Application Deadline: December 15th, 2017
Africa Centre is now accepting applications
for its 2017 Artist In Residency (AIR) Programs. The Africa Centre is offering
residencies in Australia, Brazil, Spain, Italy and the United States. We are
seeking high caliber African artists, in different stages of their development
(from emerging to late career), who are provocative, innovative, and stretching
the boundaries of their artistic practice.
The residencies are available to composers,
writers, video/filmmakers, curators, visual and performance artists as well as
other forms, whose work are inspired by or relates to the challenges facing
humanity.
The AIR partners will select an artist from
a short list provided by the Africa Centre for one of their 2018 residencies.
Each residency offers a distinct structure, set of requirements and duration.
The costs of the residency and round-trip airfare are included in each
residency award made. This year there are two distinct application processes:
Mid – Late Career Artists – interested
in the Rockefeller Foundation Bellagio Center residency in Italy, can read the
application guidelines here . Bellagio Center applications close on December
1st, 2017.
Emerging – Mid Career Artists – interested
in residency opportunities at Bundanon Trust in Australia, Instituto Sacatar in
Brazil, Jiwar in Spain, Fountainhead Residency in Miami, or International
Studio & Curatorial Program in New York, can read the application
guidelines here.
FOR A RESIDENCY BETWEEN FEBRUARY 1, 2019
AND NOVEMBER 1, 2019
Overview
The Rockefeller Foundation’s Bellagio
Residency Program awards highly accomplished academics, practitioners and
artists four weeks of residence at the Bellagio Center on Lake Como, Italy.
Residents and their spouses receive free room and board as well as a space to
work. They spend most of their time at Bellagio working on their own projects,
but also have an unparalleled opportunity to interact with fellow residents
from a stimulating array of disciplines and geographies. The combination of
uninterrupted, individual time during the day and evenings spent with
innovative leaders, policymakers, scientists, writers, and artists from a wide
array of fields advances fellows’ current projects and stimulates creative approaches to future work.
The Bellagio Center Residency Program
The Bellagio residency program is intended
to offer residents a serene setting conducive to focused, goal-oriented work as
well as ample opportunities to interact with each other. The residency is for
artists seeking time for disciplined work, reflection, and collegial engagement
with a diverse community of academics, practitioners coming from a broad range
of sectors, as well as other artists working in a broad range of disciplines.
Residents are given a private room with a
bath and study/studio. Internet access is available in all bedrooms and most
studies. A small library includes basic reference books and online research
tools. Spouses/partners may accompany the resident but accommodations are not
available for other individuals, including children or pets. Room and board are
provided to all residents at no cost.
Studio space is available but certain types
of artistic production are not suitable for Bellagio—e.g. the production of large-scale
work, and work that requires specialized equipment that cannot be easily
brought to the Center. Bellagio is often, though there are exceptions, best
suited for early or near final stages of work—either when research and
conceptualization are shaping early work or when the final touches or
post-production documentation is taking place.
Residents are highly encouraged to take
meals together, with dinner being the main meal. Meal times are the focal point
of interaction with other residents.
Residents are invited to present their
projects to the resident community over one evening and are expected to
participate in presentations from other residents.
Travel grants and modest stipends to offset
incidental travel costs are available on a needs basis.
The Process to Apply
The Rockefeller Foundation Bellagio
Residency Program uses the online application system Fluid Review to receive all
Residency Program Applications.
KEY STEPS:
1. Applicants must first register in the
system and set up a user ID and password at this link:
https://bellagiocenter.fluidreview.com
2. Upon creating a user ID, send an email
to
wanjiruk@africacentre.net with your first
name, last name and email address requesting to be given access to the
application form specific to Africa Centre’s AIR applicants.
3. You will then receive an e-mail directly
from the Africa Centre indicating that you can begin the application process.
The first step is to complete a short eligibility form, after which you will be
able to access all of the application questions and can complete all
application tasks.
For a preview of the application click
here: iie.box.com/s/bimcc5ml0z60w35wx3usj1grmh9wt7nu
Support during the application process is
provided by The Institute of International Education. If you encounter
technical difficulties, please contact Bellagio Residency administrators at
Bellagio_res@iie.org .
**The application will be open in
FluidReview for completion from October 16 to December 1, 2017**
Artists in residency Africa |
APPLICATION DEADLINE: December 15th, 2017
The Artists In Residency (AIR) Program accepts submissions from emerging, mid-career and senior level artists across
artistic discipline i.e. visual arts, performing arts, curatorial practice,
performing arts, music, creative writing and literature who are either
self-taught or formally trained in their respective discipline.
RESIDENCY CRITERIA
Applicants must:
Be over 21 years of age;
Have a valid passport;
Be from the African continent and must
minimally reside in Africa for six months of the year, and
Display a high proficiency in English
SELECTION PROCESS
Applicants are shortlisted by a panel of
AIR staff, strategic partners and seasoned art practitioners (curators,
collectors, and art critics) who form part of the extensive Africa Center
network. Artists will be shortlisted based on the quality of their
work/portfolio, written narrative (i.e. the ability to adequately process and
respond to the application questions) as well as their previous experience and
history of developing artistic work that advances social change and
transformation in their communities.
APPLICATION METHODS
Applications can be made through the
following avenues
1. Online Applications Portal:
Visit the Africa Center AIR website to apply
via our Online Application Portal
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