Residency
Three artists, twelve weeks, one long table. The residency gives time first, and everything else second.
What we give
Everything a resident needs to stop doing other things for a while.
- 01
A private studio
Forty square metres of north light, open day and night, with a long table, storage and a sink.
- 02
A production grant
A grant for materials and fabrication, plus a monthly stipend so the work can come first.
- 03
The library, fully
After-hours access to the collection and a librarian who will go looking with you.
- 04
Conversations
Studio visits from curators, technicians and past residents, about once a fortnight.
- 05
A place to stay
A furnished apartment nearby for residents who live outside Riyadh.
- 06
A closing show
Three weeks in Hall 5, installed with our team, with a printed sheet for each artist.
Twelve weeks
A loose shape, not a timetable. Most of the weeks are deliberately empty.
- W1Arrival, library induction
- W2
- W3
- W4First studio visits
- W5
- W6
- W7
- W8Open studios
- W9
- W10
- W11
- W12Closing show
Residents
Twenty-four artists since 2019. Several have come back to show in the halls.
- Dana R.Painting
- Faisal H.Sound
- Mariam Q.Textile
- Razan H.Painting
- Mishal T.Architecture
- Afnan J.Performance
- Ghada M.Drawing
- Ali Q.Film
- Nouf A.Weaving
- Hessa N.Sculpture
- Fahad L.Sound
- Shahad R.Book arts
- Omar K.Sculpture
- Jawaher S.Video
- Badr N.Type design
- Maha D.Printmaking
- Yousef A.Painting
- Reem T.Textile
- Sami K.Installation
- Hala Z.Ceramics
- Turki H.Ink
- Abeer F.Drawing
- Nawaf B.Architecture
- Lina M.Photography
In their words
“Nobody asked me what I would produce. They asked what I needed to read.”
Hessa N., Cycle 05
Open call
Applications for Cycle 09 open on 1 January 2027 and close on 15 February. Read the call, then apply in four short steps.