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SUMMARY:PARA Fellowship Programme
DESCRIPTION:Opportunity type: Fellowship\nFor: Art writers, cultural practitioners (including writers, artists, curators, journalists, and academics \nDeadline: 20/07/2025\nRewards: UP to 3,000 AED, Fully funded one-week residency in Sharjah, Mentorship + more\nLocation Eligibility:Africa\n\nAbout this opportunity\n\nSharjah Art Foundation, in collaboration with the Alkazi Foundation for the Arts, Asia Art Archive, and Contemporary And (C&), invites applications for PARA, a fellowship program supporting critical writing on contemporary art. PARA is designed to explore alternative approaches to art criticism and cultivate a vibrant transnational community of writers.\nSelected fellows will:\n\n\nPublish two critical texts\n\n\nJoin biweekly online seminars (Jan–June 2026)\n\n\nReceive tailored mentorship\n\n\nAttend a fully funded residency in Sharjah (March 2026)\n\n\nThe program emphasizes writing that is close to its subject while opening up broader cultural and artistic conversations, and encourages innovative, situated, and multilingual approaches to criticism. You must be available for the full program: online seminars (Jan–June 2026), residency (March 2026), editorial process (June–August 2026)\nRewards\n\n\nAED 2,000 writer’s fee for publication in the PARA compilation\n\n\nAED 3,000 writer’s fee for publication in the themed anthology\n\n\nMentorship with seasoned art critics\n\n\nOne-week fully funded residency in Sharjah\n\n\nOpportunities for publication, collaboration, and professional growth\n\n\n\nEligibility\n\n\n\n\nOpen to emerging and mid-career art writers and cultural practitioners (writers, artists, curators, journalists, academics)\n\n\nMust be living and working in Asia or Africa\n\n\nApplicants must submit one unpublished and two published writing samples\n\n\nCV (max. 2 pages) required\n\n\nText must be original, not AI-generated, and no more than 1,000 words\n\n\nEnglish proficiency required; multilingual practice encouraged\n\n\nNo plagiarism or co-authorship allowed\n\n\nEntry Fee\n\n\nFree to apply\nHow to Apply \nApply using the link: PARA Fellowship Programme \nAll questions regarding this award should be sent to para@sharjahart.org \n
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CATEGORIES:For artists,For cultural education & academic creatives,For curators,For different creatives,For journalists,For writers
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