Pro Helvetia
Kairo
Das 1988 gegründete Verbindungsbüro von Pro Helvetia in Kairo engagiert sich für den Kulturaustausch und die künstlerische Zusammenarbeit zwischen der Schweiz und dem arabischen Raum.
Unser Team aus lokalen Expertinnen und Experten fördert und unterstützt professionelle Begegnungen zwischen den Kunstszenen in den von Pro Helvetia unterstützten Sparten. Wir knüpfen Kontakte zu Veranstalterinnen und Veranstaltern und pflegen langfristige Partnerschaften mit relevanten Plattformen, um die Förderung und Verbreitung von Kunst aus der Schweiz in der Region zu unterstützen. Unsere Beiträge ermöglichen Residenzen und Recherchereisen in beide Richtungen, um den Kulturaustausch zu fördern.
Über uns
An wen richten wir uns?
- Künstlerinnen und Künstler sowie Kulturschaffende in der Schweiz und in der Region
- Kuratorinnen und Kuratoren, Organisatorinnen und Organisatoren von Kulturveranstaltungen sowie Programmgestalterinnen und -gestalter in der Schweiz und der Region
- Organisationen, Plattformen und Institutionen, die den Austausch und die Präsentation von Werken für das Publikum in der Region unterstützen
Wo wir tätig sind
Unser Team ist in Kairo stationiert. Wir sind im gesamten arabischen Raum tätig und unterstützen Projekte in Algerien, Ägypten, Jordanien, Libanon, Marokko, Palästina, Tunesien und in den Vereinigten Arabischen Emiraten.
Unsere Förderaktivitäten
- Wir fördern die Präsentation zeitgenössischer Produktioinen aus der Schweiz in der Region durch die Teilnahme an Festivals, Tourneen, Ausstellungen und Veranstaltungen.
- Wir unterstützen den professionellen Austausch und die Vernetzung zwischen Künstlerinnen und Künstlern, Kulturschaffenden und Partnerinnen und Partnern aus der Schweiz und der Region in beiden geografischen Kontexten.
- Wir führen ein Residenzprogramm durch und unterstützen Recherchereisen für einzelne Kunst- und Kulturschaffende aus der Schweiz und der Region.
- Wir wählen Projekte auf der Grundlage ihrer herausragenden Inhalte und ihrer Relevanz im regionalen Kontext aus.
What’s on
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A Poem in Two Voices
Unsere Residenzpartnerinnen und -partner
Nachstehend finden Sie eine Auswahl von Partnerinnen und Partnern in der Region. Dieses Netzwerk ist ebenso vielfältig und dynamisch wie die Bedingungen der Region. Unsere Partnerinnen und Partner befinden sich sowohl in urbanen Zentren als auch in ländlichen Gegenden. Sie arbeiten in einer Vielzahl von Sparten und Formaten, mit festen Räumen oder offenen Plattformen. Künstlerinnen und Künstler, die sich um eine Residenz bewerben, können die passendste Partnerschaft angeben. Im Falle einer Selektion ist die Verfügbarkeit abhängig von der Partnerinstitution, Änderungen sind vorbehalten.
