Residency tour: Sophia Alami, Mehdi Ouahmane, and Driss Ouaamar

Last month, three artists from Morocco — 2025 Seed Award winner Sophia Alami, 2024 Seed Award winner Driss Ouaamar, and 2021 Seed Award winner Mehdi Ouahmane — stayed in Amsterdam Nieuw-West. Nieuw-West is a district defined by its bicultural communities, with many residents having roots in Morocco and living lives that span both here and there. Each residency is content-driven and closely connected to the context of the neighborhood: shaped by the artist's practice as well as by the organization and community with whom they collaborate.

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The residency was made possible by the Prince Claus Fund to strengthen cultural exchange between the Netherlands and Morocco. 

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During their residencies, the artists were paired with cultural partners deeply rooted in the neighborhood and Nieuw-West: Sophia Alami joined the Van Eesteren Museum, Driss Ouaamar was paired with Stichting The Bookstore, and Mehdi Ouahmane was in residence at Buurtwerkplaats Noorderhof.

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For this final presentation, we invite you to cycle along to the three participating locations, where the artists will share their process and we will conclude the residencies together with a drink. 

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Participation is free, but we do appreciate a RSVP with the button below.

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Program: 

14:45 - 15:00: Arrival at Van Eesteren Museum - Noordzijde 31
15:00 - 15:30: Talk by Sophia Alami and drinks 

15:30 - 15:45: Cycle to Buurtwerkplaats (Lodewijk van Deysselstraat) 

15:45 - 16:15: Talk by Mehdi Ouahmane and drinks 

16:15 - 16:30: Cycle to Stichting The Bookstore (Diderotstraat 13E)

16:30 - 17:30: Talk by Driss Ouaamar and closing drinks

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