The West Africa Fusion Artist Residency Programme 2026 for West African Artists. – Opportunities For Africans

Application Deadline: June 22^nd 2026

Applications are actually open for the 2026 West Africa Fusion Artist Residency Programme. The West Africa Fusion Artist Residency, a high-impact program designed to foster artistic collaboration, cultural dialogue {and professional} improvement amongst artists from Ghana and different West African international locations.

Each yr, the Residency will present a dynamic platform for creation inside a number of of the next sectors: music, vogue, audiovisual and visible arts. The completely different editions might be guided by a particular theme, exploring a variety of subjects together with however not restricted to, cultural heritage, sustainability, and different subjects related to the area.

The program additionally promotes interdisciplinary collaboration via curated Opportunities for technical help on crosscutting skilled subjects, creating platforms for peer studying, capability constructing and, the place related, artistic collaboration.

Objectives:

The particular targets of the project are to:

• Support the design of a coherent and contextually related West Africa Fusion Artist Residency, aligned with the targets of the SANKOFA II mission;
• Foster artistic collaboration, cultural dialogue {and professional} improvement amongst artists from West Africa;
• Ensure the combination of  the chosen residency thematic space throughout the Residency framework;
• Guarantee readability and transparency in key program parts together with choice procedures;
• Promote the visibility and dissemination of the Residency and its outcomes in step with mission and donor necessities.

Required Profile

• Proven expertise in creative curation and program improvement in a number of of the next fields: music, vogue, audiovisual and visible arts;
• Demonstrated expertise in implementing multidisciplinary creative packages, residencies or related initiatives involving artists;
• Strong data of Ghana’s cultural and artistic sector, in addition to up to date creative and artistic practices throughout the West African area;
• Established skilled networks and demonstrated expertise partaking artists, cultural establishments, and artistic trade stakeholders in Ghana and throughout West Africa;
• Ability to translate creative imaginative and prescient into structured, possible and results-oriented programmatic frameworks;
• Strong organizational, coordination and mission administration abilities;
• Excellent written and verbal communication abilities in English. Knowledge of French is extremely fascinating and might be thought of an asset;
• Experience engaged on donor-funded packages and worldwide cooperation tasks is a bonus.

Submission Procedure:

The knowledgeable is required to submit each a technical and monetary proposal no later than June 22^nd 2026 at 23:59 GMT, together with the next parts:

●        A methodological observe (2 – 3 pages most) outlining the understanding of the project and the proposed method

●        The CV of the knowledgeable concerned within the project

●        A detailed price range comparable to the completely different phases of the project

Proposals (technical and monetary) needs to be submitted to the next electronic mail tackle: [email protected]

Proposals might be evaluated primarily based on the next standards:

●        Technical proposal (70%)

○        Qualifications and expertise of the specialists (40%)

○        Quality and relevance of the methodological method (30%)

●        Financial Proposal (30%)

○        Cost-effectiveness and coherence of the proposed price range in relation to the project’s stage of effort and deliverables

For More Information:

Visit the Official Webpage of the West Africa Fusion Artist Residency Programme