In February 2016, Europe Grand Central –in co-operation with the Roberto Cimetta Fund– launched an open call to invite Arab artists to submit proposals to six thematic European art residencies on the concept of BORDERS and local communities. The call received 350 online requests and 119 written applications. Nine artists were finally selected:
Hosted by Not Quite, Fengersfors, Sweden:
Hind Oudrhiri, Moroccan architect, will explore borders from an organic perspective, by drawing a metaphorical analogy with the texture and function of the “skin” as a vital membrane and interface for experiencing external sensorial connection to the world.

Hosted by Laminarie – DOM La Cupola del Pilastro, Bologna, Italy:

Hosted by Vyrsodepseio – ODC Ensemble, Athens

Majdal Nateel is a Palestinian visual artist from Gaza. Concerned by the everyday sufferance of her people and the refugees’ living conditions, she will develop a project on lived cases depicting the individual experiences of migrants and refugees.

Hosted by European Foundation for Urban Culture, Lublin, Poland:


Hosted by Valetta European Capital of Culture 2018, Valetta and Gozo, Malta:

Deema Shahin is a Jordanian filmmaker and photographer, born in Kuwait from Palestinian parents. Her work on borders questions the concept of emotional belonging as opposed to geographical belonging by looking at the definition of ‘home’.
