Birds of Passage is a fully funded residency programme for international interdisciplinary artists, writers and cultural practitioners working in the fields of visual arts, design and interactive media, music, literature and the performing arts.
The conceptual framework of Birds of Passage is incorporated by the call of Sankofa, which promotes the existence of sites for gathering parallel expressions of co-existence, and promotes the praxis of historically and politically contextualising narratives.
Addressing issues such as identity, from a Pan-African, feminist, queer, anti-colonial perspective, Birds of Passage acts as a platform for exchange, reflecting on the past and collectively imagining the future through artistic action and public participation.
This open call seeks artists that engage in the question of resignifications as a method of construction. How do we hold space for imagination and shapeshift through movement?
The aim of the residency is to support and facilitate the professional development of practitioners at all levels of their careers, from emerging to established.
Selected applicants will receive a two-week residency from 6-16 May 2023 at the cultural centre BASE in Milan, including:
- A fee of €3000.
- Access to studio at BASE Milano alongside other residents.
- Accommodation within casaBASE with share of communal bathroom.
- Opportunities to meet and engage with other artists, curators, academics and researchers.
- Guided visits to museums, galleries, non-profits, artist run spaces and studios.
