Call for applications: Africa Museum residency in Belgium

The residency will run under the theme Ecological Knowledge, and is co-funded by the Creative Europe programme of the European Union as part of the Taking Care project. It targets creative people that are particularly aware of the human impact on the environment, biodiversity, ecological knowledge and inspired by museum collections.

With the theme, the African museum seeks to:

• Strengthen the exchange and dissemination of information and knowledge.
• Compare views, opinions and testimonies of colonial history and memories, representations and status of African cultural heritage in Europe and Africa.
• Offer a new vision or new perspectives on ecology.
• Generate creative output on the theme of ecological knowledge and environmental change inspired by the museum's collections and archives.
• Contribute to a better understanding of the relationships between collections, environment, and people (source communities in particular).

Who can apply?

This call is addressed to creatives, including artists, musicians, journalists, architects, and engineers interested in this theme. Applications from people based in Central Africa are strongly encouraged.

Requirements

• A CV.
• Cover letter.
• Description of the residency project and the envisaged result.

Selected applicants will receive the following:

• Twelve weeks of residence from September 2021 onwards (subject to prevailing health regulations).
• Access to the collections and archives of the Africa Museum as a place for the coproduction of knowledge.
• Coverage of transport/travel costs.
• Coverage of housing costs.
• Payment of a daily allowance (per diem) and fees.
• The residence will be the subject of an official agreement.

Residents will be expected to:

• Offer a presentation (museum talk) or participate in a round table discussion.
• Present a creative output in the form of an intervention in the permanent exhibition, a small exhibition, an installation/performance in the Africa Museum, a manifesto, or even creating a tool or multimedia content.

Applications should be submitted no later than 11 June to jacky.maniacky@africamuseum.be or isabelle.van.loo@africamuseum.be. 

The selection committee will meet at the end of June 2021.

View the original call here.