South-South Arts Fellowships

Six of our South-South Arts Fellows collectively explored #SharjahBiennale15, sparking discussions on identity and #CulturalRelations in the #GlobalSouth. Read more in our report of the South- South Arts Fellowships 2022-2023 at bit.ly/3UwtHKw

🚨Check out our report: Lessons from Connecting South: The Journey of the South-South Arts Fellowships 2022-2023.🌍Meet our amazing fellows. 🌟Discover our insights on gaps in #CulturalRelations across the #CulturalSector in Africa & Asia. bit.ly/3UwtHKw

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Due to unforeseen circumstances the bilingual South-South Meet-up is postponed. We will be in touch with a revised date. Pour des raisons indépendantes de notre volonté, la session bilingue de réseautage Sud-Sud est reportée. Nous vous communiquerons bientôt une nouvelle date.

BILINGUAL SOUTH-SOUTH MEET UP / SESSSION DE RÉSEAUTAGE BILINGUE Networking Event for Global South Cultural Workers Session de réseautage pour les acteurs culturels du Sud Register here/Inscrivez-vous ici connectingsouth.org/.../bilingual-…

Today’s image was taken in 2019 when Swiss/Pakistani artist Habib Ahmed Afsar met with his Swiss colleague Mara. This illustrates how strong is the desire for cultural workers to work together and how they find ways to do so despite political restrictions and illusionary borders.

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@DavidRooster3 wants to utilize this picture to call on countries and people across the Global South to put climate change at the core of their policies and practices, with creativity being a strong medium that can be used to fight against humankind destroying the environment.

According to Nigerian cultural anthropologist Bakare Ayobami Olansile, the calabash speaks to the richness and uniqueness of the African cultures as well as it illustrates their power to bridge the gaps between cultures across the globe. #connectingsouth #globalsouth

For @Thobeka_Sinxo,“This image, showing a group of young students and the youth of South Africa, she says, is like a promise that we as young people can see the future and where we are going and we are willing and able to go there.” #connectingsouth #globalsouth

For South African theatre maker and strong advocate of feminism Leanetse Seekoe, “South-South connectivity not only heals wounds between us, but also creates a bond that we have not been able to have because of a lack of resources and networking.” Photo: Nokwanda Shabangu.

We pursue our series with a beautiful picture from Tanya Dutt from India. It speaks to the power of South-South partnerships as they “build more geographic and context-relevant knowledge, alliances and transformation from within." #connectingsouth #globalsouth

Today’s picture comes from @hovemhike from Zimbabwe, one of our South-South Arts fellows. For him, it is a sign of positivity, unity, happiness and hope in face of all negativity and adversity.” #connectingsouth #globalsouth

Dépêchez-vous ! La session de réseautage des acteurs culturels du Sud approche à grands pas. Inscrivez-vous dès maintenant ! Cliquez sur le lien suivant pour participer à la session de réseautage! us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regist… Visitez notre site internet: connectingsouth.org/2022/08/10/ren…

Êtes-vous un acteur culturel du Sud ? Êtes-vous intéressé par des opportunités de réseautage avec d'autres acteurs culturels du Sud ? Inscrivez-vous ici! us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regist… Pour en savoir plus, veuillez visiter notre site internet: connectingsouth.org/2022/08/10/ren…

Our Fellows and Advisors, Deirdre Prins-Solani, Khadija El Bennaoui, Pooja Sood met each other at a virtual workshop on 22 July, where they had a fruitful exchange of ideas about the activities to be implemented during this first edition of the South-south Arts Fellowships.

Hurry! Deadline is fast approaching for the South-South Meet up. Read more here: connectingsouth.org/2022/08/02/sou… Register at: us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regist…

Are you a cultural worker from the Global South? Are you interested in networking opportunities with other cultural workers from the South? Read more here: connectingsouth.org/2022/08/02/sou… Register at: us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regist…

Meet our 2022 Fellows: Arts and culture manager and researcher Tanya Dutt, who strives to solve issues of remote communities in India through research and multivalent use of hyper-local heritage resources. Read more about Tanya and our other Fellows at: connectingsouth.org/2022/06/27/mee…

Meet our 2022 Fellows: second practice, a collaborative research practice formed by Fatima Hussain, Ayesha Kamal Khan & Abeerah Zahid from Pakistan. Read more about Fatima, Ayesha and Abeerah and our other Fellows at: connectingsouth.org/2022/06/27/mee…