Artistic Media Supported
Nawat Fes offers residencies to U.S. and international creators in multiple disciplines, including:
- Visual and Performance Art
- Music Composition and Performance
- Literature: (Poetry, Fiction, Non-Fiction, and Playwriting/Screenwriting originally written in English or Arabic. Literary Translation from any language into English or Arabic)
Eligibility
- The program accepts artist collaboratives of up to three people.
- Because a major aim of the program is to bring new international voices to the Moroccan community, preference will be given to applications from artists who are not already residing in Morocco.
- Nawat Fes will accept residency applications only from artists holding passports eligible for visa-free entry with a minimum stay of 60 days (in other words, those listed as “exempted from entry visa into Morocco” on Morocco’s current list of visa availability by country here .)
- It is not possible for artist residents to be accompanied by spouses or partners unless the spouse/partner applies and has been individually accepted to the program, even if a partner secures their own lodging in Fes.
- Our initial facilities have some limitations for visual artists and artists working in sound (see “limitations” below).
Limitations
Each artist has a simple, private studio space in Dar Bennis that is separate from their living space. Our current facilities have some limitations for visual artists and artists working in sound. In the future, we will explore partnerships that will enable us to expand access to dedicated studio space for artists working in these media.
- Limitations of Visual Arts Studios. At present, simple visual arts studios are located in Dar Bennis. Studios do not have any special equipment. Because Dar Bennis is a shared live-work space, artists may not use materials in the studios that will create fumes.
- Limitations of studios for sound-based artists. Because of the shared nature of the live-work space, at the time of our launch we do not have facilities in which sound-based artists can play their work at full volume. Currently, musicians, composers and sound artists are welcome to apply who are able to work within the space productively using their own headphones and equipment in a way that will not disturb the other artist resident in Dar Bennis.
Applications
The application form is now open here, and will close on February 15, 2024 at 11:59 pm Casablanca time for residencies from October 2024-July 2025. Notification will be in late June 2024.
APPLICATION FEE
There is an application fee of 250 Moroccan Dirhams (approximately 25 USD at the current exchange rate). Please pay the application fee separately at this payment link. Please note that the link will not allow you to change the country of your billing address from Morocco. The charge will go through despite this.
If you have difficulty with the payment link, you may need to call your bank and authorize a charge in Morocco. If you would like to request a waiver of this fee, please email us at NawatFes.Applications@acamorocco.org, state that you request a fee waiver, and specify one of the following reasons: 1. Economic hardship (no need to explain), 2. Unreliable, insecure, or no access to online payment methods, 3. Other (please indicate briefly). We will respond to let you know if your fee waiver has been approved. If you have emailed us, it is not necessary for you to receive confirmation before submitting your application.
For artists’ inquiries or information prior to or during the application process, please contact us at: nawatfes.applications@acamorocco.org. Nawat Fes has a small team. Please be sure you have read the website and the application instructions thoroughly before emailing with questions.
For other inquiries, please contact us at: nawatfes@acamorocco.org.
