CALL FOR APPLICATIONS: Triangle France residency (Marseille)

From April to July 2008 inclusive (4 months)
Submissions deadline February 8th, 2008

THE PROGRAM

Conditions :
- Free studio of around 100m2 with DSL in Marseille, 10mn walk from the railstation and city center
- Accommodation for 100 euros/ month/ artist (shared apartment with the other two residents).
- Production grant of 1000 euros (on presentation of receipts)
- Logistical support (productionassistance, access to computers, sound and videoequipment, assistance in research of materials, techniques, partnerships...list of available equipment provided on request)

The association is not able to cover travel costs.

APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS

Send your portfolio in PDF format on CD or by email if the PDF is less than 5 MB (subject : residency application 2008)

The portfolio must be composed of:

- images of your work (maximum 15 pages)
- text about your work
- full resumé (CV)
- motivation letter (Proposal of a specific project is not necessary)
- a self-addressed, stamped envelope for return of mailed portfolios if required
(French postage or international reply coupons only- see below)

+ videos on DVD if the artist makes videos (no Quicktime format accepted)

CAUTION:

- Applications which do not fit those technical specifications WILL NOT BE PROCESSED
-Applications without envelopes correctly stamped for their return will be discarded. Foreign candidates are invited to order french stamps on www.laposte.net.

SELECTION SCHEDULE

Submissions deadline February 8th, 2008

The committee will meet on February 13th, 2008.
Its composition will be on our website current December.

For further information, please contact us.

Triangle France
Friche la Belle de Mai
41 rue Jobin,
13003 Marseille
France

T: +33 (0)4 95 04 96 11
F: +33 (0)4 95 04 96 13
info@trianglefrance.org

Inter-provincial project: Open Studio

THE BAG FACTORY

Invites you to

The Inter-provincial Project: Open Studios

Sipiwe Zulu (KwaZulu Natal)

Sibusiso Duma (KwaZulu Natal)

Jan Tshinkutla (Venda)

Lukas Thobejane (Limpopo)

Linga Diko (Eastern Cape)

Saki Seoka (Limpopo)

Dumisani Mahlangu (Mpumalanga)

Fikile Skosana (Mpumalanga)

Linda Shongwe (Mpumalanga)

Kimatha Mayeza (Northern Cape)

Jane Mokwena-Shangwina (Northern Cape)

Bangikaya Mokokwa (Western Cape)

Date: Saturday 8 December 2007 from 11am to 2pm

Venue: The Bag Factory (Fordsburg Artists Studios),
10 Mahlatini Street,
Fordsburg, Johannesburg

Contact: +27 11 834 9181
info@bagfactoryart.org.za

This event is a brief expose on the artists who participated on the Bag Factory's Inter-provincial project. The inter-provincial project invited 12 developing and mid-career artists from other parts of South Africa to Johannesburg. The project was based at the Bag Factory in Newtown, and gave participants the opportunity to experience the Johannesburg art scene and offered them the facilities to be creative together and enhance their art and their careers. The project consisted of informal talks/discussions by art personalities, drawing workshops, presentations by participants and Johannesburg artists, and an open creative workshop.

Filter: An Evening of Video at The Bag

The Bag Factory presents FILTER, the results of a one-night exhibition of video art works by young South African artists including:

Lawrence Lemoana, Mary Sibanda, Shane De Lange, Jan-Henri Booyens, Lerato Shadi, Rob Steenpoorte, Rika La Grange, Eric Rantisi, Bongi Bengu & Nadine Hutton.

This event showcases the outcomes of an extensive introductory workshop in Video Art co-presented by Garreth Fradgley and Johan Thom, at the Bag Factory during November 2007.

Date: 18h00, Saturday, 1 December 2007
Venue: Bag Factory Gallery, 10 Mahlatini Street, Fordsburg Johannesburg
Contact: +27 (0)11 834 9181
Web: www.bagfactoryart.org.za
A cash bar will be available

The Bag Factory gratefully acknowledges the kind support of the Ford Foundation, The National Lottery Distribution Trust Fund, and
Digitalfilm (Jhb) for making the workshop and the exhibition possible.

