Connect ME Digital Residency for Making Marks / The Arab British Centre, London UK [curating, art management]
1 Jul 2020 – 1 Sep 2020
Connect ME is collaborative digital residency programme focused on connecting artists aged 18-30 based in the GCC countries (Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia) and the United Kingdom.
The first Summer Residency ran from July – August 2020. Following an open call, the artists selected were Rawan AlMahrouqi (Oman) and Alexis Maxwell (UK), and Alaa Tarabzouni (KSA) and Ellie Niblock (UK). The Residency mentor was Dr Alfredo Cramerotti, director of MOSTYN Gallery in North Wales.
The two commissioned projects "Hair, Poetry" and "With Love: From Nowhere" are available on social media and through this link:
http://makingmarks.uk/connect-me-digital-residency/
Details of Exhibition
Connect ME was devised as a way to stimulate international connections and creativity despite the restrictions on movement that the COVID-19 pandemic enforced throughout 2020.
Over a four-week digital “residency”, Connect ME pairs an artist based in the UK with an artist based in the GCC, to create new, collaborative work that considers how digital tools can encourage connectivity across borders.
The results could be anything from an augmented reality experience to a short film, a zine, a live performance – the only stipulation is it must be delivered to the public through digital channels.
Projects available on social media and through this link:
http://makingmarks.uk/connect-me-digital-residency/
