2015 ARTISTS IN RESIDENCY WINNERS ANNOUNCED
The Africa Centre is pleased to announce the winners of our 2015 Artists In Residency Programme.
After receiving a large number of applications, across artistic disciplines, we shortlisted over 65 artists on behalf of our residency partners. Based on each residency’s specific interest, they selected the following artists:
Collin Sekajugo (Uganda | Visual Artist) – Jiwar, Spain
Francois Knoetze (South Africa | Visual Artist) – Nafasi Arts Space, Tanzania
Kato Change (Kenya | Performance Artist) – Instituto Sacatar, Brazil
Liza Grobler (South Africa | Visual Artist) – Khoj, India
Masande Ntshanga (South Africa | Author) – Bundanon Trust, Australia
Nana Oforiatta Ayim (Ghana | Author) – Instituto Sacatar, Brazil
Richard Mudariki (Zimbabwe | Visual Artist) – Fountainhead, USA
Tamrat Gezahagne Gero (Ethiopia | Visual Artist) – Jiwar, Spain
Wallen Mapondera (Zimbabwe | Visual Artist) – Kuona Trust, Kenya
Over the next two weeks, we will be revealing more about these artists, including their residency proposals on www.africacentre.net
Artists selected for residencies at The Rockefeller Foundation Bellagio Center will be announced in April 2016.
See Richard Mudariki’s print for ArtThrob Editions here!
Richard Mudariki, Grilled, 2014. Chine-colle etching, 34 x 41 cm