Artist Award: 10 years on the Greenwich peninsula

Closing date for proposals – Monday 3 December 2007
Applications available from the website

This new Award initiated by English Partnerships celebrates the first ten years of regeneration on Greenwich peninsula.

The peninsula was once a derelict brownfield site, and is now one of London's largest regeneration projects; a place in the making. The peninsula has been transformed over the past decade and the next ten years will see even more dramatic changes. This is a unique and exciting opportunity for an artist to create work which responds to this transformation.

The brief is to create an art work in response to the art in the public realm curatorial strategy and the concept of transformation. The art work may be temporary or permanent however there must be an outcome to present to an identified audience on the peninsula which marks a moment in the context of the ten year milestone.

Artists must submit...
-A brief proposal outlining the initial ideas and approach (no more than 2 sides A4);
-An initial outline budget including artist fees, materials, production and presentation/installation;
-Timeline;
- An up-to-date CV;
-Up to 6 images of previous work;

Three to four proposals will be short-listed and those artists invited for interview on the 13th December 2007. The interview panel will include representatives from the client group, visual arts sector and local community. There will be a fee of £175.00 payable to each of the short -listed artists.
The final art work should be completed by June 30th 2008. A presentation of work in progress is required to coincide with a community festival in May 2007. The overall budget for the project, to cover all costs including artist fees, client liaison, community engagement, materials, fabrication/production, and presentation/installation, will not exceed £24,000. VAT inclusive if applicable.

Registration for Market Photo Workshop Closes this Month

CALL FOR APPLICATIONS: Thupelo Cape Town

Thupelo Cape Town would like to INVITE YOU TO APPLY FOR THE NEXT INTERNATIONAL WORKSHOP to BE HELD in Cape Town from Saturday the 1st of December 2007 with an open day exhibition of work in progress on Saturday the 15th of December.

Venue: Cape Town

Workshop Dates: 1 December 2007 - 15 December 2007

Deadline for applications: 17 October 2007

More detail available www.greatmoreart.org.

2008 Master Artists-in-Residence Program at ACA

ATLANTIC CENTER FOR THE ARTS
2008 MASTER ARTISTS-IN-RESIDENCE PROGRAM
http://www.atlanticcenterforthearts.org

Residency #127
FEBRUARY 18 - MARCH 19 (Application Deadline: October 19, 2007)
Rachel Harrison, visual artist
Augusta Read Thomas, composer
Chase Twichell, poet

Residency #128
APRIL 14 - MAY 4 (Application Deadline: January 18, 2008)
Mark Dion, visual artist
David Lang, composer
Susan Marshall, choreographer

Residency #129
MAY 19 - JUNE 8 (Application Deadline: February 8, 2008)
Tony Hoagland, poet
George Lewis, composer
Rob Pruitt, visual artist

Residency #130
AUGUST 4 – 24 (Application Deadline: March 14, 2008)
DIGITAL ARTS RESIDENCY
Carsten Nicolai, digital media artist
John F. Simon, digital media artist
Camille Utterback, interactive installation artist

Residency #131
OCTOBER 13 - NOVEMBER 2 (Application Deadline: May 23, 2008)
WRITERS' RESIDENCY
Jo Ann Beard, author/memoirist
Eamon Grennan, poet
Jayne Anne Phillips, novelist

For more information on how to apply, please telephone (386) 427-6975 or (800) 393-6975 (domestic US only) or visit http://www.atlanticcenterforthearts.org or email us at program@atlanticcenterforthearts.org

* All applications must be postmarked by the application deadline date.

* Atlantic Center for the Arts is pleased to announce, through the generous support of the Joan Mitchell Foundation, all painters and sculptors accepted into the Master Artists-in-Residence programs who demonstrate need will be recommended to receive full financial aid to attend the residency program. Artists from other disciplines may apply to ACA's Financial Aid program.

