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THE ART ACADEMY WITHOUT WALLS began in 1996, a joint co-operation between The Visual Arts Council of Zambia and The National Academy of Fine Art in Oslo. Its aim is to build a fine art academy in Lusaka- one suited to the cultural and financial landscape of Zambia. There are six main components employed in this process...... | |||||||||||
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...... an annual series of workshop / seminars in order to teach technical skills, to introduce current and historical art practice and not least to establish a discussion platform on Zambian Art's participation in international contemporary art discourse. |
...... the establishing of permanent technical facilities such as video / sound editing - analogue / digital photo - sculpture - silkscreen. |
...... a series of six-month fellowships in Europe in order to train the personnel to use and maintain these technical facilities. |
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...... a group of elite artist being academically trained who will eventually take over the teaching responsibility in the future Academy. Currently there are four B.A. graduates from Oslo - one M.A. and two Rijksakademie participants. |
...... a series of female - female annual fellowships in Oslo and Lusaka aiming to introduce specific contextual themes within both the national and international arenas. |
...... a studio building, which provides working, discussion and project space for eighteen artists, from a wide range of ages, experiences and disciplines. A teaching program is planned using primarily African artists and theoreticians É..the first art academy with walls |
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| Funding since 1996 has been provided by the following organisations: STATENS LNEKASSE......................S.I.U.(The Norwegian Centre for Co-operation in Higher Education) ......................... FREDKORPSET .....................NORAD |
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