An Independent Art Residency and Curatorial Platform in Casablanca
Yasmine Laraqui Studio & Residency supports artists, writers, researchers and cultural practitioners through residencies, curatorial dialogue, exhibitions and project-based collaborations.
Operating across several locations in Casablanca, with the principal studio and curatorial base in Palmier, the program creates opportunities for research, artistic development and meaningful exchange with the city’s cultural landscape.
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RESIDENTS
Current Resident
Kai Mora
Historian, writer and researcher developing Tales of the Gimbri.
Upcoming Residents
Hannah Kallio
Upcoming artist in residence.
Rocco Enzo ter Haar
Upcoming artist in residence.
Programs
Exhibitions & Public Programs
Exhibitions, open studios, artist talks and collaborative projects developed with residents and invited practitioners. Each public format grows from the research itself and may take place at the studio or with partner spaces in Casablanca.
Art Advisory
Curatorial direction and art advisory for private collectors, hospitality projects and cultural spaces — from artwork selection and commissions to site-specific programs, artist encounters and evolving collections.
Residential Program
One- to three-month residencies for international artists, writers, researchers and cultural practitioners, and for Moroccan practitioners living outside Casablanca. The program combines accommodation, access to the Palmier studio, critical dialogue and connections across the city’s artistic and cultural landscape.
Past Residents
Philip Robinson
Residency project: Where Is Casablanca Today?
Ouisam El Kertoubi
In Transit · End-of-residency open studio, 22 October 2026. In partnership with Association Basma.
Fatimazahra Elkhadar
Trajets · End-of-residency open studio, 22 October 2026. In partnership with Association Basma.
Barbara Herbert
Collage and painting examining identity, perception and representations of femininity.
Issam Fariane
Inaugural Fellow Artist developing an intuitive, process-led painting practice.
Wendell Smith
Identity, migration, memory, environment and cultural transformation through painting and research.