Deadline: August 31, 2023
The ART TRANSPARENT Foundation (Wrocław, Poland) and Nafasi Art Space (Dar es Salaam, Tanzania), are pleased to announce the 2023 call for artists for the DECONFINING project. They are looking for artists working in the moving image (e.g. video, animation, film, digital and found footage, etc.) who are willing to develop a new work of art within the framework and parameters of this project.
One of the aims of the DECONFINING project is to foster relationships between artists and cultural professionals in Europe and Africa through residencies, the production of new works in moving image and their presentation and dissemination in the partner countries.
Benefits
- Research residency in Tanzania for artists from Europe (1-2 weeks);
- Research residency in Poland for artists from Africa (1-2 weeks);
- Networking with experts in the chosen research field;
- Opportunity to get to know the partners’ artistic community through networking events and presentations;
- Production budget to create a new moving image work;
- Presentation of the work in Wroclaw and Dar es Salaam.
Eligibility
- Open to artists working with moving images and with documented artistic experience (works, exhibitions, projects, etc.);
- Be from or based in the Czech Republic, Hungary, Kenya, Poland, Rwanda, Slovakia, Tanzania, Uganda and Zambia;
- With a working knowledge of English.
Other requirements
- Availability to travel on research residencies (artists from Europe to Tanzania in January 2024; artists from Africa to Poland in June 2024);
- Ability to create moving images according to an agreed timeframe;
- Proven experience;
- The working language of the project is English, so communicative knowledge of this language is required. (Moving image works can be created in the languages of the participants).
Application
The application requires the following:
- an art portfolio showcasing artworks with working links to view the moving image works,
- an artist CV highlighting experience (such as training, participation in exhibitions and projects, etc.),
- short answers to three questions.
For more information, visit Artistic Residencies.
