Art Moves Adrica – Mobility & Touring in East Africa 2012

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Summary of Outcomes
Mobility Funding
Funding geared specifically at supporting mobility is provided by:
AMA
www.artmovesafrica.org
Creative Africa Network
www.creativeafricanetwork.com
The Creative Africa Network’s Puma Creative Fund has sent artists
to the Johannesburg Art Fair (in 2009), to Dak’Art, Senegal
and to the Triennale at Doual’Art in Douala, Cameroon.
Goethe Institut
www.blog.goethe.de / moving-africa /
Through the ‘Moving Africa’ mobility fund, Goethe staff in each
country select artists to travel to various meetings and festivals,
such as Addis FotoFest.
The Triangle Network
www.trianglearts.org
An arts mobility fund for Africa since 2001, it supports artists
travelling to Triangle partners’ residencies and workshops. It has
also offered a skill-sharing fund for administrators since 2010.
British Council
www.britishcouncil.org
Has supported some travel funds, e.g. for KLA’Art in Uganda.
ARESUVA
www.aresuva.com.ng
In 2008 and 2009 they provided funding for roughly 20 artists
from around Africa to travel to a conference and exhibition. They
have since run out of funding.
The Africa Centre
http://www.africacentre.net /
Funded a ZOMA residency project in Addis Ababa.
Commonwealth Foundation
www.commonwealthfoundation.com/Areasofwork/Culture
The Commonwealth Connections Award Prize is granted to artists
living in the Commonwealth. It allows them to do a residency
in another Commonwealth country.