VANSA residency

VISUAL ARTS NETOWRK OF SOUTH AFRICA (VANSA)

Briefing Workshops Invitation
2010 Reasons to live in A Small Town: A VANSA Residency and Public Art Project

Artists and other creative professionals are invited to submit a proposal for the 2010 Reasons to Live in a Small Town project – an unusual residency and public art project facilitated by the Visual Arts Network of South Africa with the support of the National Lottery Distribution Trust Fund (NLDTF).

The project is concerned with creatively reimagining the public spaces of small rural towns and contexts. Five artists will be selected through a call for proposal process. Successful proposals will involve intense and thoughtful engagement with a particular environment and the people that inhabit this environment over a period of time.

A substantial budget has been allocated for the realisation of innovative temporary and permanent artworks and creative interventions, including artist fees, residency costs, production costs and technical assistance.

DEADLINE FOR PROPOSAL SUMBISSION: AUGUSY 13, 2010
Briefing Workshops Dates
Grahamstown: 26 & 27 June 2010

Johannesburg: 17 and 19 July 2010

Bloemfontein: 21 & 22 July 2010

Cape Town: 23 & 24 July 2010

If you would like to attend, please send a short CV and a short motivation (not more than 300 words, with one or two of your inspiring ideas thrown in) to: 2010reasons@vansa.co.za. If you aren’t able to or don’t want to send this material via email, phone 011 833 7908 to find out how you can get your material to us through our network in your area.



Some financial assistance is available for accommodation and travel. Please indicate in your application, along with a motivation if you would need to take advantage of this.

Please check our website for details: 
www.vansa.co.za/two-thousand-and-ten-extraordinary-ideas/view