Call For Applications | Creative Hubs Workshop | British Council West Africa Arts Programme
The West Africa Arts Programme of British Council invites
applications from Creative Hubs (Centres) in Ghana, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra
Leone and United Kingdom to participate in a development programme for Creative
Centres from the listed countries.
Creative hub in the context of this programme refers to any
physical space that connects artists and/or creative entrepreneurs to each
other and to skills, and capacity that strengthens their artistic practice or
creative enterprise.
Creative Entrepreneurs on the other hand entails people
running businesses in film, music, fashion, performing arts, visual arts,
architecture, broadcasting, advertising, publishing, gaming or software.
This Programme aims to support these hubs to strengthen
their sustainability through a programme of facilitator-led and peer-to-peer
learning and networking for such hub managers or founders involved in
day-to-day leadership or management of the hubs.
The programme will also support participating hubs to
develop their business support, capacity building and advisory services to
artists and creative entrepreneurs.
The expected result of this programme is a more vibrant
network of stronger hubs across West Africa and the United Kingdom that stimulate
increased capacity in creative ecosystems in the these hubs’ locations.
Programme
Phases:
Hub Managers’/ Founders’ Workshop
Training of Trainers (Creative Enterprise and Digital
Skills) that will support hubs’ training programmes
Grant Support to participating hubs to deliver training,
networking and artistic showcasing programmes, create exciting new digital arts
content and / or take part in exchange activity with other participating hubs.
Ongoing training for hub managers and founders, and trainers
in various artistic West, technical, management and enterprise disciplines.
Criteria
for participation:
To be selected to join the programme, hubs must have
founders or managers that are aged 18 – 35 or have a demonstrable focus on
supporting creative enterprises and / or artists that are aged 18 – 35.
Also, interested hub must have been operational for at
least 6 months and have a physical space that brings artists and / or creative
entrepreneurs together and offers them at least two of training, networking,
advisory or business support (like incubation or acceleration).
Such hub must also be located in one of these cities in
West Africa: Abuja, Accra, Calabar, Dakar, Enugu, Freetown, Kano, Kumasi, Lagos
Port Harcourt or any location in the United Kingdom and must be available to
attend a workshop in Abuja, Nigeria from 4th to 7th December, 2017 (Hub
Managers or Founders involved in Day to Day management only).
The
Workshop:
The workshop will be facilitated by Nesta based on the
Nesta Creative Enterprise Toolkit and a Creative Hub Toolkit still in
development.
Charges
Participation
in the workshop is free. However, there are bursaries available to support
participants from outside Abuja with flights, accommodation and breakfast and
lunch each day.
How to
Apply
Interested applicants are to fill in the form by 30th October,
2017. Selected Hubs will be notified on 6th November, 2017.
Note:
Interested hubs are advised to read the criteria carefully
before filling out the application form.
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