Full-time position at e-flux in New York

e-flux is looking to hire a smart, self-motivated individual to join their team in New York City. The job entails running the office's day to day operations, as well as maintaining and developing its online ventures. Our ideal candidate must have strong communication skills, a background in arts administration and arts writing/editing, fluency in English, and a high degree of experience/knowledge of international art institutions. This position is utterly essential to the success of every aspect of e-flux's projects and programs, and they would love to find someone who can grow with the organization, and someone with whom theorganization will grow.

Preliminary interviews will be conducted in the coming week. Please send your resume and cover letter to liz@e-flux.com to be considered, with a note about your availability for interviews. We are looking for someone available to begin working in mid-November. Salary commensurate with experience.

Call for Emerging Artists from Disadvantaged Backgrounds

CAPE’s Curator’s Development Programme

CALL FOR APPLICATIONS:

Applications for CAPE’s Curator’s Development Programme are now open.

The Programme commences on 15 January 2008 and runs for a period of 18 months, culminating in the CAPE 09 exhibition (May-June 2009). Applicants are requested to be available throughout this period.

The closing date for applications is 9 November 2007.

APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS:

- An updated and detailed CV
- A letter expressing why you should be considered for this programme
- Not more than 500 words on your outlook of contemporary African artistic production
- Proof of South African residency and/or citizenship
- Details of 3 contactable referees (with their letters of reference)
Please Note: any supporting documentation should be marked as such

Applications can be emailed to Gabi Ngcobo (Head of Research) at
gabi@capeafrica.org or addressed to
Curators Development Programme
Cape Africa Platform
PO Box 15806
Vlaeberg 8018

For more info email gabi@capeafrica.org or call 082 743 2306 (office hours)
No applications will be accepted after the closing date.
Successful applicants will be notified in December 2007.

Bag Factory Residents Exhibition and Walkabout

The Bag Factory Residency Artist's Exhibition featuring Ricky Burnett, Chike Chinazom and Anannias Dago opened on the 17th of September and was followed by an artists' walkabout on Wednesday the 19th. Both events were well attended.

Some images from the show:

David Andrew in front of a work by Chike Chinazom

Admiring Ricky Burnett's work

Detail of work by Chike Chinazom

Africa Remix: 5th and Final Panel Discussion

Museums and Exhibitions in Africa

Saturday 29th September 12pm - 2pm

Johannesburg Art Gallery

DISONANCIAS call for research proposals from international artists

DISONANCIAS calls for proposals from international artists to work on research projects in nine companies and investigation centres in Spain between November 2007 and July 2008. Artists are requested to develop a prototype, procedure or idea based on a framework predefined by one of the nine participating companies. The concepts they want to investigate have mainly to do with architecture, urbanism, and with relation or communication spaces. The selected artists or group of artists will each receive: 8,000 net euros as a fee for the work carried out and to include their travel and accommodation costs. To apply online or find out further information please see the website Deadline for applications: 3 October 2007

Call for Applications for the 2008 Residencies in Fine Arts and Sound Art

Annually, the Kuenstlerhaeuser Worpswede offers residential grants to artists practicing in Fine arts and Sound art. Successful applicants will gain access to one of ten studio apartments (between 40 to 117 squared metres) and a monthly maintenance grant of 1400 EUR. Besides the regular presentation of works produced in the studios both within and outside Worpswede, there are also, on a discursive level, artists’ discussions, workshops and symposia on artists’ support, which take place at the Barkenhoff.

Any professional artist may apply for a grant from Künstlerhäuser Worpswede. There are no restrictions regarding nationality or age. An adequate command of the German or English language is mandatory however a German language course is available. The successful applicants are expected to live and work in Worpswede during the grant period.

