Kenya

^{Posted on Wednesday 19th march,2008}

Urban Wasanii international workshop 2008

^{To take place in Mombasa Kenya}

^{16th June to 28th June 2008}

^{Urban Wasanii international artist's workshop is a way to interrogate and interact with local urban dwellers and urban public space in the Kenyan city of Mombasa. The interaction in public spaces will contribute to a positive atmosphere and invite people to participate, to create or to congregate on the chosen spaces which the artist chooses. The main aim of this year's workshop is to.}

• ^{Allow the use of identified spaces and thus the production of an artistic event even to non regular audiences}
• ^{Utilize unusual spaces for the production of cultural activities.}
• ^{Encourage cultural exchange of experiences and practices with people from different communities and regions.}
• ^{Encourage cultural exchange of ideas and practices among the selected artists}

^{Kuona trust is looking for professional visual artists working in all media who are willing to set aside their normal studio work for two weeks, and experiment;}

• ^{With different media}
• ^{working within public spaces}
• ^{collaborating with other artists or the local community}

^{Interestes participants will have to provide;}

^{- A letter of intent}

^{- A detailed CV and artist statement}

^{- 6 jpeg images of your current work each image should be under 80 K}

^{Kuona will provide}

• ^{Transportation to and from workshop venue}
• ^{Meals and accommodation for the entire workshop}
• ^{Transportation in the city of Mombasa}

^{Selected artists will have to fund their trip to Kenya. Please send your application to urbanwasanii@gmail.com before 30th April 2008.}

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