Sankofa: Hybrid Art Residency
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 →- Deadline
- deadline unknown, verify at source
- Entry fee
- Free
- Location
- Online · organized from Atlanta, Georgia (USA); residency is hybrid with 5 weeks virtual and 1 week in-person.
About
Overview
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.
Program Structure
- 5 weeks of virtual programming via Microsoft Teams, including weekly workshops, artist circles, creative prompts, and professional development sessions
- 1 in-person overnight graduation ceremony during Week 6 in Atlanta, Georgia, where the cohort gathers for communal reflection, ritual, and celebration
Who Can Apply
Open to artists worldwide and across all disciplines, including emerging, mid-career, and returning artists without academic prerequisites.
Disciplines & Media
Sankofa welcomes artists working across visual arts, digital media, photography, film, writing, performance, sound, craft, textile arts, social practice, or hybrid forms.
What's Included
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.
Materials & Support
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.
Cost
The residency is free to apply, and accepted artists pay a $550 fee that covers the full program.
- Entry fee
- Free to enter
- Theme
- The residency explores personal and ancestral narratives rooted in the West African principle of Sankofa, inviting artists to engage in cultural memory, creative rebirth, and healing-centered arts within a global community.
- Eligibility
- Open to artists worldwide across all disciplines; emerging, mid-career, and returning artists without academic prerequisites.
- Audience
- Open to artists worldwide and across all disciplines, including emerging, mid-career, and returning artists without academic prerequisites.
- Format
- Ship your work in
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