Deadline for application: 29th September 2007
Application fee: 15 euros

For more information see the website or email ausschreibung2008@artistresidency.net

Joachim Schonfeldt: Documentary Stills

Opening: Saturday 8 September 2007 at 14:00

Preview by Appointment

Exhibition of paintings on wooden panels Art on Paper Gallery 44 Stanley Avenue, Braamfontein Werf (Milpark), Johannesburg, 2092 Phone: +27 (0)11 726 2234 Fax: +27 (0)11 482 7995 Hours: Tuesday – Saturday 10am – 5pm Exhibition Closes 29 September 2007

Residency Artists' Exhibition: 17 September 2007

THE BAG FACTORY

Invites you to an exhibition by artists in residence

Ricky Burnett

Chike Obeagu Chinazom

Ananias Leki Dago

Opening Monday 17 September at 5:30pm for 6pm
Exhibiting from 18 – 24 September 2007

The Bag Factory Artists’ Studios
10 Mahlatini Street, Fordsburg, Johannesburg
Tel: (011) 834 9181
Fax: (011) 838-6791

Email: info@bagfactoryart.org.za
Website: www.bagfactoryart.org.za

With thanks to:
The WK Kellogg Foundation

The Ford Foundation
The Royal Netherlands Embassy

The National Lottery Distribution Trust Fund

Mbongeni Buthelezi at Seippel JHB

Mbongeni Buthelezi - childhood

at Seippel Gallery Johannesburg

main exhibition hall

on Thursday 20. September 2007, 16h30 – 18h30

Duration of the exhibition

21. September 2007 – 02. February 2008

Opening hours

Tue–Fri: 12h00 – 17h00, Sat: 11h00 – 15h00,

and by appointment

+27-(0)11 40 41 421 · Cell: +(0)76 916 0157

jhb@seippel-gallery.com · www.seippel-gallery.com

making waves: a selection from the SABC art collection in Cape Town

A version of this exhibition, previously shown at the Johannesburg Art Gallery in 2004- 5 and at the National Arts Festival in Grahamstown in 2006, is to be shown at the Iziko Good Hope Gallery at the Castle of Good Hope, Cape Town from September 6 th to October 28th 2007.

The exhibition which will feature approximately 100 works attempts what no South African collection, either public or corporate, has previously done, to provide both an interpretation of the development of South African art through the 20 th century and a selection of the best contemporary South African work.

The historical coverage traces the emergence of a local tradition distinguishable from the earlier indigenous and Europe-derived traditions. The latter is illustrated in the work of Kay, Laubser, Preller and Stern among others.

The local tradition is seen as originating in the township painters from Sekoto among others in the 30s to Motjuoadi, Ngatane and Sihlali in the 60s and 70s and also in the very different hybrid products of the Rorke's Drift and Polly Street art schools in the third quarter of the century. Of pivotal importance in this process is the unique work produced in the context of political struggle after Sharpville 1960 and Soweto 1976, seminally in the drawings of Dumile and Motau in the 60s, followed in the 70s and the 80s by the work of Kumalo, Legae, Alexander, Ractliffe and others in a range of media.

In addition distributed through the exhibition spaces are some of the finest examples of contemporary South African work in a range of media, including the sculptures of Hlungwane, Mabasa and Schütz, the drawings of Kentridge and Victor, the photographs of Mofokeng and Tillim, the prints of Rakgoathe and Shilakoe, the mixed media of Nhlengethwa and Rose and the paintings of Hodgins and Siopis. The work of several younger artists including Gush, Hlobo, Hugo and Madikida is also featured.

The works are hung in a series of numbered and labelled spaces forming a suite of themes from Struggle and Identity through Street to that which informs much of the exhibition - Predicament. The exhibition includes a number of exceptionally fine recently acquired works, both historical and contemporary. An illustrated catalogue with text and alphabetical list of artists will be available to viewers.

The exhibition, which received a BASA award in 2006, has been widely acclaimed in art journals and in the press.

Among these, Art South Africa commented: "When it comes to corporate and public art collections, the SABC collection is one of the most potent assemblies of work this country has to offer." And the Sunday Times wrote: "Making Waves shows a consistent sensitivity to artistic quality and social relevance…In quantity and quality [it] has the critical mass needed to give an illuminating overview of our troubled history,"

The exhibition which has been curated by Koulla Xinisteris, Collection curator, and Graham Neame, Collection art advisor, will be opened on 6 th September 2007 at 6.00pm by the Chief Financial Officer of the SABC, Robin Nicholson.

