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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