Call for Artists: Fak’ugesi Digital Africa Residency

In collaboration with Pro Helvetia Johannesburg & the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation

Call for artists addressing technology and/or creative technologists to participate in the annual Fak’ugesi African Digital Innovation Festival’s creative residency in Johannesburg, South Africa.

Five young digital makers will be chosen, one each from the following regions:

• SADC: South Africa, Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, Madagascar, Mauritius, Malawi, Zambia, Angola, DRC and Tanzania.
• North Africa: Egypt, Libya, Tunisa, Algeria, Morocco.
• South Asia: India, Pakistan, Bangladesh.
• Switzerland

The residency provides the opportunity to:

• spend four weeks thinking, experimenting and working in a dynamic cross-disciplinary environment together with counterparts from around the world,
• with mentorship and support provided by professionals in the digital arts field,
• leading up to the presentation of preliminary work and ideas in the context of the Fakugesi digital arts festival in September 2018.

2018 Fak’ugesi Digital Africa Residency Focus: The focus of the Fak’ugesi Festival in 2018 is the role vernacular and traditional cultures in digital culture and practices.

What would you call a vernacular algorithm?  Is it hidden knowledge that exists deep in language and culture. In 2018 Fak’ugesi Festival calls on you to explore the algorithms, patterns and fractals of your indigenous culture! In digital art, music, animation, memes, architecture, poetry, games, VR or the way you braid your hair! 

Application Deadline: July 2^nd 2018

Number of Places: 4 (one from region)

2018 Fak’ugesi Digital Africa Residency Focus: The focus of the Fak’ugesi Festival in 2018 is the role vernacular and traditional cultures in digital culture and practices.

What would you call a vernacular algorithm?  Is it hidden knowledge that exists deep in language and culture. In 2018 Fak’ugesi Festival calls on you to explore the algorithms, patterns and fractals of your indigenous culture! In digital art, music, animation, memes, architecture, poetry, games, VR or the way you braid your hair! 

 

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Fak’ugesi Digital Africa Residency Dates: 1 month, 6 Aug to 8 September 2018.

Supported by the Residency: Travel to and from Johannesburg, accommodation, per diems, foundational production budget. Some mentorship and production support towards an exhibition.

Fak’ugesi Festival Dates: 30 Aug. – 9. Sept. 2018.

Residency Expectations: Successful applicants are required to be in Johannesburg for the full residency period. Residents are expected to develop work in residence (either collaboratively with the other residents or independently). Residents are expected to engage publically through their practice with attendees via either workshops or talks. The required residency outcome is to produce a work (the format is open: installation, screen based, performance, app, game, etc.) for a final exhibition to open on Friday the 8th September 2018 as part of the Fak’ugesi Festival program in Johannesburg.

To see more on the Fak’ugesi Festival visit the festival’s YouTube Channel   

Supply the following details and information to: cairo@prohelvetia.org.eg 

 

1. Personal information (Name, Nationality, Age, Contact mobile and e-mail)
2. Which region you are entering under (SADCC – North Africa – South Asia – Switzerland)
3. Proposal of work to be explored during the residency (500 words max)
4. Motivation, why you should be chosen as a Fak’ugesi Digital Africa Resident (500 word max)
5. Related images or images of works in development to support your application
6. CV and link to online work.