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Alserkal Arts Foundation
Supported by Alserkal, an Emirati family business headed by brothers Abdelmonem and Ahmed bin Eisa Alserkal, the foundation supports a variety of artistic projects, programmes, and interactions through its four core initiatives: public art commissions, residencies, research grants, and educational programmes. The foundation offers artists – either based in Dubai, or whose work or practice is pertinent to the region's artistic community – opportunities for research, scholarship, and artistic production. It also acts as the Alserkal philanthropic arm for all its nonprofit initiatives.
- Organisation type Foundation
- Year founded 2019
- Headquartered Dubai
- Registration United Arab Emirates
- Website https://www.alserkal.online/foundation
Related sustainable development goals
Focus areas
Focus sectors
Arts
- Arts & Culture
- Education
Focus populations
Academics
- Students
- Researchers
- Teachers
- Artists and performers
Focus geographies
Middle East
- United Arab Emirates
- North Africa
- South Asia
Programmes
Common Room
A working and meeting place located in Alserkal Arts Foundation, where artists, students, and researchers can utilise the facilities to convene and work. Registration is free and facilities include access to meeting rooms, a pantry, storage space, and a Mac desktop.Programmes and events
Through partnerships with artists, established institutions and initiatives revolving around arts and culture, the foundation hosts events, develops initiatives, and commissions special art projects.
Research grants
Artists, researchers, academics, writers, and poets, can apply to the foundation's research grant. The selection process prioritises applicants who engage in diverse, cross-cutting, and innovative research approaches within the framework of the Middle East, Africa, and South Asia.Residency
The foundation offers studio space, engagement opportunities, as well as a residency programme to artists and researchers from all academic fields. The foundation has two residency cycles per year, during which the foundation selection committee chooses residents, who are received by nomination, to participate in the residency programme.
Financials
Funding model
- Foundation-administered programme awards
- Grants to Individuals
- Grants to organisations
- In-kind gifts
- Donated equipment
- Pro bono services
- Pro bono program design and analysis services
- Pro bono advocacy services
- Programme related investment
- Volunteering
Primary funders
- Alserkal family
Funding source
- Family
Operations
Key staff
- Abdelmonem bin Eisa Alserkal, founder
- Michela Simone
- Nada Raza, director
- Diane Mehanna, manager
Contact details
- 00 971 4 333 3464
- info@alserkalartsfoundation.ae
- https://www.alserkal.online/foundation
- Alserkal Avenue, 17th St, Al Quoz, Dubai, United Arab Emirates