Culture Resource (Mawred): Production Awards 2027
Culture Resource · Beirut (administering organization; grantees based across Arab region)
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About this call
Culture Resource (Al-Mawred Al-Thaqafy), a Beirut-based regional non-profit, invites young artists and writers from the Arab region to apply for Production Awards 2027, a program supporting the creation and production of new creative work across visual arts, literature, music and sound art, performing arts, and cinema. Applicants must be under 35 years old and originate from an Arab country. Grants go up to EUR 6,500 for literature, EUR 8,500 for visual arts, music and sound art, and performing arts, and EUR 13,000 for cinema; up to 25 projects are supported each year. Applications close October 19, 2026 at 16:00 Beirut time. Results are announced at the end of March 2027.
Who can apply
- Regional applicants
- Medium: Sculpture / Video / Installation / Photography / New Media / Performance / Painting / Writing / Mixed Media
- Free entry
- Open to young artists and writers below the age of 35 (born between January 1992 and December 2011) who originate from an Arab country, regardless of ethnicity, citizenship status, or current place of residence. Applicants may live in the Arab region or in the diaspora. Accepted disciplines are Literature, Visual Arts, Music and Sound Art, Performing Arts, and Cinema.