Call for applications: Nafasi Art Space arts programme in Tanzania

The programme aims at providing aspiring cultural workers with the theoretical foundation, skills, networks, and platforms they need to establish a professional career in the arts. 

"This first edition of the programme is open to Tanzanian applicants only," Nafasi Art Space director Rebecca Yeong Ae Corey told Music In Africa. "The programme’s inspiration is to further the understanding and awareness that cultural work itself has as a creative practice. We also want to emphasise that all stakeholders must work towards a common goal for the arts to thrive."

The Nafasi Curatorial Academy programme will include:

• Intensive workshops.
• Masterclasses by professionals.
• Internships and/or work placements.
• Support for an individual or group production.

Eligibility

Applications are available in the following categories:

• Music
• Performing arts
• Visual arts
• Theatre
• Literature
• Digital art and new media
• Architecture
• Dance
• Design
• Festivals
• Museums
• Publishing

Participants will be required to research, conceptualise, and realise their cultural production in the following formats:

• Performances
• Exhibitions
• Screenings
• Talks 

Interested individuals should apply here.

The application deadline is 8 January 2021 (11.59pm EAT).

For more information about this call, send an email to info@nafasiartspace.org.