Diriyah Art Futures (DAF) is calling for applications from established new media artists and scholars for their inaugural residency season, ‘High-Resolution Dreams of Sand’, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
The three-month residency comprises two distinct streams for New Media Artists and Scholars. The inaugural three-month residency will launch in Spring 2025 (February – April). A 2nd 2025 period will be available.
The programme accepts applications from artists working in a broad range of media and genres across sound media, visual media, computational, biological, scientific and technology-related methodologies. For the scholars stream, applicants will only be accepted from established writers, scholars and theorists in New Media and Digital Art, or technology and culture – preferably with a focus on the MENA region.
The programme invites applications from across the world and encourage participation from the MENA region.
The residency provides the following:
- A three-month residency at Diriyah Art Futures, including travel to Riyadh (if needed)
- Accommodation and workspace within DAF
- A production budget and full support from conceptualisation to execution,
- Access to media production labs, studios and the DAF library.
- Opportunities to showcase work for broader recognition and engagement, including potential exhibitions, publications and artist monographs.
