174 Spears street, Sanayeh
Beirut 1103
Lebanon
- Arts
- International/Cultural relations
- Others
Zico House is an alternative space aiming at helping artists create, experience and communicate with the civil society. The Zico House has today around 16 years. It gives artists the chance to step a foot in the Lebanese artistic field, to try new ideas, to work in an alternative non-conventional space and to collaborate with other national, regional and international artists. Zico House covers all kinds of artistic events; installations, movie projections, painting exhibitions, concerts, plays, dance performances, workshops, lectures, poetry readings, book signatures, etc… It is one of few spaces that have been dedicated to the arts field in Lebanon, without interruption and despite of everything. It also gave birth to a number of external artistic projects in Beirut and in the regions.
To provide a space for cultural experiences and alternative arts To encourage civil associations to use arts as a medium To create an environment for exchange, dialogue and communication To work on developing the arts audience To collaborate with local arts institutions in order to improve the current situation To generate links with regional arts institutions
Zico House has inside and outside projects. By inside, we mean events that are presented in Zico House, on the roof, in the garden, on the 1st, 2nd or 3rd floor. This is where small events take place with a maximum of 80 persons per event. Exhibitions, movie projections, installations, concerts, poetry readings, etc… are part of the monthly yearly program. On the other hand, Zico House is the organizer of the Beirut Street Festival, the first street festival in Lebanon and in the region. The BSF aims at presenting the best of European, African, American, Arabic and Lebanese street events. It stresses on collaboration between foreign and Lebanese artists for the creation of a site-specific performances. Zico House is also the organizer of Al-Mawsam, a project aiming at reviving forgotten cultural spaces with an artistic diverse program.