Emerging Moroccan artists, particularly art students in their 4th year, or recent graduates (from the National Fine Arts Institute in Tetouan or the School of Fine Arts in Casablanca) are invited to apply for a three-week Art Residency at Green Olive Arts this Fall! There are two different residencies to apply for – either September …
The Leather Artisan Stands Out in an Industrialized World. Today machines might well be dominating every industry. Yet artisans in Morocco are doing their best to stay in constant competition with the massive industrial imitation that is imported from numerous countries. What was once the primary market for hand made objects for daily use in …
Come, Enjoy A Walk Up Bouanane By Roqaya El Guiri The city of Tetouan has a great location, it is surrounded by mountains and gigantic hills to the north and the south. One cannot visit the city of Tétouan without taking a detour up to Ain Bouanane, the famous spring and woods on the south …
I Do Love Tetouan … by Roqaya El Guiri If I had to describe why I love Tetouan in one word, it would be “overwhelming” … But I mean that in a positive way. I first moved to Tetouan in 2018 to work for Green Olive Arts as a Residency Assistant. There, I was introduced …
Art Residency in Covid19 Lockdown What does it look like at Green Olive Arts? Quiet and empty with a hope-filled dose of waiting. Such is the status this global pandemic has forced upon the entire art residency world right now under Covid19. Many art residencies are really struggling to survive. It’s having a huge impact …
Celebrating Five Years of Partnership with Tetouan In 2018, Green Olive Arts celebrated five years as an art residency in Tetouan, Morocco. We are amazed as we look back and see how this story has unfolded … and we want to share it with you! When Rachel Pearsey and I (Jeff McRobbie) began to brainstorm …
This summer we have full studios and a great schedule of events, with opportunities to meet and interact with our resident artists, writers, photographers, composers and performers! Events are scheduled late enough to accommodate the Ramadan schedule and you can check out the links below for Facebook events of each one, with more details. If …
These 6 artists – Niccy Pallant, Rabia Farooqui, Marthe Vary, Mark Lesser, Hafdis Helgadottir, and Tamadher Al Fahal – gathered in Tetouan from 6 different countries for 1 month to explore the traditional craftsmanship of Morocco and to create new work in response to all they experienced and learned. The Open Studios Night on April …
Local Artists and Creatives of all types are invited to take part in a multidisciplinary creative project which explores the phenomenon of change in the Islamic world. The project will be curated by Tamadher Al Fahal, artist in residence at Green Olive Arts in Tetouan, Morocco, from March 9 – April 5, 2017. It will …
An Artist’s Journey Take a look inside the art residency experience through this feature interview with Dutch artist Maartje Jaquet, who traveled from Amsterdam to Tetouan, Morocco to build a bridge of collaboration and sharing through her art. Maartje Jaquet is a visual artist from Amsterdam, working in drawing, photography, video art and collage. She …