What We Do
Out of the Circle is an arts organization based in Cairo, Egypt, catering to the MENA region’s digital and new media art scene. We offer a platform that facilitates and curates events, residencies, and exhibitions for artists in a two-way exchange between the Egyptian and international art scene.
✔ We connect Egyptian and North African artists to the global scene by helping them secure enriching opportunities abroad, and in turn organize artist residencies for international artists in Egypt.
✔ Out of the Circle also curates exhibitions and festivals on several scales, while also providing arts management and curatorial support to other artistic entities in Egypt. In parallel, we also conduct ongoing research projects and compile databases on digital and new media art to better understand and support these mediums..
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Over the years our work in new media and digital arts allowed us to explore the breadth and depth of this fast-evolving medium, inspiring us to keep up with it and strive to showcase the artists’ work with excellence.
Out Of The Circle was our partner at every stage of developing the "Forgotten Enlightenments" project from the conceptualizing and the fundraising to implementation and the installation of the artworks. This project has benefited in an extraordinary and essential way from the knowledge, the artistic network, and the curatorial experience of their Director Elham Khattab.
“The visit was a great success and we are certain that we will continue collaborations with Out of the Circle and some of the very interesting artists and venues that we visited in Cairo. We have already started making plans for a project in 2021 with the working title “Local Role Models.” The visit has offered an excellent opportunity to get an insight into life, culture, and the arts in Egypt today. Cairo is a fascinating, warm and welcoming city with a very interesting contemporary and of course a magnificent historic heritage. I left the city greatly inspired and with a deep wish to return soon. This would not have been possible without the wonderful support and great knowledge of Out of the Circle. I am deeply grateful for having been given this opportunity and hope to learn more about Cairo and Egypt very soon.”
"In my artistic work, I move between architectural, urban planning, and sociological concerns, using different media. My approach during the residency was to get a view on the processes of the urban developments in this rapidly growing megacity and to discover the city in its facets between the old and the new Cairo...I also worked on photographic documentation, some videos, and enjoyed many excursions by walk.
The location of the residency place is perfect in my eyes - one step out of the door and you are in an inspiring neighborhood with a rich urban life and a great infrastructure. For me, the "Out Of The Circle" studio and apartment was a lovely and comfortable space and I enjoyed so much to live and work there. Elham Khattab supported me generously and friendly in all matters. She introduced me to organizations that are related to Cairo Urban, to art and culture institutions as well as to Cairo based artists. For my project "analog trip recordings" she helped me to arrange the dates with the driver and communicate my plans of routes to him. My stay at Out Of The Circle was a great and enriching experience. It was a decisive step on my artistic path and formed the basis for new networking and future projects.
“I spent 6 weeks on a research residency for a project I had been developing. These weeks were spent exploring different parts of the city, attending local art and cultural events. While there, I was shown different traditions and introduced to local and international artists and practitioners in Egypt at the time. The work I went on to develop has gone on to be exposed across Europe as far as Asia. The experiences I attained from the residency along with insights and advice from artists met throughout my time in Cairo helped build stronger foundations in the context of my work along with technical aspects and exposure. The residency opened doors to areas of research along with creating new opportunities to explore.”
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