THE
RESIDENCY

Located in the center of Beirut’s cultural quarter, the residency provides artists with the opportunity to fully immerse themselves in the surrounding urban environment. The space is multifunctional acting as both a live/work space by offering a large shared studio and individual rooms for each artist. BAR’s program aims to provide residents with a platform to research and experiment outside their usual parameters and without the pressures of production.

Selection: Artists are selected through an annual Open Call and evaluated on their experience and project proposal for Beirut. All submissions are reviewed by a selection committee comprised of esteemed artists and professionals from the art community.

Support: Accommodation, curatorial assistance, materials and production

Disciplines: Visual arts, film, writing and curation

Residency Cycle: 2 months (longer periods can be applied for)

Capacity: 3-5 artists per cycle

 


JURY
MEMBERS
 

Anthony Downey
Academic and Editor-in-chief of Ibraaz, Birmingham

Bernard Khoury
Architect, Beirut

Fouad Elkoury
Photographer, Beirut

Gregory Buchakjian
Art Historian and Visual Artist, Beirut

Mari Spirito
Curator and Director of Protocinema, Istanbul

Myriam Ben Salah
Curator and Editor-in-Chief at Kaleidoscope, Paris

Sandra Dagher
Co-founder of Beirut Art Center, Beirut

Sunny Rahbar
Co-Founder of The Third Line Gallery, Dubai

Ziad Antar
Visual Artist, Beirut