We are pleased to announce the 19 awardees of the Anhar: Culture and Climate Platform. The Programme was designed by Art Jameel and the British Council to increase support for cultural projects that meaningfully engage with the climate emergency in the MENA region.
Anhar helps artists and organisations experiment with creative approaches to cultural production that centre local, community-based and intersectional perspectives on the climate emergency.
The Anhar: Culture and Climate Platform offers three tiers of awards:
Awards grants of £1,000 to £5,000 ($1,000 to $6,000) to individual artists and collectives working on climate-related projects and proposals.
Awards grants of £5,000 to £10,000 ($6,000 to $12,000) to cultural organisations to reduce their carbon and waste footprint through the development and implementation of a decarbonisation strategy, including material works and investments in renewable energy infrastructures.
Awards grants of £25,000 to £50,000 ($30,500 to $70,000) to support collaborations between UK and MENA artists, collectives, networks and/or cultural organisations seeking to develop a large-scale artistic response to the climate emergency, with at least a component of the project taking place in a MENA country.
