Fergana Art has announced an open call for the Fergana Art Fellowships. Applications are open from May 1 to July 31.
The Fergana Art Fellowship (Visual Arts) is a grant awarded to practicing contemporary Malaysian visual artists. This fellowship is directed towards artists who wish to take a sojourn or detour away from their current art practice in order to reflect, examine and explore new ideas, media and directions. This grant covers a period of six-months, at the end of which, the artist is expected to have a work-in-progress exhibition / open studio and engage in a public event.
The Fergana Art Fellowship (Curating/Archiving) is a grant awarded to a Malaysian interested in curating and/or archiving the visual arts. This fellowship aims to encourage research, fieldwork, and critical writing related to a proposed theme and project. The grants supports travel, curatorial/archival research, working with artists, collections or other collaborators to produce an exhibition and publication at the end of 8 months.
This year's panelists are Hassan Abdul Muthalib, Nur Hanim Khairuddin, Simon Soon and Yee I-Lann.
For more information please check http://fergana-art.com/fellowships/
Further enquiries regarding Fellowships please email fellowship@fergana-art.com