Ahmed Zeidan

Ahmed Zeidan is a Cairo born, Vienna based cultural curator and producer with almost two decades of experience developing independent music and arts programmes. In 2014, he founded Room Art Space in Cairo, which grew into one of Egypt's most prominent independent cultural venues, with now two locations dedicated to live music, performance and cultural exchange.

Based in Vienna since 2020, he founded Southgemacht - Verein für kulturelle Diversität in Musik und Kunst and curates the Ausländer Haus event series, creating space for artists from migrant and Global South backgrounds. His curatorial practice focuses on cultural representation, artistic experimentation and connecting communities through music and the arts.