The Africa Centre presents its shortlist of 68 of the continent’s most provocative, innovative and socially engaged artists to be considered for 15 residency opportunities available through partnerships with the following residencies: Bundanon Trust (Australia); Fountainhead (USA); Instituto Sacatar (Brazil); JIWAR Creation & Society (Spain); Khoj International Artists’ Association (India); Kuona Trust Arts Centre (Kenya); Nafasi Arts Space (Tanzania); & The Rockefeller Foundation Bellagio Center (Italy).
The 68 shortlisted artists are:
Film:
- Francois Verster (South Africa)
- Philippa Ndisi- Herrmann (Kenya)
- Yared Zeleke (Ethiopia)
Literature/Creative Writing:
- Doreen Baingana (Uganda)
- Gabeba Baderoon (South Africa)
- John Sibi Okumu (Kenya)
- Kerry Hammerton (South Africa)
- Lauren Beukes (South Africa)
- Liam Kruger (South Africa)
- Masande Ntshanga (South Africa)
- Nana Oforiatta Ayim (Ghana)
- Sibabalwe Oscar Masinyana (South Africa)
- Sindiwe Magona (South Africa)
- Susan Kiguli (Uganda)
- Titilope Sonuga (Nigeria)
- Togara Muzanenhamo (Zimbabwe)
- Tsitsi Dangeremba (Zimbabwe)
Music:
- Atemi Oyungu (Kenya)
- Fathy Adly Salama ( Egypt)
- Girma Yifrashewa Gebretsadik ( Ethiopia)
- Kato Change (Kenya)
Performing Arts:
- Anthea Moys (South Africa)
- Antonio Bukhar (Uganda)
- Buhlebezwe Siwani (South Africa)
- Nawel Skandrani (Tunisia)
- Siyamukelwa Nkululeko Ngcobo (South Africa)
- Yuhl Nala Headman (South Africa)
Visual Arts:
- Andrew Esiebo (Nigeria)
- Aza Masongi (DRC)
- Bernard Akoi-Jackson (Ghana)
- Candice Breitz (South Africa)
- Chibuike Uzoma (Nigeria)
- Collin Sekajugo (Uganda)
- Elize Vossgatter (South Africa)
- Euridice Getúlio Kala (Mozambique)
- Francois Knoetze (South Africa)
- George Atta Kwami (Ghana)
- Georgia Papageorge (South Africa)
- Helen Sebidi ( South Africa)
- Houda Ghorbel ( Tunisia)
- Ibrahim Mohammed Mahama (Ghana)
- Jacqueline Karuti (Kenya)
- Jeremy Sean Waffer (South Africa)
- Jodi Leigh Beiber (South Africa)
- Joel Mpah-Dooh (Cameroon)
- Leslie Lumeh (Liberia)
- Lionel Davis (South Africa)
- Liza Grobler (South Africa)
- Marcia Kure (Nigeria)
- Maya Ben Chikh El Fegoun (Algeria)
- Meskerem Assegued Bantiwalu (Ethiopia)
- Mina Nasr Tadros (Egypt)
- Moataz Nasreldin Attia (Egypt)
- Modisa Motsomi (Botswana)
- Nicene Kossentini (Tunisia)
- Olu Amoda (Nigeria)
- Richard Mudariki (South Africa)
- Rowan Smith (South Africa)
- Sarah Peace (Nigeria)
- Taiye Stephanie Idahor (Nigeria)
- Tamrat Gezahagne (Ethiopia)
- Thakorbhai Kishorbhai Patel (Zimbabwe)
- Victor Ehighale Ehikhamenor (Nigeria)
- Vincent Bezuidenhout (South Africa)
- Wallen Mapondera (Zimbabwe)
- Wanja Kimani (Kenya)
- Yasser Booley (South Africa)
- Zayd Minty (South Africa)
The final AIR award laureates will be announced in early 2016. Started in 2011, Artists in Residency (AIR) Programme is a project of the Africa Centre. The AIR programme has provided artists across discipline (visual arts; literary arts; performing arts; music & film) with the opportunity to participate in residency programmes throughout the world.