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Artists participating in Act
D6: Culture in Transit and partners are thrilled to announce the six exceptional artists who have been selected to take part in our new programme Artists Connecting in Transition (ACT).
Led by D6 (UK), with residency spaces MedeArts (Jordan) and arthereistanbul (Turkey), bringing in the expertise of the Fanak Fund who work across the Arab speaking world, ACT sets out to connect artists whose practice has been disrupted by forced migration and address the challenges of artistic practice in exile. Following a very competitive open call, each partner selected two artists.
Jordan
Hescham Karschan
Mohammed Bitar
Turkey
Ammar Alhamidi
Hazem Waked
UK
Amak Mahmoodian, PhD
Zariq Rosita-Hanif
Funded by the British Council, ACT will involve a programme of hybrid residencies, capacity building workshops and local exhibitions. It will support the practice of individual artists, give international visibility to their work, and share knowledge between organisations.
The number of people fleeing wars, violence and human rights violations reached a new high by the end of 2020. ACT reconsiders new models for artist residencies in urban settings, addressing issues of reduced mobility due to exiled status. By connecting artists in their local contexts, in Irbid (border city to Syria), Istanbul (main crossroads in the Middle East) and Newcastle (interconnected hosting city), the project will contribute to addressing the inequalities of periphery to centre and face issues of equality for those with and without rights.
Find out more about ACT here.
Led by D6 (UK), with residency spaces MedeArts (Jordan) and arthereistanbul (Turkey), bringing in the expertise of the Fanak Fund who work across the Arab speaking world, ACT sets out to connect artists whose practice has been disrupted by forced migration and address the challenges of artistic practice in exile. Following a very competitive open call, each partner selected two artists.
Jordan
Hescham Karschan
Mohammed Bitar
Turkey
Ammar Alhamidi
Hazem Waked
UK
Amak Mahmoodian, PhD
Zariq Rosita-Hanif
Funded by the British Council, ACT will involve a programme of hybrid residencies, capacity building workshops and local exhibitions. It will support the practice of individual artists, give international visibility to their work, and share knowledge between organisations.
The number of people fleeing wars, violence and human rights violations reached a new high by the end of 2020. ACT reconsiders new models for artist residencies in urban settings, addressing issues of reduced mobility due to exiled status. By connecting artists in their local contexts, in Irbid (border city to Syria), Istanbul (main crossroads in the Middle East) and Newcastle (interconnected hosting city), the project will contribute to addressing the inequalities of periphery to centre and face issues of equality for those with and without rights.
Find out more about ACT here.
