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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UPCOMING EVENTS

Upcoming Exhibitions

La Fable du Serpent — Issam Fariane, exhibition poster
End-of-residency exhibition · 15 September 2026 · 19:00

Issam Fariane — La Fable du Serpent

Palmier Studio, Casablanca.

Who Needs a Mirror — Barbara Herbert solo exhibition poster
Solo exhibition · 25 September 2026 · 19:00

Barbara Herbert — Who Needs a Mirror

Galerie Mine d’Art, Casablanca.

Upcoming Residents

Portrait of Kai Mora
September–December 2026

Kai Mora

Historian, writer and researcher developing Tales of the Gimbri.

Philip Robinson residency project
1–31 October 2026

Philip Robinson

Artist in residence developing Where Is Casablanca Today?

Portrait of Hannah Kallio
January 12–February 26, 2027

Hannah Kallio

Upcoming artist in residence.

Portrait of Rocco Enzo ter Haar
January 16–February 26, 2027

Rocco Enzo ter Haar

Upcoming artist in residence.

In Partnership with Association Basma

Ouisam El Kartoubi — What Remains
20 September–10 October 2026

Ouisam El Kartoubi

Multidisciplinary artist developing What Remains, a project exploring matter, trace, absence and transformation.

Fatima Zahra El Khadar — Imprint
20 September–10 October 2026

Fatima Zahra El Khadar

Photographer and filmmaker developing Imprint, a project attentive to faces, gestures and fragments of everyday life.

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.

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Creative Challenges — October Series

Creative Challenge — Créer avec l’IA sans perdre sa créativité
03–04 October 2026

Créer avec l’IA — sans perdre sa créativité

Outils d’IA générative, projet personnel accompagné et présentation publique.

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Creative Challenge — Communication Visuelle & Archives Photo
17–18 October 2026

Communication visuelle & archives photo

Transformer des archives et images personnelles en langage visuel.

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Creative Challenge — Worldbuilding & Récit Expérimental
24–25 October 2026

Worldbuilding & récit expérimental

Construire un univers cohérent et développer une narration visuelle, écrite ou hybride.

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Past Residents

Barbara Herbert working in the studio

Barbara Herbert

Collage and painting examining identity, perception and representations of femininity.

Portrait of Issam Fariane

Issam Fariane

Inaugural Fellow Artist developing an intuitive, process-led painting practice.

Portrait of Wendell Smith

Wendell Smith

Identity, migration, memory, environment and cultural transformation through painting and research.