DECONFINING 2023 Project for Artist Residencies in Poland and Tanzania

The ART TRANSPARENT Foundation (Wroc?aw, Poland) and Nafasi Art Space (Dar es Salaam, Tanzania), are pleased to announce a call for artists for the DECONFINING project. We are looking for video artists to participate in research residencies and develop new moving image works.

One of the aims of the DECONFINING project is to foster relationships between artists and cultural professionals in Europe and Africa through residencies, the production of new works in moving image and their presentation and dissemination in the partner countries.

• Table of Content
• About DECONFINING
• DECONFINING Project
• Aim and Benefits of DECONFINING Project
• Requirements for DECONFINING Project Qualification
• Application Deadline
• How to Apply

DECONFINING Project

Application Deadline	31 Aug 2023
Type	Entrepreneurs
Sponsor	DECONFINING
Gender	Men and Women

Aim and Benefits of DECONFINING Project

• Research residency in Tanzania for artists from Europe (1-2 weeks);
• research residency in Poland for artists from Africa (1-2 weeks);
• networking with experts in the chosen research field;
• opportunity to get to know the partners' artistic community through networking events and presentations;
• production budget to create a new moving image work;
• presentation of the work in Wroclaw and Dar es Salaam.

Requirements for DECONFINING Project Qualification

• Artists working with moving images and with documented artistic experience (works, exhibitions, projects, etc.).
• Coming from or based in the Czech Republic, Hungary, Kenya, Poland, Rwanda, Slovakia, Tanzania, Uganda and Zambia,
• With a working knowledge of English.
• Availability to travel on research residencies (artists from Europe to Tanzania in January 2024; artists from Africa to Poland in June 2024);
• Ability to create moving images according to an agreed timeframe;
• Proven experience;
• The working language of the project is English, so communicative knowledge of this language is required. (Moving image works can be created in the languages of the participants).

Application Deadline

August 31, 2023

How to Apply

Interested and qualified? Go to DECONFINING on docs.google.com to apply

Apply by filling in this form by 31 August 2023. The application requires the following:

• An art portfolio showcasing artworks with working links to view the moving image works,
• An artist CV highlighting experience (such as training, participation in exhibitions and projects, etc.),
• Short answers to three questions.

For more details, visit DECONFINING website.