Deadline: March 10, 2025, 11:59 AM CET
Organizer: Implemented by Goethe-Institut
Who is it for?: Residency hosts in based in Lebanon, Morocco, Jordan
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About the call
Within the framework of its Call for Residency Hosts, Halaqat provides financial support to legal entities interested in hosting three artists for a residency project. Halaqat aims to strengthen the capacity of hosts to deliver valuable gender-inclusive residency experiences, fostering both local, intra-regional and crossregional connections.
Who Can Apply?
The call is addressed to residency hosts seeking to provide inclusive environments that facilitate creative exploration, cultural exchange, capacity building, and local networking, with an emphasis on developing artistic work that addresses gender issues through practices of care. Eligible residency hosts must be active in at least one artistic sector and be based in one of the following countries: Jordan, Lebanon or Morocco. Applicants should propose a residency concept that supports three artists with individual artistic projects. To qualify, hosts must have a demonstrated hosting capacity and prior experience in managing residency projects, with a minimum of two previously hosted residencies. Residencies can last 6 weeks or 3 months, taking place between January 1st and September 30th, 2026. It is possible to host both a 6-week and 3-month residency.
For the full eligibilty criteria list please read the open call guideline document.
To apply for the Call for Residency Hosts: Jordan, Lebanon and Morocco, you must submit a complete application via the Goethe-Application Portal (GAP) by the indicated deadline of to 10/03/2025 11:59 AM CET
Grant Amount:
Hosting fees (organisation of the residency and accommodation costs): 1,000 EUR per artist hosted per month, payable in the currency of the respective country.
Maximum Grant Amount (EUR)
- 4,500 EUR: to cover the costs of 3 artists staying for 6 weeks: 1,500 EUR per artist hosted x 3 artists (6 weeks)
- 9,000 EUR: to cover the costs of 3 artists staying for 3 months: 3,000 EUR per artist hosted x 3 artists (3 months)
About Halaqat
Halaqat – an Arabic term meaning ‘multiple links and circles’ – provides a space for cultural actors from
Arab and European countries to artistically reflect on themes of care, exploring them through the lens of
gender. Launched in 2021, the project fosters exchange and supports artistic productions and cultural scenes in both regions. In its second phase, running from 2024 to 2027, the main activities of Halaqat are taking place in Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco, and Belgium.
Halaqat explores the notion of ‘care’, a concept which is deeply related to gender topics in both regions, and tackles the questions of gender equity and sensitivity, and power dynamics, in an inclusive and intersectional way. Care is a multifaceted notion. It can refer to a particular attention or concern for someone or something, but it can also convey the idea of worrying about or looking after something, implying a sense of responsibility or vigilance. The project invites dialogue with artists, cultural practitioners and audiences, exploring the theme of care on both a structural and artistic level. How can different notions of care be addressed and expressed? How do dominant narratives influence which bodies are cared about (and which are not), and how can these narratives be challenged? How can we strengthen practices of care in the cultural scene and in society at large?
For more information and to apply please read the application document thoroughly.
