Majhi International Art Residency Programme is an annual programme of brief artistic residencies to be promoted year round, with its first edition set in Venice, Italy, in 2019. Each of the initiatives revolves around a diverse chosen theme each year, involving different international artists. The aim of Majhi International Art Residency Programme is to develop an international platform for artists to promote creative connections and cultural exchange between the east and the west. The programme gathers international artists in order to foster mutual understanding and cooperation and open a dialogue between professionals from different corners of the world with those of the South Asian artistic scene.
The promoter of Majhi International Art Residency Programme, Durjoy Bangladesh Foundation (DBF – www.durjoybangladesh.org), is a private foundation initiated by Durjoy Rahman in 2018 with the aim to support artistic development and art practices throughout the Global South, holding a special focus on Diaspora artists or part of European communities of migrants, to draw attention to their work in Europe. To do so, the foundation promotes projects and research programmes featuring artists from these geographical regions.