The British Council on Wednesday announced the winners of its Arts Residency Grants Programme (ARGP) 2023-2024.
The Open Call for Arts Residency Grants was published in February 2023, and of-fered support on the design and delivery of innovative arts residencies across multiple art forms that provide early/mid-career artists from Pakistan with opportunities to research, produce, showcase new work, widen the international context for their practice through learning and artistic exchange, build new relationships with creative practitioners, communities, institutions, access new networks, audiences, explore future creative commissions and partnership projects. This is an opportunity to support emerging and trans disciplinary creative practices and to explore new ways of artistic alliance across Pakistan and the UK. The arts residencies are Pakistan-led and encourage partnerships across disciplines and organisations, including new models of exchange between art, research and other fields,said a news release issued on Wednesday. LailaJamil, Director Arts, British Council Pakistan, said: “Residencies provide artists with valuable opportunities to be challenged and inspired by new surroundings, new connections and new ways of working.