Liste der Residenzpartnerinnen und -partner als Tabelle
| Residency | Location | Description | Discipline(s) | Website |
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| 32Bis | Tunis, Tunisia | The 32bis is a hybrid and alternative place for research, creation, exhibition and knowledge sharing. 2 buildings, 4 levels, 4,000 m²: the 32bis is located within the walls of the former Philips headquarters, built in 1953 in the heart of Tunis. | Visual arts | instagram.com/le32bis |
| ARD contemporary art institution | Cairo, Egypt | ARD is an art institution founded by Hana El-Beblawy in 2022 and specialized in the field of contemporary art practices within the local and international art scene. It presents a diversified program that includes many artistic activities stemming from the surrounding affairs and is open to the world. The program includes; artistic residencies, exhibitions, workshops, and other art alternatives which ARD is seeking to provide as services that would contribute to effective artistic patterns in the society. It also strives for a fruitful art scene that is not constrained by the traditional standards of the art market. | Visual art | ard-art.org |
| B’sarya for Arts | Alexandria, Egypt | B’sarya is an independent art space located in the heart of Alexandria, Egypt. It is dedicated to the development of the contemporary art scene in the disciplines of music and photography, through the organization of artistic residencies and photography exhibitions, as well as the release of music productions. It commissions performances that tackle issues related to ecology and climate change, such as the audio-visual performances titled „The Sea Around Us“ and „Waking The Giants“. | Multiple (Music, Visual Arts) among others | facebook.com/pg/bsarya.arts |
| Bayt Yakan | Cairo, Egypt | Bayt Yakan is a 17th century building located in al-Darb al-Ahmar district in the heart of Historic Cairo. It entails and exhibits historic elements that interprets the historic of Cairo during that span of time. It is situated in Suq al-Silah St, just 5 minutes’ walk from midan al-Qalaa’ and al-Rifa’ mosque, and 10 minutes from al-Azhar Park. Saved from demolition, it was restored and rehabilitated to accommodate several activities, residencies, lecture halls for community engagement and academic programs, a library and a gallery where exhibitions of various nature are held. | Multiple (Litreature/Architecture/Design), among others | facebook.com/baytyakan |
| Elbirou Art Gallery | Sousse, Tunisia | Inaugurated in December 2015, Elbirou Art Gallery is an independent cultural platform for international exchanges and support for young emerging artists. The work in favor of contemporary art of the master of the place is inseparable from his love for photography which spontaneously led him to divert an old family wool warehouse dating from the 1960s into a very recent art gallery benefiting from a strategic location in the heart of the city of Sousse. Elbirou is a platform intended to host artistic manifestations of all forms as well as various cultural events: exhibitions, installations, meetings (talks, presentation of works, concerts, performances, etc.). | Visual arts | elbirou.com |
| Jordan National Gallery for Fine Arts | Amman, Jordan | The Jordan National Gallery of Fine Arts is the region’s leading art museum with its unique Permanent Collection that comprises over 3000 works including drawings, paintings, sculptures, ceramics, video art, installations, graphic art, and photography, by artists from the Islamic and Developing Worlds, mainly from Asia, Africa, Europe, Latin America, and Australia. | Multiple (Visual art, Performing arts, among others) | nationalgallery.org |
| Kamel Lazaar Foundation | Tunis, Tunisia | Since its founding in 2005, the Kamel Lazaar Foundation for Art and Culture has launched several actions and projects whose local and regional effects highlight the vitality and diversity of the cultural scene in the MENA region. The Foundation supports research, publication, and exhibition initiatives, and regularly organizes debates, symposiums, and seminars. It supports the production and accompaniment of artists through residencies and artists’ workshops, and develops partnerships and exchanges with international cultural actors, in order to promote Tunisia as a hub for contemporary art. | Visual arts | kamellazaarfoundation.org |
| KULTE | Rabat, Morocco | KULTE is a contemporary art centre of general interest whose civic function and role on the visual arts and book scene are essential to the social and economic development of Moroccan society. Accessible to all, but with a particular focus on young people, the art centre aims to promote the development of culture as an essential as an essential driver of economic, social and identity. KULTE’s mission is to support the democratisation of culture, the professionalisation of its professions and the development of its economy. Located in the heart of Rabat’s medina, the eighteenth-century building where the art centre will soon be deploying its activities was made available activities was made available by the Ministry of Culture. A unique model of partnership with the Moroccan government to promote access to culture, social social mix, inclusion and ‘better living together’. KULTE is an open space where the public can come together to to work and acquire knowledge and skills. a ‘third place’ whose objective is to support the labelling of the art centre designation in Morocco. The art centre is built around several essential components complementary to each other: books, contemporary art, ecology and training. | Contemporary art, art work productions and exhibitions, publishing, risography, editorial training workshops, ecological practices | artkulte.com |
