Call for proposals: University of Johannesburg residency programme

The initiative is open to applicants from around the globe, but preferably with a connection to Africa. Artists working in one or a combination of music, theatre, visual arts, fine arts, performance and dance, design, film and television, and literary arts are eligible to apply for physical and/or remote residencies at the institution.

Eligibility

The following criteria will be considered during the selection process:

• Candidates are required to obtain a letter of endorsement from a host department or division at the University of Johannesburg. Letters of endorsement should reflect on the role the department or division will play in the collaboration and the kind of environment it is able to provide.
• Letters should include any administrative, physical and/or financial resources that the department or division will contribute to the collaborative Artists in Residence project(s). If additional project funding is required, a resourcing/fundraising strategy should be included in the project proposal.
• Proposals for projects that fall within the following disciplines will be eligible: Music, theatre, visual arts, fine arts, performance and dance, design, film and television, and literary arts. 
• Artists in residence positions are awarded on a competitive basis, based on the applicant’s career track record, level of productivity, academic writing experience or potential, and the residency proposal. 
• Candidates will be appointed on a one-year contract with the possibility of renewal for a maximum of two additional years (depending on the nature of the proposed project).
• Artists in residence will be required to develop substantial creative work(s) during their residence and will be required to prepare submission(s) to the Department of Higher Education for creative output units.
• Applicants are required to attach an updated curriculum vitae to the application.

Applicants are required to attach a projects proposal that clearly outlines:

• Details of the planned one, two or three-year project(s).
• A high-level description of the research areas, highlighting the research objectives, research questions and research methodology.
• The human, physical and financial resources that will be required.
• A timeframe.

Interested artists can apply here before 18 March.

Selection criteria

Career track record

• Applicant’s expertise/training and experience that will enable the applicant to successfully undertake proposed creative projects.
• The perceived quality of the applicant’s creative output and impact.
• The level of the applicant’s productivity.

Projects proposal

• Projects design, planning and originality.
• Research design and methodology developed to address the aims of the research.

Institutional support

• Institutional support for the Artist in Residence through infrastructure and facilities for an enabling environment.
• Potential creative outputs and impact.
• Potential to contribute to the institution’s creative output targets.

For inquiries, applicants can send an email to pjacobs@uj.ac.za.