GIPCA calls for proposals for 2012 Fellowships
The University of Cape Town calls for proposals for Creative Arts
Fellowships under the auspices of the Gordon Institute for Performing
and Creative Arts (GIPCA).
This is the fourth year that the fellowships, made possible by a generous donation from Sir Donald Gordon, will be offered. GIPCA is an innovative institution at UCT promoting new interdisciplinary creative research in the disciplines of Music, Dance, Fine Art, Drama, Creative Writing, Film and New Media, and in particular collaborations among disciplines. Interdisciplinarity is a key theme of the institute, defined here as consisting of two or more disciplines, with at least one being a participating GIPCA department at UCT. Projects should be created specifically for development in our Institute.
Applications should be made by individuals who graduated with Masters degrees or an equivalent in any discipline in the performing and creative arts. All applicants must be able to show currency in their fields. Fellows will work full-time in the departments of their choice (most likely the department from which they graduated) as well as with the Institute's various projects and be involved in the creative research life of university staff and students. Each year-long fellowship must culminate in a creative project of the fellow’s design. At least four fellowships are available of R120 000 each, and some provision will be made for material expenses where possible.
Application requirements:
* All applicants should submit a proposal, including details of their postgraduate degree, the project they wish to undertake, and the form in which they will realise it. The proposal must clearly indicate the interdisciplinary nature of the project.
* All applicants should indicate their proposed area of contribution to the host department. This requires some awareness of departments’ teaching, studio and postgraduate programmes.
* Three referees familiar with the applicant’s work should be asked to email referee reports directly to fin-gipca@uct.ac.za before the due date.
* For publicity purposes, please include: an abstract of the proposal (max. 250 words); a 1-2 page curriculum vitae including significant awards, publications, showings, educational background, and artistic profile; and one high-resolution head-shot.
* Short detailed budget.
* All projects must be completed and ready for public showing by 1 February 2013.
All applications should be e-mailed to fin-gipca@uct.ac.za. Additional materials may be delivered to GIPCA Office, Hiddingh Hall, University of Cape Town Hiddingh Campus, 31 -37 Orange Street, Cape Town. Applications will be judged by a selection committee.
Deadline for applications: 28 September 2011. Notification of results: 28 October 2011.
Fellowship starting date: 1 February 2012. Please note that dates apply to all applicants.
Further enquiries: please e-mail fin-gipca@uct.ac.za
Note to editors
About GIPCA: The University of Cape Town’s Gordon Institute for Performing and Creative Arts (GIPCA) facilitates new collaborative and interdisciplinary creative research projects in the disciplines of Music, Dance, Fine Art, Drama, Creative Writing, Film and Media Studies. Interdisciplinarity is a key theme of the institute and projects are imbued with innovation, collaboration and dialogue with urbanism and community. GIPCA was launched in December 2008 with a substantial grant from Sir Donald Gordon, founder of Liberty Life. An Advisory Board comprising Heads of Departments of all Performing and Creative Arts Departments at UCT helps to shape contexts for the instigation and development of projects by students and staff, as well as a wide range of institutions and individuals outside the university. For more information on the 2011 GIPCA programme, visit www.gipca.uct.ac.za or phone 021 480 7156.
Chair of the GIPCA Board: Professor Paula Ensor
GIPCA Director: Associate Professor Jay Pather
GIPCA Project Manager: Adrienne van Eeden-Wharton
This is the fourth year that the fellowships, made possible by a generous donation from Sir Donald Gordon, will be offered. GIPCA is an innovative institution at UCT promoting new interdisciplinary creative research in the disciplines of Music, Dance, Fine Art, Drama, Creative Writing, Film and New Media, and in particular collaborations among disciplines. Interdisciplinarity is a key theme of the institute, defined here as consisting of two or more disciplines, with at least one being a participating GIPCA department at UCT. Projects should be created specifically for development in our Institute.
Applications should be made by individuals who graduated with Masters degrees or an equivalent in any discipline in the performing and creative arts. All applicants must be able to show currency in their fields. Fellows will work full-time in the departments of their choice (most likely the department from which they graduated) as well as with the Institute's various projects and be involved in the creative research life of university staff and students. Each year-long fellowship must culminate in a creative project of the fellow’s design. At least four fellowships are available of R120 000 each, and some provision will be made for material expenses where possible.
Application requirements:
* All applicants should submit a proposal, including details of their postgraduate degree, the project they wish to undertake, and the form in which they will realise it. The proposal must clearly indicate the interdisciplinary nature of the project.
* All applicants should indicate their proposed area of contribution to the host department. This requires some awareness of departments’ teaching, studio and postgraduate programmes.
* Three referees familiar with the applicant’s work should be asked to email referee reports directly to fin-gipca@uct.ac.za before the due date.
* For publicity purposes, please include: an abstract of the proposal (max. 250 words); a 1-2 page curriculum vitae including significant awards, publications, showings, educational background, and artistic profile; and one high-resolution head-shot.
* Short detailed budget.
* All projects must be completed and ready for public showing by 1 February 2013.
All applications should be e-mailed to fin-gipca@uct.ac.za. Additional materials may be delivered to GIPCA Office, Hiddingh Hall, University of Cape Town Hiddingh Campus, 31 -37 Orange Street, Cape Town. Applications will be judged by a selection committee.
Deadline for applications: 28 September 2011. Notification of results: 28 October 2011.
Fellowship starting date: 1 February 2012. Please note that dates apply to all applicants.
Further enquiries: please e-mail fin-gipca@uct.ac.za
Note to editors
About GIPCA: The University of Cape Town’s Gordon Institute for Performing and Creative Arts (GIPCA) facilitates new collaborative and interdisciplinary creative research projects in the disciplines of Music, Dance, Fine Art, Drama, Creative Writing, Film and Media Studies. Interdisciplinarity is a key theme of the institute and projects are imbued with innovation, collaboration and dialogue with urbanism and community. GIPCA was launched in December 2008 with a substantial grant from Sir Donald Gordon, founder of Liberty Life. An Advisory Board comprising Heads of Departments of all Performing and Creative Arts Departments at UCT helps to shape contexts for the instigation and development of projects by students and staff, as well as a wide range of institutions and individuals outside the university. For more information on the 2011 GIPCA programme, visit www.gipca.uct.ac.za or phone 021 480 7156.
Chair of the GIPCA Board: Professor Paula Ensor
GIPCA Director: Associate Professor Jay Pather
GIPCA Project Manager: Adrienne van Eeden-Wharton