| La Chambre Claire | Alger, Algeria | La Chambre Claire is an independent enterprise that brings together several distinct yet interconnected entities: an artist residency, a publishing house specializing in imagery, an artisanal stationery shop, a film production company, and a learning space. La Chambre Claire aims to create an ecosystem where imagery and photography are celebrated and preserved, serving as catalysts for creativity and innovation. It seeks to enrich the artistic landscape in Algeria and beyond by showcasing works that inspire thought and evoke emotion | Arts | lachambreclaire.net |
| La Parallel | Casablanca, Morocco | La Parallèle is a space for art, learning and openness, where everyone can progress at their own pace. Workshops and courses in theatre, dance, music and well-being. La Parallèle has three workspaces with parquet flooring, a co-working space and a large roof terrace, ideal for relaxing after activities. The teaching team is made up entirely of artists from renowned Moroccan companies such as IRTIJAL, COI’JAM and La Cabane à films. Co-directed by Fanny Dalmau and Ghassan El, this new space is all about professionalism and a passion for sharing. | Music, Performing arts | facebook.com/laparallelecasablanca |
| L’Art Rue | Tunis, Tunisia | L’Art Rue is a shared and transversal space, in the heart of the city of Tunis but intimately linked to what’s around, where artists from here and there meet and connect with citizens, activists and experts of the city and the Tunis life. With the hope of creating, poeticizing and transforming a territory collectively, with the urgency of making city and society together, L’Art Rue puts openness, proximity and the legacy of creation at the centre of its effort to reach out to and include diverse stakeholders, united by a free imagination of a common future. | Performing arts, music | lartrue.org |
| LE CUBE | Rabat, Morocco | The Cube – independent art room is an exhibition, residence and research space focused on contemporary artistic practices. Its approach revolves around projects raising contextualized social, cultural, and political questions, and encourages proposals that question History and narratives. In this dynamic, Le Cube designs and develops a vast program of exhibitions that link artistic issues to other dimensions of research, in order to conduct a constantly evolving reflection on our environment. A place of analysis and experimentation, Le Cube defends an approach where the reflections and points of view of artists and audiences are expressed. | Visual arts | lecube-art.com |
| Medrar for contemporary art | Cairo, Egypt | Medrar for Contemporary Art is a non-profit art space based in Cairo, Egypt, offering an open platform for conversations and collaborations between artists, as well as institutions, critics, curators, programmers and techies both locally and internationally. Started as a collective in 2005, Medrar has since been acting as a base for emerging and mid-career artists and diffusing experimentations at the intersection of new and diverse practices, media, and technologies. Through experimental and collaborative programs, it facilitates opportunities for mobility, exposure and the development of an independent and dynamic movement of local artists. Alongside multiple activities, Medrar is committed to expanding its five key projects: the Cairo Video Festival, Roznama Competition and Exhibition, Roznama Studio Program, Medrar TV, Medrar Studio and MedRX Portal. | Video art, interactive media, digital art | facebook.com/medrar.org |
| Megawra-BEC | Cairo, Egypt | Megawra-BEC is a platform for debate and action in the built environment with a focus on theory, praxis, art and linking cultural heritage to sustainability and social responsibility. A partnership between Egyptian NGO, the Built Environment Collective and its professional arm, Megawra, it runs a program of cultural events in addition to Athar Lina Initiative in al-Khalifa. | Multiple (Architecture, urbanism, design, among others) | megawra.com |
