Frederick Philander
11 April 2008
Windhoek — How do Southern African writers, artists, choreographers, musicians and theatre-makers see their art in the context of the society they live in? What are the fundamental issues of their countries and what ideas do they have for solving them?
These are the questions the organisers have been grappling with to come up with the award for which all artists in the Southern African region qualify to enter.
In 2008, the foundation kunst:raum sylt quelle, in cooperation with the Goethe-Institut Johannesburg is launching the "sylt quelle cultural award for Southern Africa". This competition is open to artists of all disciplines from Angola, Botswana, Lesotho, Mozambique, Namibia, Zambia, Zimbabwe, South Africa and Swaziland.
Artists may apply with a project that will link culture and society, creating a context in which culture will have an impact on social structures and attitudes. The winner/winners will receive an award of 10000 euro, which must be used to finance the proposed project. Selections will be made by an independent jury in a two-stage process.
The realized project/projects will be presented at the Goethe-Institut Johannesburg, the kunst:raum sylt quelle in Germany and other venues. The authors rights of the selected projects are not touched through this call of proposals. In case of further presentation of the project the support of the "sylt quelle cultural award for Southern Africa" and its initiators, the foundation "kunst:raum sylt quelle" and the Goethe-Institut Johannesburg have to be mentioned in public announcements.
Applications may be sent to the Goethe-Institut in Johannesburg and must include the following:
- A curriculum vitae and description of your career as an artist
- A detailed description of your project and a binding budget plan
- Samples of your work
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