2015 Artists in Residency Announced by The Africa Centre

The Africa Centre is pleased to announce the artists selected by The Rockefeller Foundation Bellagio Center as part of its 2015 Artists In Residency Programme.
After receiving a large number of applications, across artistic disciplines, The Africa Centre shortlisted 24 artists on behalf of the Bellagio Center.

Based on their specific interests, the following artists were selected: Lauren Ann Beukes (author, South Africa), Tsitsi Dangarembga (author and filmmaker, Zimbabwe), Victor Ehighale Ehikhamenor (author and visual artist, Nigeria), Yared Zeleke (filmmaker, Ethiopia) and Fathy Adly Salama (performing artist, Egypt).

These five artists bring the number of artists accepted into nine different residencies around the world as part of the 2015 programme to fourteen. Over the next two weeks, The Africa Centre will be releasing more information about the artists on their website as well as on their social media platforms. The Africa Centre will be launching the 2016 call for applications in the second half of this year.