Deadline: September 11, 2024
Applications are open for the University of Johannesburg (UJ) Artists in Residence Programme 2025. Designed to stimulate arts practice as research, the programme is targeted at artist-academics working in a range of disciplines. The UJ Artists in Residence Programme welcomes applications from emerging and established artists, from across the globe, but preferably with a link to Africa.
The Artists in Residence Programme requires artists to complete at least one creative output project within a 12-month, or 24-month period, for projects that fall within the Film and Television and Literary Arts disciplines. Arts-practice research and the resultant projects need to meet requirements of the Department of Higher Education for creative output.
Benefits
- A monthly stipend of R10,000 is made available to Artists in Residence. This payment is subject to statutory deductions.
Eligibility
- Emerging and established artist-academics from across the globe, but preferably with a link to Africa, are eligible.
- Applicants must hold a relevant post-school qualification.
- Applicants may not have any affiliation with other South African tertiary institutions.
- Current UJ employees are not eligible to apply.
- Only proposals with creative output potential and that fall within the pre-determined disciplines will be considered.
Only proposals that fall within the following disciplines will be eligible:
- Visual Arts and Fine Arts
- Music
- Theatre
- Performance and Dance
- Design
- Film and Television
- Literary Arts
Application
Residencies will run from January – December 2025 (12-months) or January 2025 – December 2026 (24-months) for Film & Television and Literary Art projects.
For more information, visit UJ Artists in Residence Programme.
