Emerging New Media Artists Programme

Residency Emerging New Media Artists Programme

International Deadline: May 31, 2026 - Diriyah Art Futures (DAF), the MENA region's first New Media Arts centre, has announced a call for applications for the third cycle of its Emerging New Media Artists programme, set to launch in October 2026.

The Emerging New Media Artists Programme is a supported one year programme of creative production training. The EAP has been developed with emerging creative practitioners from all over the world in mind, with a particular focus on those from the Middle East and North Africa. Applicants should be 35 years or younger, at graduate or postgraduate completion stage and have experience in developing and creating New Media and Digital Art.

Eligibility: The programme is designed for artists worldwide who are 35 years or younger, at graduate or postgraduate completion stage, with experience in New Media and Digital Art.

Program: The programme begins with three months of thematic and conceptual explorations of cutting edge topics, presented by artists and theorists through seminars, lectures, screenings, and workshops. Following this, participants will work under the mentorship of leading artists and scholars to produce new artworks using DAF's world class facilities, including advanced audio visual techniques, immersive reality, coding, sensing, machine learning, and spatial audio visual environments. The final works will be exhibited at DAF as a curated and juried outcome of the programme.

Prospectus - No Entry Fee. Candidates can find more information, selection criteria and apply to the programme by downloading the prospectus (pdf).

Developed by DAF in collaboration with Le Fresnoy - Studio National des Arts Contemporains in France, it provides emerging artists with access to cutting edge professional equipment and a production budget, as well as a wide range of multidisciplinary learning opportunities.