The Iziko Good Hope Gallery at the Castle is open from Tuesday to Sunday, 9.30am to 4.00pm. Safe parking is available in the grounds of the gallery.

For further information contact: Koulla Xinisteris
Curator: SABC art collection
Email: dxarts@icon.co.za

Last Call for Entry: REAL Photography Award

The REAL Photography Award is a new and exclusive photography award created by ING Real Estate to promote international contemporary photography. Presented every two years, the final call for entries is open through September 1 for this year's themes: Nature, Development and Architecture.

The prize money of EUR 50,000, will be awarded by a jury that will consider only works that have been submitted for review. Nationality, gender or earlier productions made by the applying artists will not be considered. The 30 best photographers will be nominated and offered an exclusive exhibition. All works displayed will be published in a catalog.

Artists are invited to submit one participating photograph and two supporting photographs. The photographs are required to have been taken within the last two years, in order to reflect current contemporary photography.

Please read the conditions and guidelines of the application form carefully and send the completed application form and CD Rom before 1 September 2007 to:
The REAL Photography Award
Attn Art Management
Location HG 98.00
P.O. Box 1800
1000 BV Amsterdam
The Netherlands
www.realphotographyaward.com

For further information about this and other events, please visit:
www.aapmag.com

Or write to us at:
ArtAsiaPacific
245 Eighth Avenue #247
New York, NY, 10011
USA
T 212 255 6003
F 212 255 6004

info@aapmag.com

William Kentridge's Magic Flute - Shadows in the Age of the Enlightenment

Prof. Jane Taylor will be giving a talk on William Kentridge’s Magic Flute for anyone wanting a quick catch-up before going to see the show. The talk is entitled William Kentridge’s Magic Flute: Shadows in the age of the Enlightenment. All welcome.

Date: Thursday, 6 September 2007

Time: 18:30

Venue: Appollonia Theatre, Wits School of Arts, East Campus

This event will also mark the launch of the new joint MA between the Wits School of Arts and the Wits School of Literature and Language Studies. The MA is designed for students with an interest in graduate study in the interdisciplinary conjunction of arts practice, literature and cultural theory.

R.S.V.P: Natalia Fiandeiro – 011 717 4613
E-mail: natalia.fiandeiro@wits.ac.za

Call for Entry

Alexandria International Media And Light Arts (AMALA) Workshop 2007

International media artists are invited to take part in this unique cultural encounter in Alexandria, Egypt, from the 22nd of October to the 07th of November.

The workshop will take place at the Goethe Institute in Alexandria who is supporting the workshop and its main sponsor, in conjunction with the Atelier of Alexandria.

The workshop will culminate in a three day, indoor and outdoor, shows of works produced during the workshop.

More Information: http://www.atelieralex.com

Re/action: an Evening of Performance.

In conjunction with his solo exhibition at the Bag Factory, Johan Thom ran a two weekend workshop on performance art with 11 arts practitioners. The workshop consisted of a brief introduction to some seminal performance art works in the history of the medium and a series of practical exercises which culminated in an impromptu day of performance at Johannesburg Art Gallery where the participants each presented a spontaneous performative interaction inspired by works on the Africa Remix show.

As a final presentation and to close Thom’s exhibition, The Theory of Flight the workshop participants proffered an evening of new and original performance pieces entitled RE/Action on the 8th August 2007. The workshop participants were Shane De Lange, Candice Hirson, Bronwyn Lace, Malvin Mokhonya, Anthea Moys, Rob Peers, Anthea Pokroy, Mishkaar Roberts, Debbie Rogers, Lerato Shadi and Rat Western.

