Créations en urgence

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 Créations en Urgence (CEU) is a platform offering support to artists and the driving force behind the Magnolia Art Residency.

CEU is an association which was founded in December 2018, in Marseille, France. It is through solidarity between artists and volunteers that CEU has been able to support artists who have had to abandon their countries in conditions of absolute emergency. After five years of inspiring experiences and intense collaborations with migrant artists, as well as partnerships with various associations and institutions, it became clear within CEU that in addition to supporting artistic expression, it was also imperative to set up the Magnolia Art Residency, a safe, caring haven for artists, queer activists and feminists at risk.

CEU provides ongoing, sustainable commitment in situations where artists are vulnerable due to serious geo-political and social crises. 

CEU is run by a team of passionate volunteers, art professionals and committed individuals.  

- Board & Friends of Créations en urgence

Alix Hugonnier

Alix Hugonnier is an independent artist. Her practice questions the place and form of images and archives in our societies. She lives in Paris and travels widely.

Caetano

Caetano is an artist whose work (performance, installation, sound) echoes current political and technological issues. He explores the flaws in the system which provide fertile ground for new encounters.

Céline Aguilera

Passionate about language as an essential vector of social connection and human fulfillment, Céline explores collective intelligence as a means of living and creating together to restore everyone's place in a human landscape.

Geneviève Houssay

Geneviève Houssay has many years' experience in the world of cinema, having been responsible for a number of venues and supporting numerous collectives, associations and artists.

Danielle Kattar

Danielle's expertise lies in creating coherent brand identities and designing innovative digital and print publications, with a focus on functionality and user engagement.

Mylène Gaillon

After working for several cultural institutions, notably curating exhibitions and film programming, she turned to live performance to become the administrator of Compagnie O. 

Samar Kehdy

Samar Kehdy has been a performance programmer for almost twenty years, and is particularly interested in the question of representation and its perception. She worked as coordinator for the Ashkal Alwan Lebanese association for the visual arts in Beirut, grant manager of the Young Arab Theatre Fund in Brussels, and was commissioned to develop a study defining the orientation and positioning of the performing arts department at the Mucem in Marseille. Founder of Créations en Urgence (Marseille), she also co-founded Taxi Orient (Ghent) and In Concert (Beirut). She worked as curator of performing arts at Mucem from 2012 - 2022. She is currently developing the Magnolia Art Residency in Lesbos (Greece). 

Friends

Abd Alssattar El-Herek, Agathe Williamson, Aglaé & Sidonie, Alfons Alt, Atelier Juxtapoz, Caetano Carvalho, Danielle Kattar, Emprise chez Lorraine Thomas, Eve Judelson, hellofollowmoi, Georges Daaboul, Hiba Kehdy, Jean-Pierre Huguet, Jean Villevieille, Laetitia Esteve, Laura Menassa, L'Échappée, Lyne Strouc, La Dar, Nadine Helwi, Laura Menassa, La Brasserie communale, La fondation Camargo, La Maison du Chant, Le Grisbi, LoiBess, Maison RC, Mohamed Hamdar, Natasha Marie Llorens, restaurant Cannelle et El Sham, Sporting club corniche - Les Dauphins, Salon avant-après, Souheil Sleiman, PA-F (performing arts forum), Vidéodrome, Théâtre de l’Œuvre, Théâtre la Cité, Yara Ebrahim, Wissam Atallah - Pronotion, 

Collaborating artists:

- Keita (France/Mali)

- Houda Moussa (France/Syria)

- Moneim Rahma (France/Sudan)

- Hiba Yassin (Lebanon/Palestine)

- Murad Subay (France/Yemen)

- RAD music international (Lesbos, Greece)

- And many other artists, thanks to occasional support.

Allied artists

Alix Hugonnier, Ahmad Kaddour, Anna Lopez Luna, Alain Sauvan, Alfons Alt, Antoine Poupel, Anne Pons, Bahar Kaygusuz, Béatrice Lily Lorigan, Carla Aouad, Carole Chaix, Catherine Vincent, Christine Jean, Benoit Tabary, Carmen Breidy, Compagnie Rassegna, Doumit Douaihy, DJ MelodyMelody, Duomobile, Edwige Lamy, Elodie Durand, Elsie Haddad, Ex-Nihilo, Fadia Haddad, Frédéric Clavère, Frédéric Peillon, Ghaleb Cabbabe, Hans Bouman, Hassan Massoudy, Julien Valnet, Joseph Kai, Kevork Mourad, Khaled Dawwa, Lara Tabet, Laura Ghaninejad, Laurent Van Lancker, Lena Merhej, Lisa Mandel, Lucie Bitunjac, Loeiza Jacq, Maik Reichert, Mansour el Habre, Marie Voignier, Mathias Poisson, Mohamed Al Rashi, Mohamed Hamdar, Monika Ruiz B, Mounir Gouri, Murad Subay, Myriam Boulos, Nabil Himich, Panos Mitsopoulos, Pascale Lefebvre, Philippe Favier – Jean-Pierre Huguet éditeur, Pierre Monestier, Nermine El Ansari, No Border Kitchen, Randa Mirza, Shiraz Bazin-Moussi, Sibongile Mbambo, Sophie Doloir, Sirine Fattouh, Sylvie Paz, Thibaud Yevnine, Xavier de jauréguiberry, Yann Bagot, Yann letestu, Yasmina Er Rafass, Yugen Blakrok, Wilder Alison, 

 We provide support on a case-by-case basis, depending on artists’ needs and our capacity to assist with - artistic advice, material and financial support as well as artistic residencies in partnership. 

Why create in an emergency? 

Exile, precariousness and isolation make artists vulnerable, but creation remains crucial - a force for overcoming trauma and holding a mirror up to reality. We believe in the power of art to bring about social change. 

Why should you support us?

Our resources come exclusively from private donations. Every gesture counts. By supporting us you enable artists to continue to create, express themselves and live.

Your support is crucial in allowing CEU to continue its mission to help artists in forced migration. Every donation, every sale of a work of art, contributes to maintaining creative activity at a time of often long-term fragility. 

We are a team of passionate volunteers, driven by the desire to support artists and contribute to a better world. Helping others is our driving force - solidarity our joy. We believe in the power of civil society, regardless of nationality, territory, colour, social class or beliefs. Together, we're experimenting with new ways of coming together, building a human community where everyone finds their place.

Join us in this social and artistic adventure! Make a donation today and contribute to making a real difference to our societies.