Green Olive Arts Study Abroad in Tetouan, Morocco
Take your classroom to Morocco and give your students an immersive, cross-cultural studio art experience! Professors and students from Biola University share about their studio art study abroad trip to Morocco, hosted by Green Olive Arts - an international art studio and artist residency program. Tetouan, Morocco is rich in culture, color, architecture, design, history and the arts. Visit our website for more information about partnering with Green Olive Arts for faculty led study abroad trips:
Green Olive Arts - welcoming global creatives in Morocco
Introducing Green Olive Arts, an international art residency in Tetouan, Morocco. This was our initial fundraising video, created back in 2012. Check us out on the web at greenolivearts.com
Orinotawashi on Green Olive Arts (in Japanese)
Japanese artists, Norio and Chifumi Ishiwata are Orinotawashi 檻之汰鷲 ('caged eagle') ... here speaking in Japanese about their 2-month art residency at Green Olive Arts in Tetouan, Morocco in 2014.
From Amsterdam to Tetouan
Dutch artist Maartje Jaquet's art residency at Green Olive Arts in Tetouan, Morocco
Experience This! Green Olive Arts
Green Olive Arts is an art residency in Tetouan, Morocco welcoming global creatives for seasons of production and research. Visit our website for more info on applying for a residency!
Tetouan Shoemaker
Traditional leather Belgha, handmade by a Moroccan shoemaker in the Tetouan medina. Green Olive Arts leads a tour to visit the artisans of Tetouan in their workshops and also facilitates collaboration between these artisans and the artists in residence at the Green Olive Arts studio.
Tamadher Al Fahal
Tamadher Al Fahal was an artist in residence at Green Olive Arts in Tetouan, Morocco during the Convergence 2017 - the Artist & the Artisan residency. Green Olive Arts is an Artist Residency dedicated to connecting the creatives of the world with the creatives, art, culture, and beauty of Morocco.
As a designer/curator and PhD candidate from the Kingdom of Bahrain, Tamadher’s work takes the form of many different mediums…from art installation and live performance to designed objects and curated experiences or research. She asks questions of cultural conflicts and religious mis-conceptions, exploring concepts of identity and meaning, and harnessing the power of art to express things that cannot be communicated. During her residency she curated a group of local artists as they investigated the possibility of a new image of Islamic art and design that challenges the cliché impression of it, without divorcing it from the profound principles of faith.
The King and People Revolution Day in Tetouan, Morocco
There were parades and festivities tonight in Tetouan as the people of Morocco celebrated The King and People Revolution day. August 20, the Revolution's anniversary, is proudly commemorated every year as a time to remember the struggle against French and Spanish occupation and to pay tribute to those who gave their lives to free Morocco from colonial rule in 1953.
Convergence 2020: RESONATE Artist Residency in Morocco
Applications are now open for an immersive, 4 week, themed residency at Green Olive Arts in Tetouan, Morocco.
As a single tone is intensified and enriched by accompanying vibrations or harmonies, Convergence 2020: RESONATE is calling artists to enrich their creative practice by immersing in a city where east layers with west, modern resonates with ancient, and cultures converge.
MARCH 19 - APRIL 16, 2020
Emerging and established artists of all disciplines are welcome to apply - see our website for details and application.
APPLICATION DEADLINE - SEPTEMBER 1, 2019
Thank You Tetouan! GOA 5 Year Anniversary
On the 5th anniversary of Green Olive Arts residency, artists in residence share their experiences and express their appreciation and impressions of the people of Tetouan, Morocco.
Convergence 2018 Texture of Time
Convergence 2018: Texture of Time is a month-long art residency in Tetouan, Morocco, inviting a convergence of artists of a broad definition of artistic disciplines from around the globe to a month of immersion, creation, collaboration and cultural exchange. Participants will explore the theme, ‘Texture of Time’ in the context of the Moroccan city and their own creative process towards new works of art. What vision will you share ... out of your creative sensitivity to that grittiness, that warmth, that fibrous, palpable passing of bright and mysterious moments where you walk as an artist in a new place? Will you be one of them? Apply today!
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5 Year Retrospective of Green Olive Arts
Green Olive Arts has been hosting artists in Morocco, in partnership with the city of Tetouan, for 5 years! Take a journey with us back through all the memories of cross-cultural exchange, creative community, collaboration, friendships, hospitality and the flourishing of Tetouan and the international arts community! This photo collage was shown as part of our 5 year Anniversary Retrospective Exhibition in September 2018.
Rabia Farooqui
Rabia Farooqui was an artist in residence at Green Olive Arts in Tetouan, Morocco during the Convergence 2017 - the Artist & the Artisan residency. Green Olive Arts is an Artist Residency dedicated to connecting the creatives of the world with the creatives, art, culture, and beauty of Morocco.
An emerging artist from Karachi, Pakistan, Rabia works with the technique of Gouache on Wasli (stemming from traditional Miniature painting) with block printed backgrounds of traditional motifs and patterns. Rabia’s work is intricate, detailed and controlled. Her inspiration comes through observing and analyzing the interactions, reactions, and body language of people. Rabia’s work blends her country’s raw culture with contemporary art forms, and during her residency in Tetouan, she created paintings that reflect Moroccan craft and culture.
Green Olive Arts - Zian Art House walkthrough.wmv
A 7.5 minute walk-through of the Green Olive Arts facility on 31-Jan-2013 in downtown Tetouan, Morocco. It is a bit over-exposed/bright, but still a pretty clear view of all the details and spaces. Imagine it bustling with artists and students and conference attendees, making use of studios and common spaces to make art and influence the world by their creativity! Learn more at greenolivearts.com
Hafdis Helgadottir
Meet Hafdis Helgadottir, Convergence 2017 artist in residence from Iceland, at Green Olive Arts residency in Tetouan, Morocco.
Niccy Pallant
Niccy Pallant was an artist in residence at Green Olive Arts in Tetouan, Morocco during the Convergence 2017 - the Artist & the Artisan residency. Green Olive Arts is an Artist Residency dedicated to connecting the creatives of the world with the creatives, art, culture, and beauty of Morocco.
Niccy is an emerging artist from Adelaide, Australia, after a long and successful career in arts education and administration. Her work takes many forms, including printmaking, clay sculpture, painting, driftwood artifacts and jewellery, and she spent her residency time working collaboratively and responding artistically to the art and culture of Morocco.
Convergence 2019: Uprooted
Green Olive Arts announces an open call to global creatives to apply for UPROOTED … a CONVERGENCE residency in Tetouan, Morocco from March 21 to April 17, 2019. This is an opportunity for artists to dig deep and explore, through their art, the common story of migration and displacement in the human narrative. Apply today for this unique artist residency in Tetouan, Morocco! See details on our website: - Application deadline is September 14th, 2018
The Artist & The Artisan
In March 2017, artists from around the world will gather for a month long residency, creating new work as they are inspired by and collaborate with the traditional artisans of Tetouan, Morocco. Apply now to join them! The application deadline is September 1, 2016.
Maria Velasco Vanishing Patterns
An art Intervention by Convergence 2016 artist in residence Maria Velasco, at Blanco Riad in Tetouan, Morocco
Alejandro Romero - Artist in Residence at Green Olive Arts
Meet CESAR ALEJANDRO ROMERO - artist in residence during our UPROOTED Convergence 2019 residency. Alejandro is a multidisciplinary and installation artist from Puerto Rico and Canada, who was a participant in this residency focused on global migration and displacement.