Anthea Moys conducting her Aerobics Class

Bronwyn Lace Justified Detachment

Rat Western Department of Bureaucracy

Call for applications to participate in Dwayer’s International exhibition for digital arts Egypt

Hosted by the Dwayer Group for arts and Dialogue of Cultures in collaboration with Atelier of Alexandria Assembly of Artists and Writers, this international exhibition which will take place from 20march to 31March 2008 invites all artists from all countries around the world to participate in this festival aimed at converging a high caliber of work from artists working in a digital medium. Interested artists are asked to submit printed copies of their executed works by the digital printing techniques accompanied by an updated CV and a complete application form obtainable on www.dwayer.org to both digitalarts@dwayer.org and info@atelieralex.com .

The deadline for applications is 30 November 2007.

…in memory of craft[sic]

The Bag Factory About Art Programme presents:

…in memory of craft[sic]

A series of workshops and lectures will be presented by a panel of young and dynamic creatives. The theme revolves around process and creation set against issues of identity and location within the city of Johannesburg. The results of the workshops will be showcased in an exhibition opening on the 27th of August at The Bag Factory, Fordsburg Artist's Studios at 18:00

Venue : The Bag Factory Artist's Studios, 10 Mahlatini Street, Fordsburg, Johannesburg

Dates : 15th August - 29th August

Cost : R100 all inclusive

The panel:

Nontsikelelo “Lolo” Veleko: Photographer

Athi-Patra Ruga: Multimedia fashion Illustrator

Kudzinai Chiurai: Visual artist/painter

George Mahashe: Documentary photographer

To book for participation please contact either The Bag Factory, Bronwyn Lace or Bianca Nobanda (details below)

Duration of the course: 15th August – 29th August 2007

15th August - George Mahashe - Lecture and Q&A (15:00 - 17:00)

16th August - George Mahashe - Work shop (15:00 - 17:00)

17th August - Kudanai Chuirai - Lecture and Q&A (18:00 - 20:00)

18th August - Kudzanai Chuirai - Workshop (15:00 - 17:00)

20th August - Nontsikelelo “ Lolo” Veleko - Lecture and Q&A (18:00 - 20:00)

21st August - Athi-Patra Ruga - Lecture and Q&A (15:00 - 17:00)

22st August - Athi-Patra - Workshop (15:00 - 17:00)

23rd August - Kudzi-Athi-George-Lolo - Fash-off!!! (12:00 - late) Participants will be asked to come with digital and analog cameras for a photoshoot.

24th August - All Panel members for a open discussion and review of works produced during workshops

27th August - Exhibitions opens

QUERIES

Bianca Nobanda
(0784505684)

Bronwyn Lace
(0832844726)

The Bag Factory
Tel (011) 834 9181

Residency Artist's Work Online: Beeldenstad.net

Beeldenstad.net, the brainchild of Babak Fakhamzadeh (Bag Factory Artist in Residence), was started as an informal way to track art in public spaces in several cities in Europe. Last year, Google Maps functionality was added to display public artworks on a map of some of those cities.

Beeldenstad.net is fully user driven, meaning that anyone can submit artworks and photos, the latter either directly through Beeldenstad.net, or alternatively through the popular photo sharing service Flickr.com.

During Babak's third month as a resident artist at The Bag Factory, he worked together with Eric Itzkin of the department of Arts, Culture and Heritage of the city of Johanesburg, to identify and map some 50 public artworks and bring them to Beeldenstad.net, most of them with extensive information on the individual artworks.

Now, Beeldenstad.net also offers KML and GeoRSS feeds for displaying geospatial information inside Google Earth or Google Maps.

About Art: How to enhance your funding application

Workshop #3: National Arts Council [Apply now!]

