The Africa Centre, together with artist in residency programmes in Australia, Brazil, Ethiopia, Finland, Netherlands, Turkey and the United States of America have partnered to launch a new Artist in Residency Programme (AIR).
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From the Press Release: “The programme has been conceived to support artists from Africa who are provocative, innovative, relevant and highly engaged with both social issues and their art forms.The Africa Centre, together with artist in residency programmes in
Australia, Brazil, Ethiopia, Finland, Netherlands, Turkey and the United States of America have partnered to launch a new Artist in Residency Programme (AIR). The programme has been conceived to support
artists from Africa who are provocative, innovative, relevant and highly engaged with both social issues and their art forms. AIR manifests through existing artist-in-residency partnerships
around the world that are prepared to select an artist from a short list provided by the Africa Centre, created from a Continental search, for one of their 2011 or 2012 residencies. The costs of the residency and
roundtrip airfare are included in each residency award made as part of this programme.
Each of the seven residencies on offer have different durations,
structures and requirements. We are taking applications between 1 April
and 1 June 2011. To apply or to find out more about the seven residency programmes, please Click here. If you have any queries please email “
