Amina Omar Juma, Abdulrazak Abubakar Abdulrazak and Rahma Hassan Ameir of Siti & the Band are travelling from Zanzibar, Tanzania to Lagos, Nigeria today to participate in this year’s edition of Felabration! festival. Siti & The Band are a Zanzibar-based band who have been rising in popularity for their contemporary arrangements of Zanzibar’s traditional Taraab…
AMA is thrilled to announce the grantees of Session 29 (October 2018-January 31 2019)! Thanks to the generous support of the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, AMA was able to allocate a budget of 14.000 euros to supporting 20 artists and cultural professionals for their travel projects within Africa. Please find all the information about the grantees,…
It is our pleasure to announce that AMA mobility grants are back for a short period thanks to the generous support of the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Art Moves Africa supports all artists, arts professionals and cultural operators living and working in Africa for travels from an African country to another African country. Grantees…
Art Moves Africa, Korea Arts Management Service* and On the Move are very pleased to present the Guide to funding opportunities for the international mobility of artists and culture professionals – Africa.** The main objective of this cultural mobility funding guide is to provide an overview of the funding bodies and programmes that support the international mobility…
Abuja-based visual artist and AMA grantee Amarachi Kelechi Odimba is currently in Arusha, Tanzania to complete a residency at Warm Heart Art Tanzania from December 12 to 30, 2015. Ms. Odimba is a visual artist and art teacher with a particular interest in mixed media art. After studying Environmental Geology, she began to work with…
Cotonou-based storyteller and AMA grantee Koudoussou Adéchina Laourou is currently in Dondoutchi, Niger, to participate in the biennial Gatan-Gatan festival (International festival of storytelling and orality) taking place between December 2nd and 5th. M. Laourou has been working as a professional storyteller and actor since 2012. He is the recipient of numerous awards, including the…
Maputo-based music educators and AMA grantees Nicolau Napure Feliciano Cauaneque, Americo da Conceição Dinis and Terencio Alberto Tovele are currently in Harare, Zimbabwe to participate in the music education workshops of the Teacher Training Campus organized by the Global Music Academy (December 1-14, 2015). Mr. Cauaneque, M. Dinis and M. Tovele work as music teachers…
Nairobi-based journalist and AMA grantee Wanjeri Yvonne Gakuru is currently in Abeokuta, Nigeria to participate in the Ake Arts & Book Festival (November 17-21, 2015). Wanjeri Yvonne Gakuru has been working as an editor and journalist since 2010. She holds a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Journalism and Media Studies from the University of Nairobi,…
AMA is thrilled to announce the release of “Mobility and Touring in Central Africa,” its third publication on mobility and touring in Africa. Since its launch in July 2005, AMA has awarded more than 750 grants to artists and art practitioners living and working in Africa. To complement its grants program, AMA implemented its research program…
AMA grantee François-Xavier Gbré recently returned from a trip to Rabat, Morocco, where he completed a residency and organized an exhibition in collaboration with Moroccan illustrator Zineb Benjelloun at Kulte Gallery & Editions. His stay extended from September 15 to 30. Born in Lille to a French mother and Ivoirian father, François-Xavier Gbré is a…
