applications within one month of application.
• Due to the high volume of applications, and the confidentiality of the selection process, Mophradat does not provide individual feedback explaining the reason an application was not selected.
• If selected, a grant agreement will be signed between the recipient and Mophradat.
• A narrative summary of what was achieved must be submitted within two weeks of the residency’s end.

This program is made possible with the support of the Flemish Government. The Flemish Government is not responsible for the content of any publications produced.

Orbitals is an annual program taking three curators, selected through an open call, to an international location for research and exchange. During the ten-day guided research trip, the participants, along with Mophradat’s team, meet and share their experience with peers in the art scenes they are visiting.

For the inaugural edition of Orbitals, three curators will travel together to Mexico from June 4 to 14, 2018, visiting artists and curators as well as museums and other art institutions in both Mexico City and Oaxaca. Organized in collaboration with the Museo Rufino Tamayo in Mexico City, the program will also be partially tailored to the specific interests of the selected participants. Mophradat will cover airfare, insurance, and visa costs, as well as provide participants with accommodations and per diem.

ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA

• Applicants must be curators and/or researchers from the field of contemporary arts (all disciplines are welcome).
• Applicants must be from or living in the Arab world.
• Applicants must have at least five years’ professional work experience in a field of contemporary arts.
• Applicants must be able to demonstrate prior experience working on international projects, exchange, or collaboration in their home country or abroad.
• Applicants must be available to participate for the entire duration of the trip, and commit to taking part in all its activities and complete schedule.

APPLICATION

Applicants must send the following material in English or Arabic by email to residency@mophradat.org no later than February 18, 2018:

1. Full CV/resume including current address and citizenship.

2. Please answer each of these questions in maximum 250 words: 
a. Please describe yourself and your interests. 
b. What are you working on at the moment? 
c. Why are you interested in joining this trip (and have you been to Mexico before)?

PROCESS

• Applicants will be notified by email of the selection results by March 2, 2018.
• All applicants, whether selected or not, receive a response to their applications.
• Mophradat does not provide individual feedback explaining why an application was not selected.
• If selected, an agreement will be signed between the participant and Mophradat.
• A narrative reflection on the experience must be submitted to Mophradat within two weeks of returning from Mexico.