Overview
Sharjah Art Foundation is inviting applications for production grants from artists working in a range of media including sculpture, installation, time-based media, artistʼs books and performance. Up to a total of $200,000 is available in this 2012 application cycle. The aim of this programme is to encourage innovative and ambitious projects and to provide artists with a platform for experimentation. The deadline for submission of applications is 24 February 2012 and selections will be announced in March. The selected projects will be developed and produced by the artist and Sharjah Art Foundation.
Sharjah Art Foundation launched the Production Programme as one of its core initiatives in 2010. Recipients of 2010 Sharjah Art Foundation open call production funding were Bani Abidi and CAMP, whose SAF commissioned projects will be first premiered at Documenta 13 in Kassel, Germany from June 2012.
Sharjah Art Foundation President Sheikha Hoor Al Qasimi stated, 'The support of artists and art production is one of the most important missions of the Sharjah Art Foundation. We hope this initiative will contribute to the cultural landscape by providing opportunities for artists both locally and internationally. We look forward to receiving proposals from artists around the world and to working with those selected.'
About the Production Programme
The Sharjah Art Foundation Production Programme broadens the possibilities for the production of art in the MENASA region through a commitment to support innovation and excellence in artistic practice by encouraging risk and experimentation. This commitment places artists at the core of the Foundationʼs mission by offering grants and professional support for the realisation of projects selected from an open call for proposals.
The past decade has seen an extraordinary rise in artistic activity throughout the Middle East, resulting in an increased visibility for artists both regionally and internationally. Within this context, the Foundation hopes to promote and encourage an environment of public and private patronage for the highest level of artistic endeavour.
Art practitioners are invited to propose imaginative, ambitious and inspirational projects that will transform our understanding of what art is and how it can be experienced. With this initiative Sharjah Art Foundation hopes to engage and challenge the artists and audiences aesthetically, intellectually, emotionally,socially, politically or in ways new and unexpected.
For further information and applications please visit the www.sharjahart.org or contact productionprogramme@sharjahart.org
About the Sharjah Art Foundation
Sharjah Art Foundation supports the flourishing arts environment in the Gulf by nurturing artistic opportunities and actively pursuing both a regional and international programme of cultural collaboration and exchange.
Sharjah Art Foundation builds on the pioneering role the Emirate of Sharjah has played in the artistic and cultural development of the Gulf region. Inspired by the cross-fertilisation and rich cultural diversity of the Emirates, the Foundation provides both national and international leadership in the production and presentation of contemporary visual arts. Recognising the central and distinctive contribution that art makes to society, the Sharjah Art Foundation cultivates a spirit of research, experimentation and excellence while acting as a catalyst for collaboration and exchange within the Middle East and beyond.
MEDIA CONTACT:
Sharjah Art Foundation
Alyazeyah Al-Reyaysa
Public relations & media officer
Tel: +971-6-544-4113, ext. 25
E: alyazeyah@sharjahart.org
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