Venue: The Bag Factory Artist’s Studios, 10 Mahlatini Street, Fordsburg,

Johannesburg

Dates : Monday 6th of August 2007

Time : 17:30 for 18:00 until 19:00

RE/Action: An Evening of Performance Art

Opening: Wednesday 8 August 2007 at 18h00 (One Night Only)
Venue: The Bag Factory (Fordsburg Artists Studios),
10 Mahlatini Street,
Fordsburg, Johannesburg
Contact: +27 11 834 9181
info@bagfactoryart.org.za

Map

Interactive Video Weekend Workshops

Interactive Video Weekend Workshops

Venue : The Bag Factory Artist's Studios, 10 Mahlatini Street, Fordsburg, Johannesburg

Dates : 10th August @ 17:30 for 18:00 (Open Introductory lecture)

11th and 12th August 9:00 till 16:00 ( 1hour lunch break at 13:00)

18thth and 19th August 9:00 till 16:00 (1 hour lunch break at 13:00)

Cost : R1000 all inclusive

Workshop:

Interactive Video combines the use of video cameras and computers in order to track bodies, motion, proximity, light and color for use in interactive installation, multimedia performance, and VJing. The workshop will cover a basic intro to all of the above, as well as real-time video mixing, scrubbing and effects, and the use of sound to generate and/or interfere with video.

All students will leave with copies of the software worked on in this workshop.

Bookings and more information:

Bronwyn Lace bronwyn@bagfactoryart.org.za 011 834 9181

International Artists' Workshops

International Artists' Workshop, Lahore, Fall 2007

VASL Lahore will be holding its two week International Artists' Workshop end this year. Applications are open to artists and dates of the workshop will be coming up on the VASL website as soon as they are confirmed. Please check: www.vaslart.org.

Download application form and send it together with your CV and a maximum of 10 images to vaslahore@yahoo.com

Deadline: August 28th 2007

International Artists' Workshop, Karachi, Feb 2008

Two week International Artists' workshop scheduled for Feb 2008. Applications from Pakistani and International artists are welcome now. Download Application and send with your 12 recent work images and CV to vaslinternational.workshop@gmail.com

Deadline: October 15 2007

Johannesburg Art Gallery - Digital Africa Panel Discussion

Africa Beyond call for applications - African artists' residencies in London

CALL FOR APPLICATIONS - THREE-MONTH RESIDENCIES IN LONDON

Africa Beyond aims to keep African culture in a central position within the modern UK landscape, through its website and other media, lively public events, and now through a series of residencies in London beginning in April 2008.

Gasworks International Residency Programme will play host to three visiting artists from Africa who will be supported in developing a project with InIVA, Photographers' Gallery, or the Southbank Centre.

Established contemporary visual artists from Africa, who have not spent extensive time working in Europe, are invited to apply for this programme. Each of the three residencies will have a specific aim and focus:

At the Southbank Centre, the residency will focus on the display of new and existing work, showcase his/her practice on a major public platform. The residency with the Photographers' Gallery will focus on an artist's contribution to the community and the role of education in artistic practice. At InIVA, the artist will have the opportunity to develop and contribute within a leading space for research and discussion of contemporary art. All artists will be provided with a studio and support at Gasworks.

Applications must state which residency/institution the artist would like to become involved in.

Please click here to read further

GasWorks/TrAIN Call for Applications

CALL FOR APPLICATIONS

The Research Centre for Transnational Art, Identity and Nation (TrAIN) at the University of the Arts London is teaming up with Gasworks International Residency Programme to offer a fully funded three month residency and research placement for a non UK-based artist.

The residency comprises:
- accommodation and living expenses in London
- a private studio at Gasworks
- access to University of the Arts London library and research facilities
- contribution to research culture and seminars at TrAIN
- an Open Studio and artist's talk at Gasworks
- administrative, academic and curatorial support from both institutions.

Offering both practical and academic research facilities, this residency focuses on professional development, artistic exchange and the development of artistic research and process. The support, networks and creative environments that Gasworks and TrAIN can offer will provide the artist with the means to research and experiment with new work, taking an important step in an international context.

This residency is open to mid-career artists not based in the UK, who are three years out of a BA or equivalent. The selected artist will be in a strong position to make an enthusiastic, discursive and speculative contribution to both the academic and studio environments.

The residency is scheduled to take place from October 2007.

