Africa Museum Residency in Belgium 2021

Application Deadline: 11th June 2021

About the Award: 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(link is external). 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).

Type: Shortcourse

Eligibility: This call is addressed to artists, musicians, journalists, architects, engineers, creative people that are particularly aware of the human impact on the environment, biodiversity, ecological knowledge and inspired by museum collections. Applications from people based in Central Africa are strongly encouraged.

Number of Awards: Not specified

Value of Award: The residence offers:

• 12 weeks of residence from September 2021 onwards (subject to prevailing health regulations)
• Access to the collections and archives of the AfricaMuseum 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

Expectations from the guest in residence:

• Oral presentation (Museum Talk) or participating in a round table discussion
• Creative output in the form of an intervention in the permanent exhibition, a small exhibition, an installation / performance in the AfricaMuseum, a manifesto or even the creation of a tool or multimedia content.

Duration of Award: 12 weeks

How to Apply:

• Application to be submitted no later than 11th of June, 2021 to jacky.maniacky@africamuseum.be or isabelle.van.loo@africamuseum.be.
• The following documents should be provided: CV, cover letter, description of the residency project and the envisaged result.
• Selection committee: end of June 2021.

• It is important to go through all application requirements in the Award Webpage (see Link below) before applying.

Visit Award Webpage for Details