This informs the public about the LIA-Leipzig International Art Programme Residency Exchange 2023 for artists from Southern Africa. Details about the Program are given below.
About LIA-Leipzig International Art Programme Residency Exchange 2023
The German Embassy Pretoria and LIA-Leipzig International Art Programme would like to invite artists from Eswatini, Lesotho, and South Africa to apply for a three months residency exchange in Leipzig Germany. The Leipzig International Art Programme (LIA) is an international artist in residency program located at the Spinnerei Leipzig (www.spinnerei.de), a former cotton mill and now cultural hub.
LIA focuses on being a place for experimentation and learning within a strong local artist community and a city rich of traditions. Local and international artists have an impact on each other while exchanging cultural experiences they are shifting their gaze.
Program Details
The founder of LIA, Anna-Louise Rolland, states, “at LIA, we believe that moving outside of our comfort zone leads to new perspectives opening up. International visual artists working together with professional musicians, public space and institutions like museums fits perfectly into this philosophy and this type of collaboration leads to new approaches being developed and new kinds of artistic exchanges taking place”.
Eligibility
An expression of interest (500 words max.) explaining for example the project you wish to develop during the residency or research you would like to do and what interests you about working at the Spinnerei Leipzig
• A CV or biography
• Up to 6 images of your work or video/audio links
• The specification of the subject matter of your e-mail so we can file you correctly: Open Call African Leipzig
Key information
• free accommodation in an 83 square meter furnished studio incl. curated group show in the residency
• coverage of travel and flight, visa and health insurance costs
• fellowship 760,00 € per month
• curatorial advice by LIA director Anna-Louise Rolland
• group show mid-January 2024 during the Spinnerei Gallery Tour
• residency dates: 1st November 2023 to 30th January 2024
Please note the artist must speak a comprehensible English and come from and be based in Eswatini, Lesotho or
South Africa. The residency does not include any further fees or stipends. For more detailed information about
the services provided by LIA please visit https://liap.eu/index.php/en/application/. Additional information
about the artist studios at the Spinnerei Leipzig is given in this short video: www.monocle.com/film/culture/
leipzig-s-artist-studios/
LIA-Leipzig International Art Programme Residency Exchange 2023 Application
For those interested in Enterprising Futures Scholarship 2023, Applications must be in English and sent as one single pdf file to: marina.diaz@liap.eu, assistent@liap.eu
Application Deadline
- The deadline for receipt of applications is 15 June 2023.
Open this link for more details about the LIA-Leipzig International Art Programme Residency Exchange 2023.
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