New program announcement for black artists

WATAH THEATRE & UBUNTU! DECOLONIAL ARTS CENTRE PRESENT

DECOLONIAL FRAMEWORKS using

the anitafrika method

Project Lead: d’bi.young anitafrika

Overview

In collaboration with Watah Theatre and Ubuntu! Decolonial Arts Centre, this initiative is dedicated to empowering Black arts practitioners. Practitioners are provided with comprehensive training and mentorship guided by the Anitafrika Method, by d’bi.young anitafrika and a circle of alumni practitioners. This is an opportunity for artists to evolve their craft and develop groundbreaking methods that address and challenge colonial- hxstorical-systemic oppression.

Program Dates

SUNDAYS 6-9PM (Eastern)

OCT 27, 2024-April 27, 2025

ARTIST STIPEND PROVIDED

Objectives

Equip Black arts practitioners with tools, knowledge, and mentorship to study and apply the Anitafrika Method.

Foster a space for Black arts leaders to conceptualise and realise creative interventions that actively work against colonial frameworks.

Encourage the development of innovative decolonial art practices that are both urgent and relevant to the cultural landscape in Canada.

Program Benefits

Intensive training in the Anitafrika Method

Mentorship sessions

A platform to showcase developed works and methodologies

Eligibility

Black arts practitioners based in Canada.

Individuals who are dedicated to challenging colonial narratives and hxstorical oppression through their art.

Artists who are willing to invest time and effort into the intensive training and mentorship provided.

How to Express Interest

If you believe in the transformative power of art and are keen on contributing to a decolonial arts movement in Canada, we encourage you to express your interest in our program.

Write to us through the contact page

Subject: Interest in Decolonial Frameworks Program

Include a brief introduction, artistic background, and why you are interested in the program.

Limited Spaces Available

THE GOAL OF THE PROJECT IS TO SUPPORT BLACK ARTS LEADERS—WHO ARE CHALLENGING COLONIAL-HXSTORICAL-SYSTEMIC OPPRESSION THROUGH THEIR URGENT, RELEVANT, & INNOVATIVE CREATIVE WORK—IN DEVELOPING NEW DECOLONIAL INTERVENTIONS.

CONTACT US TO EXPRESS INTEREST IN THE PROGRAM