(This information has
been published by the Arts & Culture Trust. For more details, visit http://www.act.org.za/blog/creative-open-call-british-council-connect-za/
Creative open call for new partners, new projects, new
spaces – open to creatives in both South Africa and the UK for 2016/17.
After three years of a dynamic, successful season of arts
and culture between South Africa and the UK, the award-winning creative programme
developed by the British Council, Connect ZA is now getting ready for the next
exciting phase.
Building on pioneering collaborations, and international
networks, they are keen to discover NEW partners, broker NEW connections and
support emerging artists in SA and the UK, through furthering opportunities for
creative collaboration and sector engagement.
They are seeking original and adventurous artistic project
proposals, which tell and share the story of contemporary South Africa and the
UK, culminating in high quality live, or digital performance, showcase or other
public facing events, to form part of the British Council Connect ZA Arts
Programme 2016/17.
This creative call is open to partners who have not
previously had projects included in the British Council Connect ZA Arts
Programme, although not as extensive in scale as the previous SA UK Seasons
open call, they hope to expand the creative landscape on both sides through
investment and support of new partnerships.
They are looking for a strong mix of projects that may be a
combination of more than one art form, but they are particularly interested in
projects from the sectors of live performance, visual art and from creative
institutions. They also encourage applications from women or for the focus of
the content to be aimed at women, who are currently underrepresented in the
creative industries.
Projects must be:
Devised for a 18–35 audience demographic (they do not work
with under 18’s in the arts)
Able to engage and extend reach across multiple digital
platforms (such as; social media, online engagement, the use of tech or digital
content)
Designed for a contemporary urban context and audience
Collaborative and mutually beneficial – to artists,
participants and audiences in both countries
A first-time collaborator with British Council Connect ZA –
accessing new partners, new projects, new places (previous lead partner
organisations cannot apply)
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