How do Southern African writers, artists, choreographers, musicians and theatre-makers see their art in the context of the society they live in? What are the fundamental issues of their countries, and what ideas do they have for solving them?
Lasr year the foundation kunst:raum sylt quelle, in cooperation with the Goethe-Institut Johannesburg, launched the first “Sylt Quelle Cultural Award for Southern Africa”. The competition, which is open to artists of all disciplines from Angola, Botswana, Lesotho, Mozambique, Namibia, Zambia, Zimbabwe, South Africa and Swaziland, privileges projects that link culture and society, creating a context in which culture will have an impact on social structures and attitudes.
The winner of this award will receive an award of 10,000 Euros, which must be used to finance the proposed project. Selections will be made by an independent jury in a two-stage process. The realized project/projects will be presented at the Goethe-Institut Johannesburg , the kunst:raum sylt quelle in Germany and other venues. The deadline for this year's Sylt Quelle Culture Award for South Africa is 15 September 2009.
Applications may be sent to the Goethe-Institut in Johannesburg and must include the following:
- A short Curriculum Vitae and description of your career as an artist -
no longer than one page
- A detailed description of your project - no longer than three pages
- A binding budget plan
- Examples of previous work
To simplify the selection process, all applications need to be by email or CD. Other forms of documentation will not be considered. Application material will not be returned. All decisions made by the jury are final, reasons for the jury's decision will not be disclosed, nor will any exchange regarding this decision be entered into. The Sylt Quelle Culture Award for South Africa and its initiators, the foundation kunst:raum sylt quelle and the Goethe-Institut Johannesburg have to be mentioned in all material relatet to project. Copyright remains with the artists
Deadline: 15. September 2009Goethe-Institut Johannesburg
119 Jan Smuts Ave - Parkwood 2193 - South Afrika
kunstpreis@johannesburg.goethe.org Sylt Quelle Cultural Award for Southern Afrika 2009Panaibra G. Candas
Sylt Quelle Cultural Award for Southern Africa 2008Ismail Farouk
