C& Call for Interns

Contemporary And (C&) is a dynamic space for the reflection on and linking together of ideas, discourse and information on contemporary art practice from diverse African perspectives.

C& is seeking an intern from mid February 2014!

Candidates should be self-motivated, collaborative and familiar with the website’s motivation and content. As C& operates as a network-driven entity, candidates can be based anywhere in the world and must have permanent online access.

This is a great opportunity to learn about the intersection between contemporary art, art critic and digital media, and to be part of a rapidly growing cultural platform.

http://www.contemporaryand.com/blog/exhibition/c-call-for-interns

Intern responsibilities include:

→ Assisting with day-to-day administration tasks
→ Assisting in organizing editorial projects
→ Transcribing interviews
→ Content Research (C& Databases)

Intern Qualifications:

→ A background and interest in African studies, art history, cultural studies/management, curatorial studies, communication/media studies would be highly valued.
→ Proficient in Microsoft
→ Experience with social media (facebook, twitter, Youtube, Vimeo etc.)
→ preferably a full-time/part-time enrolled University student with ability to receive credit for internship
→ Fluency in spoken and written English necessary, French an asset, German too
→ Must be available 3 full days per week for a minimum of 4 months

Expense allowance: 100 € monthly

Please send your applications (short cover letter + resumé) by February, 5 2014 to Aicha Diallo
 –>  adiallo@contemporaryand.com with “internship” in the subject-line.

Candidates selected for further consideration will be contacted.

Launch of CONTEMPORARY AND (C&) - A platform for international art from African perspectives

CONTEMPORARY AND (C&)

A platform for international art from African perspectives



Launch Party with South African DJs Lakuti (Uzuri , Süd Electronic) and Rushmo, February 22, 2013 starting at 9.30 pm at Roter Salon, Volksbühne, Rosa-Luxemburg-Platz, Berlin

Contemporary And (C&) is an international online platform for diverse and critical insights into, and perspectives on, contemporary African art. The project is initiated and published by the German „Institut für Auslandsbeziehungen“ – ifa (Institute for Foreign Cultural Relations). C& gives established and emerging artists, curators, art critics and other cultural producers from Africa and the diaspora the opportunity to reach an international audience and expand their networks.

C& is edited by a team of art critics and other cross-cultural writers and cultural producers, all of whom have close connections to Africa and the diaspora. Editor-in-chief is the journalist and art historian Julia Grosse; coordinator is the cultural scholar and producer Aicha Diallo. The advisory board expands the platform’s range and includes architect David Adjaye, Clémentine Deliss, director of Weltkulturen Museum in Frankfurt am Main, curator Christine Eyene, and Bisi Silva, director of CCA Lagos.

C& will publish articles in English, French, and German. The website will offer a lively magazine with critical essays, columns, and reviews. The first edition will feature interviews with Yinka Shonibare and Dineo Seshee Bopape, as well as writing by authors Sean O’Toole and Caine Prize winner Olufemi Terry. Numerous other contributors will broaden the scope of the magazine’s focus and inform readers about important new publications, current exhibitions, art venues, symposia, and biennials in Africa and beyond. A reoccurring emphasis will consist in looking back at historically important exhibitions, biennials, workshops, as well as important African artists and collectives.

C& will also include an ART SPACE, a virtual room where artists and curators can meet and realize projects and exhibitions together. C& ART SPACE wants to create opportunities for interaction beyond borders or transportation difficulties. The ART SPACE doesn’t replace the real exchange but is an alternative opportunity for collaboration and exchange.


Come, dance and celebrate the launch of Contemporary And with us on February 22. Details to follow.


For further information, please feel free to contact


Markus Müller
Bureau Mueller
Alte Schönhauser Str. 35
10119 Berlin
Germany
Phone:  +49 (0) 30 20188432
E-mail: mm@bureaumueller.com



C& is an Institut für Auslandsbeziehungen (ifa) project.

C& is supported by the German Federal Foreign Office through “Aktion Afrika”.
Africavenir - www.africavenir.org - is our media partner.