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States In States
15 - 19 December 2022
The 5th Artists for Artists online edition States In States will focus on the nexus between art practice and experimental forms of sovereignty. It engages with practices that examine themes including legal, economic, and cultural self-determination, speculative forms of governance, and the politics of displacement and dispossession.
States In States workshops are led by international artists, including Richard Bell, Tania Bruguera, and Pinar Ogrenci.
Artists for Artists will select a group of ten early-career artists for a five-day online program. Participating Artists will be introduced to methods, practices, and cultures of collaboration, cooperation, and co-imagining. They will:
Attend small-scale workshops led by the three International Advising Artists
Attended lectures on artistic practice and related thematics
Be eligible for the AfA Micro-Grant that will support two selected projects
Be connected to the AfA international network and activities
Successful applicants will be informed by December 2 and attend three online workshops and lectures between December 15 and 19, 2022. All artists admitted to the program are automatically eligible for the AfA Micro-Grant.
Masterclass Dates: 15-19 December 2022
AFA Frequently Asked Questions
Q: What is meant by ‘artists for artists’?
A: AfA is run by artists, for the benefit of artists. Without institutional intermediaries, AfA operates with the understanding that artists are the people best suited for knowing how to support artists.
Q: What is peer-to-peer funding?
A: AfA Masterclass donations are pooled together into a public AfA Micro-Grant. Through a peer-to-peer voting system, funds will support the production of selected projects (one per workshop).
Q: What is ‘radical care?’
A: AfA draws on Hobart and Kneese’s definition of ‘radical care’ – new (and often overlooked) strategies for personal and collective care that allow us to navigate precarity, and to build resilient communities.
Q: What do you mean by ‘early career artists?’
A: AfA invites early-career artists who have begun their professional art career, but require support to be propelled into the next stage of their development'
Q: What do you mean by ‘Advising Artists?’
A: The name ‘Advising Artists’ is used to describe leading internationally recognized artists who have volunteered their time and expertise for the AfA program. These Advising Artists offer guidance and mentorship through lectures and masterclasses, each demonstrating their commitment to supporting fellow artists without the need for remuneration.
Q: What do you mean by ‘Participating Artists?’
A: The name ‘Participating Artists’ is used to describe early-career artists who will be participating in the AfA masterclass program.
Q: What does participation in the AfA program look like?
A: Participating Artists will be invited to take part in a program of lectures and a workshop. Each Participating Artist will have access to all lectures presented by Advising Artists and will take part in a four-hour workshop program hosted by a single AfA Advising Artist.
Q: How and where do AfA masterclasses take place?
A: Masterclasses (lectures and workshops) take place online via Zoom. To download Zoom, please visit zoom.us/download
Q: Where did AfA originate?
A: AfA is the brainchild of artist/writer/educator Stefanos Tsivopoulos. Developed as a continuation of his artistic practice and ongoing research on alternative forms of knowledge, economy, and ecology – AfA was inspired by the needs of early-career artists Tsivopoulos was working with at the New School in New York.
Q: How can I contact AfA?
A: Follow us on social media and reach out to us at info@afamasterclass.org
To contact AfA please write to us at info@afamasterclass.org