Mentorship Program for East African Curators

Enhance your curatorial practice with a 6-month mentorship program. Join emerging female-identifying curators from Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda. Deadline: August 15, 2024.

PROGRAM OVERVIEW

Join us for a 6-month mentorship program aimed at female-identifying curators based in Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda. Themed “Curating as multiplying mediation and access to culture,” this program offers a platform to develop your practice, gain resources, enhance research and discourse, and engage with established curators from East Africa and beyond. Over the course of the program, meet with your mentor monthly between January and June 2025 to workshop a proposal for an exhibition or similar project and receive individual feedback on your curatorial practice. Mentorship sessions will take place virtually, with an in-person group meeting in Kampala, Uganda midway through the program.

ELIGIBILITY

Open to female-identifying cultural workers based in Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda with 3+ years of experience in curating, working in the arts, or working with artists.

APPLICATION GUIDELINES

Submit your application through ICI’s application portal by August 15, 2024, 11:59pm EAT. Application materials include a project description, a letter of intent, a bio outlining relevant experience, a work sample/portfolio, and a CV.

MENTORS

• Fadzai Veronica Muchemwa
• Rose JepKorir Kiptum
• Portia Malatjie

PARTNERS

• Independent Curators International (ICI)
• AWARE: Archives of Women Artists, Research & Exhibitions