Contemporary Art in Kenya

Kenya Thu 20-11-2008

Contemporary Art in Kenya
AfricanColours.com

Alliance Française and Goethe-Institut, in collaboration with Kuona Trust and the Ministry of Gender, Sport, Culture and Social Services, are organizing a Contemporary Art in Kenya juried competition and exhibition early next year.

Please find attached the information on this juried competition/exhibition together with the entry form.

Deadline for submission of entries is 31 January 2006. The exhibition will open on 28 February 2006 at Alliance Française and Goethe-Institut and will run up to 31st March 2006.

Event Eligibility

Entrants must be artists resident in Kenya .

Eligible Art forms

Paintings

Sculptures: wood, stone, glass, metal, plastic, recycled material

Mixed Media art: collage and assemblage

New Media art: installations, video art, art photography

‘Symbolink’ urban art: murals, graffiti art, floor paintings, installations

Jury

Representatives of Alliance Française, Goethe-Institut, Kuona Trust, Department of Culture, Ramoma Gallery, African Colours, National Museums of Kenya, National Arts Exhibition Committee, and Pat Keay, Kahare Miano, Xavier Verhoest, Njuguna Wakanyote.

Conditions

A total of 3 original works may be submitted, clearly marked with the title of the work, year of creation, and the artist’s name.

For installations, artists must submit sketch-to-scale designs on paper with details of materials to be used, and space dimensions (floor and height). A total of 3 designs may be submitted.

For guidance, installations shall be shown in the exhibition spaces at Alliance Française including the garden, and Goethe-Institut exhibition hall. Selected artists must provide all materials required for the installations. Note: the creation of the selected design shall be determined by the availability of space.

For video art, artists must submit copies on DVD or VHS format, together with sketch-to-scale designs on paper of installation concept, details of materials to be used and space dimensions (floor and height).

Selected artists must provide all materials, other than projection equipment, required for video art installations. Note: the creation of the selected design shall be determined by the availability of space and affordability of projection equipment within the budgeted limit.

For ‘Symbolink’, artists must submit proposals which include sketch-to-scale designs on paper; details of materials to be used and related costs. A total of 3 proposals may be submitted.

The organizers shall take charge of the cost of materials required for the selected art work(s). The selected artist (s) shall begin work on ‘Symbolink’ prior to the opening of the exhibition scheduled for 28th February.

Note: the creation of the selected design shall be determined by space constraints and affordability of proposed materials within the budgeted limit.

Entries should be accompanied with a short statement describing each piece of work.

The organizers reserve the right to reproduce the selected work in all promotional material that may be published pre or post exhibition.

Artwork shall be available for sale during the course of the exhibition. No commission shall be charged.

Whilst the organizers shall ensure correct security measures for safe-guarding all artwork, they cannot be held responsible for any loss or damage to these works.

The decision of the jury will be final. In the event of unforeseen circumstances beyond the organizers’ control, the organizers reserve the right to postpone or cancel the competition/exhibition.

Artists whose work shall not have been selected shall be advised accordingly and should arrange to have their work collected from Alliance Française before 31st March 2006.

Awards

Jury Prize

Best of Paintings

Best of Sculptures

Best of Mixed Media Art

Best of New Media Art

Best of Symbolink Art

Most Promising female artist

Most Promising male artist

Special Mentions (Best Artist from each of the 8 Kenyan provinces)

Attractive and relevant prizes will be awarded, including a fully paid 2 week stay in France and Germany for the Jury Prize, Kuona Trust workshops for the Most Promising artistes, and many more.

ELYSEE TREATY

At the close of the conference which was held in Paris on January 21 and 22, 1963 and which was attended, on the French side, by the Premier, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, the Minister of the Armed Forces and the Minister of Education and, on the German side, by the Minister of Foreign Affairs, the Minister of Defense and the Minister of Family and Youth Affairs,

Convinced that the reconciliation of the German people and the French people, bringing an end to the age-old rivalries, constitutes a historic event which profoundly transform the relations of the two peoples,

Conscious of the solidarity which unites the two peoples both with respect to their security and with respect to their economic and cultural development,

Observing particularly that young people have become aware of this solidarity and find themselves called upon to play the determinant role in the consolidation of French-German friendship,

Recognizing that a strengthening of the cooperation between the two countries constitutes a vital stage along the road to a united Europe , which is the goal of the two peoples,

Have agreed to the organization and to the principles of the cooperation between the two States as they are stated in the Treaty signed this day.

Paris , on the twenty-second day of January in the year one thousand nine hundred and sixty-three, in both the French and German languages.

The President of the French Republic The Federal Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany

Charles de Gaulle Konrad Adenauer

Alliance Française de Nairobi Goethe-Institut

Loita/Monrovia Streets Maendeleo House, Loita/Monrovia Streets

Tel. 340054/79, Fax: 315207 Tel. 224640/211381, Fax: 340770

Email: info@alliancefrnairobi.org Email: info@nairobi.goethe.org

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