Sharjah Art Foundation programme funds artists
sharjah – The Sharjah Art Foundation recently awarded its biannual Production Programme grants to 10 artists who were selected from an international open call. In the seventh cycle of the Production Programme, a total of $200,000 will be distributed to provide funding and professional support for the realisation of the selected grantees’ projects.
The 2020 grantees are Jumana Emil Abboud, Mohamed Abdelkarim, Noor Abuarafeh, Basma al-Sharif, Abdessamad El Montassir, Köken Ergun, Pak Khawateen Painting Club, Moad Musbahi,
Philip Rizk and Subversive Film.
As one of Sharjah Art Foundation’s core initiatives, the programme aims to broaden the possibilities for the production of art in the Menasa region through the support of innovation and excellence in artistic practice and the encouragement of risk-taking and experimentation. Through the programme’s open call, art practitioners are invited to propose imaginative, ambitious and inspirational projects that will expand our understanding of what art is and how it can be experienced.
Launched alongside Sharjah Biennial
9 in 2009, the programme’s grants are among a growing number of year-round opportunities offered by Sharjah Art Foundation to support artists and art practitioners in the production and development of new creative work, including curatorial residencies and grants for the creation of short films and publishing projects. The programme grants have been offered biannually since 2010, following the first cycle in 2009 with over 500 submissions, from which 28 projects were selected for production and presentation in the Biennial.