The Watermill Center/ ArteEast Partnership: Performance Residency Program
The Watermill Center and ArteEast are partnering for the first time to launch a special residency supporting the development of a new work by artists based in the Middle East and North Africa. Artists, art practitioners and institutions based or active in the Middle East and North Africa are invited to apply for the opportunity to participate in a residency program at Watermill Center. Eligible participants are citizens and/or residents of the following countries: Algeria, Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq,Iran, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Morocco, Oman, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Syrian Arab Republic, Tunisia, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, Yemen.
The partnership will be included in one of the Fall / Spring Residency slots at The Watermill Center for the 2011 / 2012 season and will be accompanied by an artist talk with the community about the work done in residence.