Opportunity for artists: Art Inside Out Residency in Sweden

February 9, 2020 by Victor Muto

Art Inside Out is offering a 12-week long residency for one international artist during 2020 with the following schedule: 8 to 19 June (research), 17 August to 11 October (production), 12 to 25 October (presentation).

The artist can work individually or in collaboration with the chosen Swedish artist attending the residency.

The artist will receive 13 200 Euros for the residency and a production budget of 3800 Euros.

Art Inside Out will cover travel costs, and provide the chosen artist with accommodation and workspace. The residency holds a particular interest in design and landscape architecture.

The application deadline is 28 February 2020.

Apply here.

Opportunity for photographers

February 9, 2020 by Victor Muto

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African photographers are encouraged to apply the Earth Photo contest; an innovative competition and exhibition developed jointly by Forestry England and the Royal Geographical Society (with IBG) which reflects the organisations’ common interest in enabling a better understanding of the world around us through our complementary disciplines of the Environment and Geography.

The competition has been organized to mark COP26; the UN climate change summit in Glasgow in November 2020.

The application should be made in the category of Climate Change. The winning pieces will each receive £250 and the pictures exhibited at the summit.

The application deadline is 7 April 2020.

Apply here.

Opportunity for artists: Digital Lab Africa project

February 9, 2020 by Victor Muto

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Digital Lab Africa, a platform for creative innovation in Africa, has launched a call for projects that targets artists, producers, designers, start-ups, and students in the media and creative industries.

The call is open to anyone from Sub-Saharan Africa having an innovative project falling into one or more of five categories: digital art, immersive realities, video games, animation, and music.

Each selected applicant will receive a Digital Lab Africa Incubation Pass to fast track the development of their project, granting: Mentorship and training by experts from France and Sub-Saharan African countries. Residency time in France within a digital cluster. Support for participation at international industry events.

The exact support offered varies from one category to another. Activities take place between May-December 2020.

Projects can be submitted by a candidate who does not live in sub-Saharan Africa on condition that this candidate is a national of one of the countries of this region.

The application deadline is 1 March 2020.

Apply here.

K-Denk back in Kenya after spending months in South Sudan conflict

June 7, 2017 by Victor Muto

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From left, one of the photos of rapper K Denk, which he posted on his Facebook page.K-Denk, seated right, with two unidentified youths holding guns, in a photo the rapper posted on his Facebook Page on January 31. PHOTO | COURTESY

In Summary

He claimed in the caption that “they” had captured some towns with his fellow soldiers. Confirming the reports, K-Denk told Showbuzz that he had to fight to stay alive.

Former TPF contestant from South Sudan, K-Denk, finally landed in Nairobi last weekend from Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Early last year, K-Denk was in the headlines after he posted pictures of himself holding an AK-47 as the conflict in South Sudan escalated.

He claimed in the caption that “they” had captured some towns with his fellow soldiers. Confirming the reports, K-Denk told Showbuzz that he had to fight to stay alive.

“I was in a dangerous place and people were being killed all over, we had to protect ourselves,” he said. K-Denk fled to Ethiopia later on.

“I have recorded some songs in Ethiopia and I’m here in Nairobi to promote the music and record some more,” he said.

Emmanuel Jal & Nyaruach Take Afrobeat to South Sudan in Their Album ‘Naath

March 9, 2017 by Victor Muto

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There’s a lot you can say about Emmanuel Jal, his story is one of almost unparalleled narrative. Jal was a child soldier in South Sudan-turned-refugee, he later became a rapper and has now turned into an internationally-recognized spokesman for human rights. At his core, however, Emmanuel Jal (38) is still just a man making music; a ball of some strange creative energy that has to find release.

His latest album, Naath, released back in June 20 to coincide with World Refugee Day, is something slightly outside the box for him. This is a family affair, made with contributions for his sister Nyaruach, who currently resides in the Kakuma refugee camp in Turkana county, Kenya. OkayAfrica caught up with both Emmanuel Jal and his sister Nyaruach to talk about the Naath album, their first collaborative full-length record, the core of music and why creativity is vital to everyone.

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Opportunity for artists: Art Inside Out Residency in Sweden

Opportunity for photographers

Opportunity for artists: Digital Lab Africa project

K-Denk back in Kenya after spending months in South Sudan conflict

In Summary

Emmanuel Jal & Nyaruach Take Afrobeat to South Sudan in Their Album ‘Naath