ARchiTecture (art+architecture) Project in West Africa

WHAT: ARchiTecture (art+architecture) Project in West Africa
WHERE: West Africa
WHEN: apply 2 months in advance of residency
WHO: artistic persons or teams in the fields of architecture, engineering and the arts that include visual arts, literary arts, performing arts, design, new media/ film production, arts history, arts criticism, arts education, arts administration and curatorship, and emerging others

Project is a part of the foundation’s arts village at Abetenim in the Ashanti Region of Ghana (about 15 minutes from Kumasi). Artistic persons or teams in the fields of architecture, engineering and the arts that include visual arts, literary arts, performing arts, design, new media/ film production, arts history, arts criticism, arts education, arts administration and curatorship, and emerging others are all welcome to apply for residency. The task of the ARchiTecture residency is to design, build and test-live in low budget and quality structures with earth and other materials from the environment. In the construction, participant will be assisted by a local master builder and local laborers. Length of project residencies is usually from 3 to 12 months.

Deadline: Ongoing but apply 2 months in advance of residency.

A complete application should include your CV/ resumé along with: (1) the budget, (2) drawings/ sketches of proposed project, (3) the work plan, and (4) a portrait photo of applicant.

For application form e-mail to nkaprojects@gmail.com; for additional information go to www.nkafoundation.org