Ettijahat – Independent Culture

Ettijahat – Independent Culture was founded as a primary intermediary platform providing comprehensive production support and mobility opportunities to Syrian and artists from the SWANA region.

Since 2011, Ettijahat has been one of main artistic field builders in the Arab region, specialising in facilitating artistic mobility and sustainable production frameworks for cultural practitioners from Syria and the wider Mashreq region who have settled in European cultural landscapes. Their mission is to connect the Syrian cultural landscape with the creative ecosystems of the Mashreq and Europe through flexible individual and institutional support, strategic partnerships, knowledge production initiatives and collaborative networks. They provide targeted support to both individual artists and cultural organisations and focus on capacity-building programmes that empower Syrian and Mashreq cultural practitioners while fostering intercultural exchange between the Arab region and Europe. Their effort is dedicated to protecting artistic freedom, producing knowledge, ensuring the mobility of cultural practitioners from Syria and the Mashreq and supporting vibrant creative voices across borders through innovative residency programmes, institutional collaborations and knowledge exchange platforms that strengthen the independent cultural sector.

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  • Title of the call on a photo of a person with a box over their head.
    Rawabet Second Cycle Performing Arts Production Grants for Artists from the Arab Region Residing in Europe
    The Rawabet Production grants are aimed at artists from the Arab region who have resided in Europe since 2015. The programme offers production grants valued up to 12,000 EUR for those in the performing arts field, including theatre, dance, circus, performing acts, and music.
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    Posted 23 April 2025
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    Ettijahat: Zad Programme for the Mobility of Artists from the Arab Region Residing in Europe 2025
    Zad is a support framework designed to promote mobility and communication for artists from the Arab region residing in Europe.
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    Posted 15 January 2025
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  • Title of the project on a photo of a person playing guitar on the front steps to a building, with more people playing guitar inside.
    Rawabet 2025 Artist Residency for Performing Artists from the Arab Region Based in Europe (Sweden)
    Rawabet is calling for applications from performing artists (theatre, dance, new circus, and other forms) originally from the Arab region (regardless of ethnicity), who arrived to European territories after 2015, to develop and create works in collaboration with European and non-European counterparts and audiences, in order to create a more diverse cultural scene and combat stereotypes and discrimination.
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    Posted 24 December 2024
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    Ettijahat: Grants Officer Job (Belgium)
    Ettijahat – Independent Culture is calling for applications from Belgium-based professionals for the position of Grants Officer, a one-year consultation, to start in February 2025, with possibility of extension
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    Posted 2 December 2024
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    Rawabet Musical Project Residency 2025 (France)
    As part of the Rawabet project, CNCM VOCE is launching a call for residencies specifically open to artists from the Arab world who have emigrated to Europe since 2015. The residency is open to musicians, composers, artists and companies with an original musical project at any stage of its creation.
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    Posted 12 August 2024
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    Ettijahat: Rawabet Production Grants for Arab Performing Artists and Collectives Based in Europe 2024
    The Rawabet Production grants are aimed at artists from the Arab region who have resided in Europe since 2015. The programme offers production grants valued at 12,000 EUR each to 12 artists and artistic collectives active in the performing arts field.
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    Posted 10 August 2024
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    Ettijahat: Zad Programme for the Mobility of Artists from the Arab Region Residing in Europe
    Zad is a support framework designed to promote mobility and communication for artists from the Arab region residing in Europe. An initiative of Ettijahat, its main objective is to develop artists’ creative and professional path in collaboration with their peers and across various artistic spaces and platforms.
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    Posted 23 April 2024
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    MAHARAT Training Programme for Performing Arts Technicians (Lebanon)
    Ettijahat- Independent Culture announces the launch of the open call for the 2022 edition of MAHARAT: Building Careers in Performing Arts, in partnership with DROSOS FOUNDATION, targeting technicians working within the performing arts sector who are looking to enhance their technical skills in the field of sound, lighting, and stage management techniques. The programme runs over four months from the beginning of August to the end of November.
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    Posted 27 June 2022
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