| MMAG Foundation | Amman, Jordan | MMAG is a contemporary art foundation that strives to contribute to the future of art practice and pedagogy in its region by drawing on historical encounters and contextual issues alike. Through art, it works to facilitate opportunities to shape responsible approaches to learning, knowledge-making, sharing, and modes of dialogue. Its campus includes multifunctional areas for creating and living, and shared studios such as an art library, a screening room, a dark room, a glass studio and a sound studio. By offering a space for residencies, workshops, public programs and exhibitions, it has established itself as an essential gathering place for artists and art practitioners from the city and beyond. | Multidisciplinary: visual art, photography, research, writing, performance, digital art… | instagram.com/mmagfoundation |
| Rhizome gallery | Alger, Algeria | Rhizome’s initiative aims to support the professionalization of local emerging artists; restructure Rhizome through strategic planning, legal structure, team set-up and financial sustainability; and strengthen Rhizome’s social dimension by developing its audience engagement programs. | Visual arts, music | instagram.com/___rhizome___/ |
| Studio 8 | Amman, Jordan | „Since 2014, Studio 8 has collaborated with more than 450 people of 38 nationalities in creating 10 original dance productions, giving more than 40 performances, and organizing more than 120 classes and workshops. Studio 8 has also made more than 100 dance videos, co-created artist residencies, exhibitions, dance discussions, community art walks and a street art fair.“ | Performing arts | studio8jo.com |
| TASSAROUT | Rabat, Morocco | The Tassarout “third space” is situated at the heart of Rabat’s old Medina, within the Fondouk Ben Aicha—a former caravanserai repurposed in the 1950s for craftsmanship. It is located on the renowned Consuls‘ Street. Tassarout occupies two workshops within the caravanserai, initially designated for traditional artisan activities but transformed into a cultural hub, seamlessly integrating into the ecosystem alongside approximately thirty contemporary artisans working with leather, raffia, wood, and copper. The name „Tassarout“, signifying „key“ in the Amazigh language, aims to unlock a space for gathering and convergence, intersecting culture, art, and craftsmanship. Rooted strongly in the local context, the objective is to dissolve the boundaries between artists, artisans, diverse creators, and the local community, fostering a dynamic synergy. In terms of programming, Tassarout aligns itself with a threefold approach encompassing research, transmission, and diffusion, spanning both artistic and cultural dimensions. | Crafts, Visual arts, Performing arts, Design, Writing | instagram.com/tassaroutrabat |
| Think Tanger | Tangier, Morocco | Think Tanger is a cultural platform dedicated to the exploration of urban challenges arising in the city of Tangier. It serves as a platform to concretely address and highlight social and spatial impacts of urban matters, through projects operating at the crossroads of visual arts, design, participatory research and urban practices. | Multiple (Visual arts, design, urbanism, among others) | think-tanger.com |
Häufig gestellte Fragen
Ich bin eine Künstlerin bzw. ein Künstler aus dem arabischen Raum. Welche Fördermöglichkeiten bietet Pro Helvetia?
Unsere Förderangebote sind beschrieben unter Förderung finden. Stellen Sie sicher, die passenden Parameter einzustellen.
Ich bin eine Künstlerin bzw. ein Künstler aus dem arabischen Raum und möchte meine Arbeit in der Schweiz präsentieren. Kann Pro Helvetia mich finanziell unterstützen?
Nein. Wir unterstützen in der Regel keine Präsentation von Produktionen in der Schweiz, zum Beispiel durch Ausstellungen und Tourneen. Bitte informieren Sie sich auf artlink über Finanzierungsmöglichkeiten für die Präsentation von Produktionen in der Schweiz.
Ich bin eine Künstlerin bzw. ein Künstler aus dem arabischen Raum. Habe ich Anspruch auf einen Produktionsbeitrag?
Nein. Als nationale Stiftung vergibt Pro Helvetia Produktionsbeiträge an Künstlerinnen und Künstler mit Schweizer Staatsbürgerschaft oder ständigem Wohnsitz in der Schweiz.
Bewerberinnen und Bewerber, die eine von Pro Helvetia geförderte Recherchereise oder eine Residenz absolviert haben, können sich um Unterstützung für eine Ko-Kreation bewerben.
Ich bin Studentin bzw. Student und suche nach Unterstützung. Kann Pro Helvetia mich finanziell unterstützen?
Nein. Wir finanzieren keine tertiäre Ausbildung.
Ich bin eine Künstlerin bzw. ein Künstler aus dem arabischen Raum und möchte eine Finanzierung für ein Projekt in einem anderen Land der Region beantragen. Kann Pro Helvetia mich finanziell unterstützen?
Nein. Wir unterstützen nur Projekte, die einen klaren Bezug zur Schweiz haben und an denen Kunstschaffende aus der Schweiz beteiligt sind.
Veranstalten und organisieren Sie kulturelle Events oder Bildungsprogramme?
Pro Helvetia Kairo ist kein Kulturzentrum und veranstaltet, kuratiert oder organisiert weder kulturelle Veranstaltungen noch Bildungsprogramme. Die Leitung und die Organisation von geförderten Projekten übernehmen schweizerische und arabische Partnerinnen und Partner.
Ich habe einen Projektvorschlag, aber keine Schweizer Partner. Kann Pro Helvetia mich mit relevanten Schweizer Partnerinnen und Partnern vernetzen?
Bitte wenden Sie sich an die jeweiligen Programmverantwortlichen für Ihre Region
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