Deadline: 30 October 2015
World Youth Alliance Africa is inviting applications for its second Africa Arts Forum (AAF). The 2015 AAF will bring together African youth aged between 14 – 30, working in the field of art and youth interested in art to learn, share ideas and work together with WYA in the promotion of human dignity through art. This forum will showcase different types of art including fashion, music, spoken word, poetry, drawing arts, paintings and sculptures.
The Africa Arts Forum 2015 will be held on Saturday, 7th November 2015 at the Michael Joseph Center, Safaricom in Nairobi, Kenya.
Young artists selected to participate in the Arts Forum will have the opportunity to:
- Present their vision of dignity in art through their artwork
- Exhibit their artwork for the forum audience
- Participate in interactive discussion with fellow artists and participants
- Engage in dialogue with artists from a variety of disciplines and cultural backgrounds
Theme
This year’s Africa Arts Forum theme will be Art and Dignity. The forum aims to influence the youth that are talented in arts and art professionals to promote dignity in our society through art and to portray art in light of a fundamental aspect of our human existence. This expression of Art and Dignity will enable educating in the understanding of the human person so that our capacity to see human dignity in art will improve.
Eligibility Criteria
Applicants can be members of World youth Alliance and members of the public who have a keen interst on art and/or would like to learn about art.
How to Apply
- Applicants must submit their pieces of arts by email.
- Applicants must fill out the application form available on the website.
For more information, please visit Africa Arts Forum.
