Residencies

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Shangri La hosts artists, cultural producers and thought leaders from around the world in its immersive residency program. Museum curators collaborate with participants to develop new work, deepen community engagement and demonstrate Shangri La’s connection to local and global conversations and concerns. Shangri La’s Residencies are an invite-only experience managed by the museum's curatorial team.

Current & upcoming residencies

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Zeshan B
Zeshan Bagewadi, known professionally as Zeshan B, is a singer, multi-instrumentalist, songwriter, and recording artist from Chicago, Illinois. His signature style is combining classic funk and soul sounds with lyrics that pay tribute to his South Asian roots. On his album, Melismatic, his first collection of entirely original compositions, he sings in both English and Urdu. Zeshan B is focused on social justice and bringing to light issues around race, class, and culture through his music. "Brown Power," the lead single from Melismatic, is all about solidarity between historically oppressed minority groups.
July 5, 2022 - July 10, 2022

Past residencies

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Ayodele Drum and Dance
Chicago-based performing artist collective Ayodele Drum and Dance was featured in a Shangri La Residency from February 14-23, 2020. “Ayodele” is a Yoruba word that means “joy in the home” and the sister-circle collective of performing artists fosters community from a feminine perspective through diasporic African drum and dance, using the artform to heal, educate and motivate in an unending circle firmly rooted in joy.
February 14, 2020 - February 23, 2020
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Ayodele Drum and Dance
Chicago-based performing artist collective Ayodele Drum and Dance was featured in a Shangri La Residency from February 14-23, 2020. “Ayodele” is a Yoruba word that means “joy in the home” and the sister-circle collective of performing artists fosters community from a feminine perspective through diasporic African drum and dance, using the artform to heal, educate and motivate in an unending circle firmly rooted in joy.
February 14, 2020 - February 23, 2020
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Kamran Samimi
Kamran Samimi grew up in rural Laupāhoehoe on Hawai‘i Island, with an Iranian/Scandinavian background. Since 2008, his work has been shown extensively around Hawai‘i, the continental US, Australia, and Japan. He holds a BFA in printmaking and an MFA in sculpture and print media from the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa.
January 1, 2020 - February 28, 2021
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Kamran Samimi
Kamran Samimi grew up in rural Laupāhoehoe on Hawai‘i Island, with an Iranian/Scandinavian background. Since 2008, his work has been shown extensively around Hawai‘i, the continental US, Australia, and Japan. He holds a BFA in printmaking and an MFA in sculpture and print media from the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa.
January 1, 2020 - February 28, 2021
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Anida Yoeu Ali and Masahiro Sugano
During their residency, Anida Yoeu Ali and Masahiro Sugano re-envision “The Red Chador” performance series after a year-long disappearance of the work.
November 6, 2019 - November 17, 2019
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Anida Yoeu Ali and Masahiro Sugano
During their residency, Anida Yoeu Ali and Masahiro Sugano re-envision “The Red Chador” performance series after a year-long disappearance of the work.
November 6, 2019 - November 17, 2019
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Papermoon Puppet Theatre
From October 15-30, 2019, the acclaimed Papermoon Puppet Theatre was in residence at Shangri La Museum of Islamic Art, Culture & Design.
October 15, 2019 - October 30, 2019
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Papermoon Puppet Theatre
From October 15-30, 2019, the acclaimed Papermoon Puppet Theatre was in residence at Shangri La Museum of Islamic Art, Culture & Design.
October 15, 2019 - October 30, 2019