Art Moves Adrica – Mobility & Touring in East Africa 2012

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Introduction and Background
In view of understanding this phenomenon, AMA commissioned
a research study on mobility & touring in East Africa
in 2011 with the objective of identifying the main actors of the
performing arts field in East Africa and analyzing the relevance
and frequency of artistic mobility from that geographical region
towards the whole African continent. This study was completed
by Hildegard Kiel and is available online at http://www.
artmovesafrica.org/mobility-touring-east-africa.
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Triangle Network
“International travel and
a range of new experiences
inject a vital and rare element
into artists’ professional development,
exposing them to different ways
of thinking and working,
thereby broadening discussions
on international visual art through
public engagement.”
www.trianglearts.org
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After the success of the first phase of this
pilot study on mobility and touring in East
Africa, which covered the performing arts
field, AMA decided to push forward to the
next phase and examine mobility and touring
in the visual arts field.
This report presents the results of AMA’s
research study on the mobility opportunities
for the visual arts community in East Africa,
specifically in Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda,
Rwanda, Burundi, Ethiopia and Sudan. It
does not include South Sudan, as the author
was unable to find any information about
visual art in Juba and instead focused on
Khartoum where there is a thriving art scene.
The research was completed in 2012. However,
publication was delayed until 2015 due
to the global funding cuts on culture, which forced AMA to
halt its activities in 2013 – 2014. It is accordingly possible that
some of the facts and information presented in this report have
changed since the time of writing.