About Tafaria Art Residencies

Fully sponsored residencies:

Art residencies at Tafaria Center for the Arts are supported by Tafaria Foundation. The Foundation provides in-kind grants comprised of:

1. ⁠⁠⁠Full board accommodation at the creative hub and meals at the canteen
2. ⁠ ⁠Use of all studios (fashion, pottery, music recording, painting, beauty, culinary, sculpture)
3. ⁠ ⁠⁠Use of workshops and some equipment
4. Art materials
5. Facilitation for linkages with local communities
6. Use of Galleries
7. Use of the auditorium
8. Recreational amenities
9. Office space and supplies

About self-sponsored residencies

For self-funded residencies, the Foundation provides in-kind grants that cover:

1. ⁠⁠⁠Use of all studios (fashion, pottery, music recording, painting, beauty, culinary, sculpture)
2. ⁠⁠Use of workshops and some equipment
3. Art materials
4. ⁠⁠Facilitation for linkages with local communities
5. ⁠ ⁠⁠Use of Galleries
6. ⁠Use of the auditorium
7. ⁠Recreational amenities
8. ⁠Office space and supplies

The Foundation does not cover meals & accommodation as this is self-funded. One can choose to stay at the Creatives Hub residencies for a modest fee or at the country lodge.

Both self-funded and full funded residencies do not cover the following:

1. ⁠ ⁠Insurance
2. Travel to the residency
3. Airline tickets, visa application costs. Tafaria Can provide official documentation to help you in your visa applications.
4. ⁠ ⁠Extra living expenses and drinks

Residency expectations:

Artists/scientists or researchers applying for fully sponsored residencies are required to:

1. Work/involve the local community members particularly the youth in their work
2. ⁠Using locally available materials where possible (particularly for visual artists)
3. Original ideas inspired by the local environmental (No carry over projects unless for self-funded residency)