Short Description
RAi Residency is a 12 week program, aiming to provide opportunities for artists, curators, and theorists. To develop their practice in a studio environment, network, connect and expand their oeuvre through collaborations with communities and institutions.
RAi Residency is open to 4 residents at a time, 3 artists and 1 curator/theorist
We provide practitioners with a platform to incubate their ideas, opportunities for research, studio visits, workshops, and opportunities to present in colleges and other creative venues. The residency makes space for arts professionals and cultural practitioners to explore and address contexts other than their own and enrich their creative practice.
Eligibility
- We’re inviting emerging artists, curators, and theorists who work across visual arts, including digital, traditional, new media, video, and photography.
- Any nationality, any gender, emerging and/or mid-career artists, curators, theorists between the ages 25 and 40 can apply.
Submission Requirements
- An outline of your practice
- Project Description
- CV
- Portfolio
How to Apply
Online Application
Program Benefits & Awards
- The RAi Communal Studio: Enjoy 24/7 access to our communal studio space.
- Single Room with Private Bathroom: Stay in a shared apartment featuring a single room with a private bathroom and access to communal kitchen and living areas.
- Open Studios: Showcase your residency work at a public Open Studio event scheduled at the end of the 12-week program.
- Critique: Atleast two critique sessions with curators after the 5th week.
- Visa: We cover all visa costs and assist in the visa application.
- Flights: Economy flights from your home city to Abu Dhabi.
- Weekly Stipend: Receive a weekly stipend of AED 800 to cover living expenses.
- Materials Budget: Access a materials budget for actuals under AED 2000.
- Support: Benefit from administrative, pastoral, and curatorial support from RAi during office hours.
- Exposure: A dedicated residency page on our website, along with a short video or presentation of your artistic work.
- Exploration: Experience art and culture with visits to the Louvre Museum, Cultural Foundation, Manarat Al Saadiyat, and other exciting spaces. Explore Middle Eastern landscapes with day trips to deserts and mangroves.
- Network: Connect with fellow artists, arts professionals, patrons, and collectors, fostering valuable relationships.
Entry Fee
None
Location
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Timeline
- Application Deadline: 1 July 2025
