Deadline: February
29, 2016
(Story courtesy of
The Mercury)
The BAT Centre on Durban’s Victoria Embankment is inviting applications
for its 2016 Artists In Action Residency Programme. This programme is a
yearlong skills development programme aimed at identifying and developing the
talent of young aspiring music and visual artists.
The University of KwaZulu-Natal, University of Zululand, Thekwini
College and the Durban University of Technology recognise the programme and
enrol the programme graduates.
The programme offers music artists voice training as well as technical
guidance in lead and bass guitar, drums and keyboard, Visual arts are covered
with art theory, drawing, painting, sculpture, ceramics and printmaking.
On successful completion of the programme, the artists either enrol with
tertiary institutions and/or become professional artists and entrepreneurs. The
BAT Centre has been offering this programme since 2002 funded bythe Provincial
Department of Arts & Culture. “Every year 50 young artists are enrolled (25
for music and 25 for visual arts) and up to the end of 2015 more than 700
artists have participated in the programme and have excelled with positive
contributions towards both the art and culture industries” says a spokesman.
“As with the part three years, there has been a shortage of female
applicants for visual arts and the BAT Centre has seen this as a matter of
urgency. Therefore we have extended the call for applications for the 2016
intake to February 29.
Application forms are available at the BAT Centre Reception at 45 Maritime
Place, Small Craft Harbour, Victoria Embankment. Phone 031 332 0451.
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