Accented Residencies

Accented aims to develop co-operations in South East Europe (SEE), and the East Mediterranean (EM), North Africa, the Gulf Countries and the United Kingdom with key institutions that focus on artistic research.

The initiative has administered through a relationship between six institutions that include Platform Garanti CAC (Istanbul, Turkey), Vector Association (Iasi, Romania), Ashkal Alwan (Beirut, Lebanon), Townhouse Gallery (Cairo, Egypt), Delfina Foundation (London, UK) and the Spike Island (Bristol, UK).

The first installment of Accented Residency made possible to provide working and living space for nine artists/curators/writers at participating institutions in 2009.

Creative Collaboration grants will be made available to artists, curators and writers from countries mentioned in the below. Selected individual for 2010 will be offered six to eight-week residencies at one of the participating institutions. Travel expenses (one return ticket), accomodation and per-diem during the residency period will be covered by host institutions.

The initiative is open to applicants living and working in the following countries: Albania, Algeria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Egypt, Greece, Gulf Region, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kosovo, Lebanon, Libya, Macedonia, Morocco, Palestine, Romania, Serbia and Montenegro, Syria, Tunisia, Cyprus, Turkey and the United Kingdom.

The deadline for submissions is 30 April 2010.

For more information, and to download an application pack, please visit www.accentedresidency.blogspot.com

The Accented Residency Network is generously supported by the British Council - Creative Collaborations Project Funds.