University of Capetown Institute for Creative Arts Curatorial Fellowship 2022 (worth R50,000)

Institute for Creative Arts Curatorial Fellowship 2022

Application for the Institute for Creative Arts Curatorial Fellowship 2022 is currently ongoing. The Institute for Creative Arts (ICA) at the University of Cape Town invites applications for the 2022 Curatorial Fellowship.  Applicants should have an interest in Live Art and its development on the African continent.

The focus of the Institute for Creative Arts Curatorial Fellowship will be the research and development of a website that will house the Live Art Network Africa (LANA). LANA is a network of African artists, researchers, academics, curators and writers practising and/or researching in the field of live art. LANA was launched at the ICA on 20 February 2018.

About the Institute for Creative Arts Curatorial Fellowship

The Fellowship will entail research, dialogue with network partners, compiling databases and media leading towards an event that will comprise performances, panel discussions and keynote addresses as well as the launch of the website in February 2023.

The Fellowship will provide the successful candidates with the opportunity to engage with the ICA’s network of African artists, work closely with Live Art archives at the ICA, work alongside the research, technical and production staff at the ICA, and be mentored by Professor Jay Pather.

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Benefits of the Institute for Creative Arts Curatorial Fellowship

• Fellows get to learn from real time experts in the industry
• Fellows also stand a chance of winning a grant prize worth R50,000 for their respective projects.

Requirements for the Institute for Creative Arts Curatorial Fellowship

The Institute for Creative Arts Curatorial fellowship is open to artists and academics from all disciplines who meet the following requirements:

• Hold a postgraduate qualification
• Minimum of 3 years’ experience in curatorship.
• Experience with archiving, desirable
• Experience with organisation/network building, advantageous
• Existing networks or relationships with artists in African countries
• Proficiency in both English and French will be advantageous

Deadline for Institute for Creative Arts Curatorial Fellowship

Application submission for the Institute for Creative Arts Curatorial Fellowship ends on July 10, 2022

Application process for the Institute for Creative Arts Curatorial Fellowship

Apply here

For More Information: Visit the Official Webpage of the ICA at the University of Cape Town 2022 Curatorial Fellowship.