Culture Resource (Al-Mawred Al-Thaqafy)

Culture Resource (Al-Mawred Al-Thaqafy) is a regional, non-profit organization founded in 2003 that seeks to support artistic creativity in the Arab region and to encourage cultural exchange within the region and beyond. It aims to support artists, cultural actors and cultural institutions through grants, capacity building, publications and networking, to promote independent creative works outside the commercial mainstream on a regional and international level, and to improve the environment for cultural work through policy research and action. The work of the organization is predicated on the belief in the critical role of culture in the development of civil society, the importance of access to culture for all, and in the rights of artists to freedom of expression. Culture Resource has been able to support the work of over one thousand artists and cultural actors and to reach thousands of audience members and communities through its activities and services, and continues to serve as a positive model of a credible and transparent independent organization. For more information, please visit us at: www.mawred.org