Deadline for application - 30 July 2007
Announcement - 10 August 2007

Further details about the residency, eligibility, and application procedure can be found here.

National Arts Council Call for Funding Proposals

The National Arts Council of South Africa invites

applications for funding to the arts in following areas:

Arts project funding in Music, Literature, dance, Theatre, Craft and Visual Art
• Arts projects by individual South African artists that begin in 2008. Note that projects led by an individual
may include other people in the project as well;
• Arts projects by registered South African arts organisations that begin in 2008.

Arts bursary funding for the 2008 academic year
• Arts bursaries for individual South African citizens for post-graduate study in South Africa ;
• Arts bursaries for individual South African citizens for study abroad;
• block bursaries for educational institutions registered
in South Africa .

How to apply
Complete a hard copy of the NAC’s new ‘general application form for funding to the arts’.

The form is available in all 11 official languages and contains detailed guidelines and submission details. Submit the form together with supporting documentation
to the NAC before the closing date.

How to get the application form
Request the form via email: info@nac.org.za
Via the internet: a PDF version is available at www.nac.org.za
Request the form via telephone: (011) 838 1383
Forms will also be available at the NAC offices in Newtown and at various sites in your province

Closing date: 17 August 2007
Forms received after the closing date will not be considered

Johan Thom: The Theory of Flight

THE BAG FACTORY

Invites you to

The Theory of Flight,
a solo exhibition by Johan Thom

Opening: Wednesday 18 July 2007 at 17h30

Dates: 18 July – 8 August 2007

Venue: The Bag Factory (Fordsburg Artists Studios),
10 Mahlatini Street,
Fordsburg, Johannesburg

Contact: +27 11 834 9181
info@bagfactoryart.org.za

High resolution images available on request.

Related links:
http://www.youtube.com/thomjohan
http://www.art.co.za/johanthom
http://kaganof.com/kagablog/category/contributors/johan-thom/

Extended Deadline: 2nd international ‘art in the forest’ workshop in Nairobi Kenya 2007

The Deadline has been extended for applications to the 2nd international ‘art in the forest’ workshop in Nairobi Kenya 2007. Applications must reach Michael Soi at smichael@kuonatrust.org by 27th July 2007. For more details see previous post:2nd international ‘art in the forest’ workshop in Nairobi Kenya 2007

Jill Trappler: Studio Conversations

Jill Trappler, committee member at The Bag’s sister organisation in Cape Town Greatmore Studios, will be opening her exhibition, Studio conversations, this Sunday at Orange Street Studio. The studio exhibition will comprise of a variety of works that Trappler has made over the past 30 years.

Opening on Sunday the 8th of July 2007 at 5 pm.
Daily (except Sunday) from 9th to the 20 July from 11 to 3 pm.

Orange street Studio, Gardens Presbyterian Church, corner Orange and Upper Orange street, Gardens. (Opposite the Engen garage)

www.jilltrappler.co.za

For an appointment call 0825588115
trappler@telkomsa.net

Africa Remix Artists Visit The Bag

On the 24^th of June Africa Remix, the exhibition curated by Simon Njami, opened at Johannesburg Art Gallery. The show features 137 art works by 85 artists from over 25 countries on the African continent and it’s diaspora. The show was first exhibited in 2004 at the Museum Kunst Palast, in Dusseldorf in Germany, and was considered to be the largest exhibition of contemporary African art ever seen in Europe. The exhibition then toured to the Hayward Gallery in London, the Centre Pompidou in Paris, the Mori Art Museum in Tokyo and the Moderna Museet in Stockholm.

The Johannesburg opening is the first time this exhibition has been shown on African soil.

As part of the opening week’s celebrations a number of the exhibiting artists who were in town and staff from the Johannesburg Art Gallery joined the Bag Factory artists for drinks, dinner and a small exhibition of recent works by the Bag Factory artists.

The Exhibition is on at the JAG until the 30^th September and a number of talks and linked events will take place during this time for more information on these please visit the Africa Remix Johannesburg site: http://www.africaremixjoburg.com/