ACF-Academy Boot Camp 4 2023

Increasingly, the issue of creating, producing, and disseminating contemporary artworks in Africa is being raised and debated within African and international institutions. It is now established that there are talents and high-quality creators in Africa. However, it is also recognized that most young artists increasingly express the need for support in the process of nurturing their creativity and professional development, to facilitate their access to local and international markets.

In terms of professionalization, it has been demonstrated and acknowledged that professionals in the African cultural and creative sector need to strengthen their technical skills in cultural management. It is within this context that the African Cultural Fund (ACF) carries out its missions, with its prioritized strategic axes 1, 2, and 3 being respectively the development of skills, artistic creation and production, and access to international markets. Consequently, the African Cultural Fund (ACF) has established an incubation and support program for young visual artists and cultural managers, centered around five (05) centers of artistic and cultural excellence in the five (05) regions of Africa: North Africa (Tunisia), Central Africa (Cameroon), West Africa (Mali), Southern Africa (South Africa), and East Africa (Seychelles and Kenya), known as ACF-ACADEMY. This is a program aimed at professionalizing and strengthening art professions in Africa.

The pilot phase of the project (2021-2022), lasting for 18 months, brought together 32 young visual artists and cultural managers, with 50% being women, selected through a rigorous and selective procedure to join the program and enhance their technical capabilities, creativity, and competitiveness.

In this context, the African Cultural Fund is launching this call for applications in partnership with the Institut Kôrè des Arts et Métiers (IKAM) and Arterial Network Cameroon, to select 15 young cultural managers from central Africa to participate in the BOOT CAMP #4 of the ACF ACADEMY program, scheduled to take place from August 7th to 12th, 2023, in Yaoundé, Cameroon.

About African Culture Fund (ACF)-Academy

ACF-ACADEMY is a Pan-African program for the professionalization and strengthening of artists and cultural managers in Africa. It is an initiative of the African Culture Fund for Culture that aims to stimulate and strengthen the competitiveness of African arts professionals through the organization of arts training camps and residencies for artistic creations and capacity building in cultural management in the five (05) regions of Africa. For the first cohort, the African Culture Fund will set up an incubation and coaching program for young visual artists and cultural managers in the centers o... read more

ACF-Academy Boot Camp 4

Aim and Benefits of ACF-Academy Boot Camp 4

The ACF-ACADEMY program covers all expenses for participants throughout the duration of the Boot Camp, including international transportation, accommodation, meals, and local travel during the program.

Requirements for ACF-Academy Boot Camp 4 Qualification

ACF, in collaboration with IKAM and Arterial Network Cameroon, is launching this call for applications targeting young cultural actors/entrepreneurs from Central Africa who meet the following criteria:

• Be between the ages of 21 and 40.
• Be a private cultural actor and/or operator.
• Be a citizen of one of the countries in Central Africa.
• Have experience of at least 3 years in managing a cultural enterprise and/or cultural event.
• Be available to participate in various trainings, networking activities, and coaching sessions organized as part of the ACF-ACADEMY program.

Interview date, Process and Venue for ACF-Academy Boot Camp 4

The selection process for applications consists of five (05) stages:

1. Registration and sorting of applications.
2. Administrative examination of the applications.
3. Evaluation by the selection committee (jury).
4. Approval of the list of selected candidates.
5. Announcement of the list of selected candidates.

The applications will be evaluated by an independent selection committee composed of experts and professionals working in the cultural sector who have knowledge of the artistic and cultural realities of Central Africa.

Documents Required for Application

The application must include the following documents:

1. Curriculum Vitae (CV)
2. Motivation letter
3. Copy of identification document or equivalent
4. Copy of the constituent documents of the cultural enterprise (receipt, trade register or economic operator card, statutes, etc.)
5. Brief presentation of the cultural enterprise and/or cultural project
6. Most recent activity report (up to 2022).

Application Deadline

How to Apply

Individuals interested in participating in this program should submit their application by email to the African Cultural Fund (ACF) and the Institut Kôrè des Arts et Métiers (IKAM) (see contacts below).

Contacts

• ACF :  [email protected]

• IKAM :  [email protected]

For more details, visit ACF-Academy website.