Pro Helvetia Cairo seeks to recruit researchers to conduct a comprehensive landscape analysis of individuals, collectives and institutions in the Arab region, whose work lies at the intersection of art, science, and technology.
Responding to a noticeable trend within the artworld, which increasingly sees artists and curators engaging with science and technology in their work, the Swiss Arts Council Pro Helvetia has established a new focus area for the period 2021-2024 titled Art, Science and Technology. Its aim is to create an enabling framework for projects at the interface of these three fields of activity on a local and international level by facilitating exchanges and cooperation between key players from Switzerland and the Arab region, and offering transversal support schemes to promote forward-looking projects.
Pro Helvetia seeks to locate individuals and entities within Art, Science and Technology. The focus of the landscape analysis would be on three core groups within the region:
- Organisations and institutions either at the intersection of arts, science and technology or institutions rooted within the arts/culture or rooted within science but with an interest or reference to the interface of these three fields of activity.
- Individuals and key contacts, who are doing significant work around arts, science and technology, either as independent practitioners, or embedded in an organisational/institutional setting.
- Funders, who are interested and involved with projects at the intersection of art, science and technology.
The research period runs from 1 October - 20 December 2022. The geographic scope of the landscape analysis is the Arab region.
Eligibility:
- Researchers, artists and/or cultural practitioners with a strong knowledge of the region’s arts and culture scene.
- Applicants can apply as individuals or duos and can choose to focus on all of the region or specify a minimum of three countries.
- Applicants must have an excellent command of English and Arabic. French is a plus.
