RAW Material Company , Dakar, Senegal
Deadline: 01 July 2018
Otobong Nkanga Carved to Flow – The Hand, 2017. Detail of installation view Carved to Flow – The Laboratory, Athens. Documenta 14. Chalk wall drawing and adobe sculpture, 470 x 400 cm. Photo: Wim van Dongen
RAW Académie is an experimental residential programme for the research and study of artistic and curatorial practice and thought.
The programme takes place over 7 weeks in Dakar. It is dedicated to a dynamic reflection on artistic research, curatorial practice and critical writing. The Académie is held during two distinct sessions per year; October–December and April–June. Each session is directed by a lead faculty who has displayed an off-the-beaten-track practice in regard to art, curating and art criticism.
Session 5 will take place from 29 October to 14 December 2018 directed by Nigerian artist Otobong Nkanga.
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Session 5: Germination
Planting a seed in the right soil is not enough to make it sprout. The conditions around the seed and soil are key elements that allow for growth. Each element such as the soil, rain, heat, humidity, etc, are equally necessary and vital for the process of germination to take place.
Could this be a starting point to think about ways in which we work, live and create together? Through artistic projects we can consider and impact on the social, political and ecological landscapes in diverse spaces that allow for germination to take place.
The proposition for session 5 at the RAW Académie will be reflecting on what it means to sculpt or carve possibilities within societies and create collective responses within spaces of crisis.
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How to apply ?
RAW Académie is an experimental pedagogical programme. Ideal fellows are young graduates from art schools, humanities and curatorial programmes. The application process is online only. A maximum of 10 fellows are selected for each session.
The application process will be open from 17 May until 1 July 2018. Only the first 75 applications will be considered for review.
The selection committee for Session 4 includes Otobong Nkanga, Director of Session 5 of RAW Académie, Koyo Kouoh, Artistic Director of RAW Material Company, and Eva Barois De Caevel, Assistant Curator & Coordinator of RAW Académie.
Selected applicants will receive an email and will be invited for an online interview with the selection committee.
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Contact
Eva Barois De Caevel – curatorial@rawmaterialcompany.org
Marie Helene Pereira – mariehelene@rawmaterialcompany.org
Dulcie Abrahams Altass – programmes@rawmaterialcompany.org
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RAW MATERIAL COMPANY
Villa 2b ZONE B
BP 22170 Dakar
Senegal
Hours: Monday–Friday 12–6pm
