Founded in 2014, Kooshk is a non-profit art and cultural space, providing artist-in-residence programs. It is located in downtown Tehran, Iran.[1]

Programs

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Kooshk frequently takes part in international exchange programs, composed of two parts. The first part is a month-long residency held in Iran and the second part is in the selected artist-in-residence's country (or vice versa) with a gap of 2–6 months in between. Artists for this program apply through an open call and get selected by the decision of both residencies.[2][3][4]

Kooshk residency has worked with many residencies such as Artistes en Residence (France), Organhaus Art Space (China),[5] AIR Antwerpen (Belgium),[6] Stiftelsen 3,14 (Norway),[7] Irish Museum of Modern Art (Ireland), Bag Factory (South Africa), Pathshala (Bangladesh), Viafarini (Italy),[8] Khoj (India), Chhaap Foundation (India), Y Residency (Greece), Arquetopia (Mexico)[9] in exchange form.

Kooshk also works in partnership with local and international art Institutes and the cultural sections of foreign embassies in Tehran.

The other program is the Kooshk Artist Residency Award (KARA). An annual award granted to four artists from different countries which get selected by an international team of jury. All expenses including flight tickets, accommodation, living Expenses as well as a modest contribution for materials will be paid by the Kooshk Residency.[10][11]

Open calls and news about Kooshk programs is published on Kooshk's website,[12] Social networks,[13][14][15] and international residency networks.[16][17] Kooshk has two shared Rooms and one single room to accommodate five people at the same time. It also has a separate studio with round the clock accessibility.

References

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  1. ^ "Kooshk Residency". www.transartists.org. Retrieved 8 May 2017.
  2. ^ "KOOSHK Residency Exchange " KHOJ". khojworkshop.org. Retrieved 8 May 2017.
  3. ^ "Kooshk Residency, Tehran 2017 | AIR Antwerpen". www.airantwerpen.be. Retrieved 8 May 2017.
  4. ^ www.damiencarbery.com, Website Designed, Developed and Hosted by Damien Carbery -. "Kooshk | IMMA Exchange". www.imma.ie. Retrieved 8 May 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  5. ^ "Program (Iran-China)". 器 . Organhaus. Retrieved 20 May 2017.
  6. ^ "Kooshk Residency, Tehran 2017 | AIR Antwerpen". www.airantwerpen.be. Retrieved 20 May 2017.
  7. ^ "Stiftelsen 3,14 / AiR exchange". www.stiftelsen314.com. Retrieved 20 May 2017.
  8. ^ "VIR Viafarini-in-residence". www.viafarini.org. Retrieved 20 May 2017.
  9. ^ "ArquetopiaSUMMER 2017 Special International Summer Program – Arquetopia Foundation and International Artist Residency". www.arquetopia.org. Retrieved 20 May 2017.
  10. ^ "Kooshk Artist Residency Award: A Haven for Bearing Reality". Harper's BAZAAR Arabia. Retrieved 8 May 2017.
  11. ^ "Kooshk Artist Residency Award – Videobrasil". site.videobrasil.org.br. Retrieved 8 May 2017.
  12. ^ "KooshkResidency Official Website". Kooshk Residency. Retrieved 8 May 2017.
  13. ^ "Kooshk Residency". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 8 May 2017.
  14. ^ "Kooshk Residency (@kooshkresidency) • Instagram photos and videos". www.instagram.com. Retrieved 8 May 2017.
  15. ^ "Kooshk Residency (@KooshkResidency) | Twitter". twitter.com. Retrieved 8 May 2017.
  16. ^ "Home | ResArtis". www.resartis.org. Retrieved 8 May 2017.
  17. ^ "Home". www.transartists.org. Retrieved 8 May 2017.