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
