Tilal Utique
A New Cultural Sanctuary in Utique, Tunisia
Tilal Utique is a pioneering cultural sanctuary where art, nature, and human thought converge. Nestled between Tunis and Bizerte, within the historic landscape of ancient Utique, it is the Kamel Lazaar Foundation’s newest creative platform and a profound philanthropic gift from its founder, Mr. Kamel Lazaar, to his ancestral homeland of Tunisia and to the broader African continent.
Here, every stone, every olive tree, and every beam of sunlight enters into dialogue with creativity. Tilal Utique is a space where imagination and environment meet in harmony, inviting artists, thinkers, and cultural practitioners to slow down, observe, and create in deep connection with their surroundings.
Art in Dialogue with Nature
At Utique, culture is not placed above nature, but created with it. Across thirty-two hectares of olive trees and open landscape, Tilal Utique fosters a fertile exchange between artistic practice and the rhythms of life. Creation here is rooted in attentive listening—to the land, to time, and to the world we inhabit.
An Open and Living Ecosystem
The estate encompasses three interconnected spaces, artistic residencies, auberges, and a guesthouse( Dar Nesyan)
where art, ecology, and hospitality converge. Tilal Utique functions as an open ecosystem, dedicated to balance, shared beauty, and intellectual exchange.
Each residency, workshop, or gathering becomes an opportunity to explore new perspectives, challenge boundaries, and engage with a community that spans continents, disciplines, and generations.
A Place to Create, Reflect, and Connect
Tilal Utique is more than a residency space. It is a place to slow down, to create freely, and to experience art as an inseparable part of life itself, anchored in place, attentive to context, and open to the world.
Tilal in Numbers: In its launch year 2025, Tilal welcomed over 400 participants, including more than 300 thought leaders, cultural entrepreneurs, and other professionals from over 30 countries, across 10 gatherings, and hosted 7 artistic residencies featuring 75 artists representing 20 nationalities.