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Artist-to-Artist International Scheme

Visiting Arts in partnership with The Delfina Foundation is pleased to announce Artist-to-Artist International 2009. The 2009 scheme will have a specific geographic focus by inviting artists from across the Middle East and North Africa.

The programme provides an opportunity to bring together artists to initiate dialogues across international borders, enabling pairs of artists to enter into new working relationships on an open-ended and informal basis. Professional, practising UK based artists can apply to invite an artist of their choice, from the below prioritised countries, to visit them in the UK for one week.

The selected overseas artist will spend a week with the UK artist, visit their studio, meet contacts, network and discuss ideas. The week is free from any obligation to produce a prescribed outcome with an emphasis on the development and research process rather than production.

Invited artists from the following countries only are eligible to participate in the 2009 programme:

Afghanistan, Algeria, Bahrain, Cyprus, Egypt, Jordon, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Morocco, Oman, Palestine Territories, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Tunisia, Turkey, United Arab Emirates and Yemen.

All selected participants will need to be available from the 23 - 29 March 2009 (fixed)

Click here for an application form for the 2008/09 scheme

Click here for application guidelines

Alma Suljevic (Bosnia Herzegovina): Bosanski Brod, 1999

Alma Suljevic
Bosanski Brod, 1999
Photograph documenting the artist working as a deminer
Courtesy: the artist

The Artist-to-Artist International Scheme provides the opportunity for an artist from overseas to spend a week in the UK with a UK based artist, enabling an exchange of ideas and information and the strengthening of relationships and networks.

Whilst there is no prescribed outcome to the scheme it is hoped that the practice of both artists will benefit from the exchange and lead to future collaborations. Practicing artists based in the UK were invited to apply for the awards and nominate artists from overseas.

2008 Artist to Artist International Scheme Participants:

Liz Locke and Mishka Henner (Manchester) with Anupa Mehta (a writer from India)

Eduardo Padilha (London) with Marco Rollo (artist from Brazil)
Zeneb Sedira (London) with Armina Menia (artist from Algeria)

Free (artists’ collective based in Sheffield) with Simon Sheikh (curator from Sweden)

2007 Artist to Artist International Scheme participants:

Katri Walker (Glasgow) - Maximo Gonzalez Baez (Argentina / Mexico)
Alec Finlay (Newcastle) - Pravdoliouv Ivanov (Bulgaria)
Rita Duffy (Belfast) - Daniel Garcia (Argentina)
Clare Charnley (Leeds) - Patricia Azevedo (Brazil)
Erika Tan (London) - Judy Sibayan (Philippines)
Susanne Bosch (Belfast) - Alma Suljevic (Bosnia Herzegovina)

2006 Artist to Artist International Scheme participants:

Rachel Howfield (N Yorkshire) - Tatiana Vorotnikova (Kyrgyzstan)
Tony Stallard (Essex) - Tarek Zaki (Egypt)
Mark Gubb (Nottingham) - Janek Simon (Poland)
James Hutchinson (Manchester) - Can Altay (Turkey)
Joy Gregory (London) - Bronwen Findlay (South Africa)

2004 Artist to Artist International Scheme participants

Anya Lewin (Exeter) - Maya Kalogera (Croatia)
Lesley Young (Edinburgh) - Unnar Orn Jonasson (Iceland)
Graham Ramsey (Glasgow) - Dan Perjovschi (Romania)
Andre Stitt (Cardiff) - Clemente Padin (Uruguay)

2007 supported by The Henry Moore Foundation, Arts Council Northern of Ireland, Scottish Arts Council and Visiting Arts

2006 supported by The Henry Moore Foundation, Arts Council of Northern Ireland, Scottish Arts Council and Visiting Arts

2004 supported by The Henry Moore Foundation and Visiting Arts

For more details please contact:

Kathryn Standing
Arts Manager (Visual Arts)