FEZ ART
RESIDENCY
Curated. Flexible. Immersive.
RESIDENCY
Curated. Flexible. Immersive.
A Collective of Artists, Creatives &
Cultural Hosts Offering Residencies
and Retreats in Fez
Who We are Cultural Hosts Offering Residencies
and Retreats in Fez
What is FAR?
Fez Art Residency exists to position Fez Medina as a place where artists come to grow - creatively, culturally, and professionally. Operating as a collaborative platform, we connect the creative heritage of the Medina with contemporary artistic practice by offering time, space, and context within a living city shaped by craft, history, and spirituality.
Why Fez?
Fez is not a backdrop. It is a city that demands attention, where tradition is lived rather than preserved. The Medina’s craft practices and cultural rhythms create a rare context - a place where contemporary artistic work can be shaped alongside generations of accumulated skill, encouraging artists to think, work, and develop their practice over time.
Who is it for?
Fez Art Residency is for independent, self-directed artists seeking clarity, inspiration, or renewed momentum in their practice. It suits those drawn to place, interested in Morocco’s craft traditions, and prepared to engage intentionally - creatively or professionally - rather than follow a prescribed programme with fixed outcomes.
What We Do
Fez Art Residency is about creating the conditions for growth.
We offer artists time, space, and context - not as a programme to follow, but as an environment to work within. FAR supports artists who want to deepen their practice, clarify direction, and develop creatively and professionally through intentional engagement with place.
We offer artists time, space, and context - not as a programme to follow, but as an environment to work within. FAR supports artists who want to deepen their practice, clarify direction, and develop creatively and professionally through intentional engagement with place.
In practical terms, this means offering:
- A grounded base within Fez Medina
- Time and space to work independently
- Access to a living craft and cultural environment
- Optional frameworks for reflection, exchange, and professional development
There is no expectation to produce a finished body of work. The emphasis is on development rather than output.
How FAR Works
Fez Art Residency operates as a collective platform, not a fixed institution.
Rather than a single residency model, FAR offers a flexible framework through our community that adapts to different practices, stages, and intentions. Artists join us through several pathways, including:
- Funded stays and short-term initiatives
- Paid independent residencies, with accommodation provided
- Artist-led retreats and immersion weeks, developed collaboratively
- Partnered programmes with cultural organisations and hosts
Each pathway is shaped through conversation and intent, rather than a standardised package.
What unites all FAR residents is a shared approach:
This is a residency for artists who are comfortable working without constant structure, and who value depth over speed.
What unites all FAR residents is a shared approach:
- Independence
- Curiosity and seriousness of practice
- Respect for shared spaces and local culture
This is a residency for artists who are comfortable working without constant structure, and who value depth over speed.
What We Do
As a creative-led enterprise, we work with four flexible models designed to support artists, groups, and art organisations in building custom experiences that reflect with their goals, values and ways of working.
- Self-Funded ResidenciesFlexible, tailored retreats and residencies for artists who are self-funded or supported by grants. Optional add-ons include studio access, artisan workshops, mentorship, and cultural excursions. Pricing varies by accommodation and experience level.
- FAR-Funded ResidenciesOffered through initiatives like 8WEEKSinFEZ, these place-based residencies provide selected artists with fully-funded accommodation and space to explore, reflect, and create. They are designed to open up access, invite diversity, and spark cultural dialogue.
- Funded ResidenciesIn partnership with cultural institutions, arts organisations, and funding bodies, FAR supports externally funded residencies. These may cover accommodation, project costs, or curated experiences tied to a partner’s mission.
- Collaborative ResidenciesWant to host your own retreat? We co-create and co-host residencies and retreats with artists and organisations, helping them design creative experiences they can offer their communities, audiences, or supporters.
Meet Some of Our Residents
Lead Your Own Retreat in Fez
Fez Art Residency provides the accommodation, support, and local expertise - you bring your concept and community.
Hosted at Dar Drouj on the edge of the Medina, our retreats are now open for programming from Spring to Winter 2026.
Fez offers the perfect backdrop for your retreat. Join a growing community of international artists who bring their community to the Medina.
Upcoming Retreats
Join us at Dar Drouj for artistic retreats lead by experts of their field, and hosted in a historic Medina house where artists gather to connect, collaborate, and create.
FAR Artist Immersion Week
Join us in Fez Medina for a week of creative immersion
FAR Art Residency’s one-week creative immersion offers artists the time, space, and inspiration to explore Morocco’s oldest and most historic medina, home to the country’s spiritual, scholarly, and artisanal heritage.
Designed for independent artists seeking context and connection rather than a structured programme, the FAR Artist
Immersion Week introduces you to the artisanal craft, design, and creative networks that make Fez so distinctive.
| | Would you like to talk to us? Have a question or curious about staying with us in Fez? Whether you're planning your next project or simply exploring ideas, reach out - we’d love to connect. If you'd prefer to email direct, try: connect@fezartresidency.com |
Supporting Partners
Why Fez?
Fez is the world’s oldest and largest medina, home to the oldest functioning university on earth and the largest car-free urban zone. But more than that, it’s a place where tradition breathes through every carved doorway, where artisans still shape wood, leather, and clay by hand, and where the call to prayer floats through the air like poetry.
In Fez, time slows. You notice more. The texture of a wall. The rhythm of footsteps on stone. The way colour, sound, and scent wrap around you. For artists, it’s not just inspiration - it’s a full sensory reset. A reminder of how creativity can live in the details of daily life.
Fez doesn’t shout. It invites. And once you accept, it will stay with you forever.
In Fez, time slows. You notice more. The texture of a wall. The rhythm of footsteps on stone. The way colour, sound, and scent wrap around you. For artists, it’s not just inspiration - it’s a full sensory reset. A reminder of how creativity can live in the details of daily life.
Fez doesn’t shout. It invites. And once you accept, it will stay with you forever.
The FAR Collective
Fez Art Residency is a collective of artists, creatives, and cultural hosts based in the heart of UNESCO-listed Fez Medina. We offer residencies and retreats shaped by collaboration, open to artists of all backgrounds, and firmly rooted in the city’s rich heritage and contemporary energy.
Whether you're here for a week or a season, we offer the space, community, and inspiration to support your creative goals.
Whether you're here for a week or a season, we offer the space, community, and inspiration to support your creative goals.
A place to stay, no expectations, and a city that invites exploration and creativity
Create in Fez. Connect with the city. Be part of a shared story
8WEEKSinFEZ is a residency and storytelling campaign hosted by Fez Art Residency that celebrates Fez as one of the world’s most creative cities - a place where tradition and imagination meet.
The programme offers selected artists the time, space, and inspiration to reflect, explore, and create.
The programme offers selected artists the time, space, and inspiration to reflect, explore, and create.
8 Weeks of fully-funded private accommodation right in the heart of Fez Medina
Over eight weeks in autumn 2025, we’ll be hosting a rotating group of Moroccan and international visual artists in two private apartments right in the heart of Fez Medina.
Whether two artists stay for eight weeks, sixteen artists for one week each, or something in between, the programme is flexible, and the structure is simple but powerful - a place to stay, no expectations, and a city that invites exploration and creativity.
Join FAR for 8WEEKSinFEZ
Running from September to October 2025, 8WEEKSinFEZ is a place-based artist residency offering fully-funded accommodation to selected visual artists in the heart of Fez Medina, Morocco.
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