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.