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Artists worldwide across all disciplines are invited to participate in a 6-week hybrid creative residency combining 5 weeks of virtual workshops and creative practice with 1 week of in-person graduation ceremony in Atlanta.
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Get matched →The Sankofa Art Residency is a 6-week hybrid creative incubator for artists seeking renewal, cultural grounding, and transformative community. Rooted in the West African principle of Sankofa—the practice of returning to the past to reclaim what was forgotten—the residency invites artists to explore personal and ancestral narratives while developing new work within a supportive global cohort.
Open to artists worldwide and across all disciplines, including emerging, mid-career, and returning artists without academic prerequisites.
Sankofa welcomes artists working across visual arts, digital media, photography, film, writing, performance, sound, craft, textile arts, social practice, or hybrid forms.
The $550 residency fee covers the full program, all ceremony materials, and round-trip transportation from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport to accommodations, plus shared lodging for the overnight ceremony, communal meals, ceremonial gifts, and access to all closing rituals and celebration activities.
Each artist receives a curated set of required materials including guided worksheets, ritual-based reflection tools, journaling prompts, mixed-media starter items, digital templates, and ceremony-related materials mailed or delivered depending on their medium. Only a reliable internet connection and a computer or tablet are required to participate in the virtual phase. Sankofa provides consistent guidance through weekly facilitated workshops, thematic prompts, artist circles, guest talks, creative business development sessions, and staff assistance. Letters of support are available for artists seeking external funding.
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