Residency of creation at “Takafes” the center for cultural innovation and art. Between 21st and 29th of January, 2017. As part of its residencies of creation, Takafes the center of cultural innovation and art launched a residency around Al-Quaraouiyine University. It is about two Moroccan artists who are invited for a week to work in […]
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Paula Jeanine Bennett : The palpable sense of history in Fez is astonishing
Can you tell us more about you and your artistic career? I am a pluridisciplinaire: musician, composer, poet and visual artist. I moved to New York City from Cleveland, Ohio at the age of 26, looking for wider opportunities. Originally I worked as a jazz singer as well as a percussionist in collaboration […]
Photography Residency program, 15th of July- 15th of August- Takafes, Fez/Morocco
As part of its missions of supporting contemporary photographic creation, Takafes the center for cultural innovation launched its first residency season. It is about four photographers invited to work on a territory, to take a fresh look on the city of Fez, and deploy freely their photographic language. In order to feed their thoughts on […]
Vernissage: SymbioMA By Amine Bouyarmane
PHOTOGRAPHY EXHIBITION-SALE Takafes Center for Cultural Innovation is pleased to introduce you to the work of the young moroccan photographer Amine Bouyarmane. He is a random image processing engineer who happened to have a fancy camera and learned how to press a button to capture images. By chance, it occured […]
International Artist’s Gathering, 7th-9th January 2016
The city of Fez is a melting pot of cultures, languages, ideas and arts. The spiritual homeland of Leo Africanus, Ibn Khaldun and Ibn Battuta, its streets preserve the stories of some of the greatest thinkers and creative minds in history. The location of Fez symbolizes a marriage of spirit, intellect, and culture, creating […]
Call out 2016 : photography project : colonial heritage of Morocco
Every Moroccan city contains certain aspects dating all the way back to the colonial era. Even though these parts of the cities made a big cultural impact, this change was an essential part of the historical continuity of the country; it has also played a big role in its citizen’s daily lives. It’s […]