The Africa Centre is pleased to announce the winners of its 2016 Artists In Residency (AIR) Programme. Based on each residency’s specific interests and requirements, they selected the following artists:
1.Mina Nasr | Visual Arts | Egypt – Jiwar, Spain
2.Qudus Onikeku | Performing Arts| Nigeria – Instituto Sacatar, Brazil
3.Catherine Nakawesa | Performing Arts | Uganda – Handshake 302, China
4.Hasan Essop | Visual Arts | South Africa- Khoj, India
5.Beza Lemma | Film| Ethiopia – Bundanon Trust, Australia
6.Gladys Kalichini | Visual Arts| Zambia – Fountainhead, USA
7.James Webb | Visual Arts | South Africa – Fountainhead, USA
2.Qudus Onikeku | Performing Arts| Nigeria – Instituto Sacatar, Brazil
3.Catherine Nakawesa | Performing Arts | Uganda – Handshake 302, China
4.Hasan Essop | Visual Arts | South Africa- Khoj, India
5.Beza Lemma | Film| Ethiopia – Bundanon Trust, Australia
6.Gladys Kalichini | Visual Arts| Zambia – Fountainhead, USA
7.James Webb | Visual Arts | South Africa – Fountainhead, USA
Over the coming weeks, more about these artists including their residency proposals will be revealed on their website and on its social media platforms.
A BM congratulations to these final seven.