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ARchiTecture (art+architecture) Residency: A DESIGN+BUILD-AND-LIVE-IN Project, Ghana 

Nka Foundation has an ongoing call for submissions from individuals or teams interested in participating in a residency programme in form of a Design+Build-and-Live-in Project. Project is a part of the foundation’s arts village at Abetenim in the Ashanti Region of Ghana (about 15 minutes from Kumasi). Artistic persons in the fields of architecture, engineering and the arts that include visual arts, literary arts, performing arts, design, new media/ film production, arts history, arts criticism, arts education, arts administration and curatorship, and emerging others are all welcome to apply for residency. The task of the ARchiTecture residency is to design, build and test-live in low budget, quality structures with earth and other materials from the environment. In the construction participants will be assisted by a local master builder and local laborers. Length of residencies is usually from 1 month to 12 months. There is no participation fee. The application should include your work plan, CV/resume, and a sample of completed works or web site to: nkaprojects@gmail.com. For additional information go to www.nkafoundation.org and http://afropoets.tripod.com/eta

Do cross-cultural research and mount student exhibitions on the website.

(Dr. Mary Stokrocki (USA), Dr. Laurie ELdridge (USA), Dr. Olcay Kirisoglu (Turkey), Dr. Ricardo Marin (Granada, Spain).

Dance recently gained popularity in the USA with the broadcast of the reality television show, So you Think you Can Dance. Preadolescents were questioned about their dance preferences. An analysis/interpretation of a class of Arizona seventh and eighth graders¹ drawings and questionnaires revealed their preference for hip-hop dance style, based upon personal and social reasons. This research project boosted students¹ self-confidence in general, drawing and communication abilities specifically, and interdisciplinary research. Students revealed intrapersonal, social, rational, and existential concerns. Gender differences and skin color emerged as major representation concerns, but spatial concerns were inconsequential. Preadolescents revealed their social identities, which transcended their ordinary experiences in the complex world of hip-hop.
Drawings and reflections by this group of students have been posted on a Website. This pilot study enlarged into a cross-cultural comparison with groups of students in Granada, Spain, and Antakya, Turkey, which revealed cultural differences and similarities. START YOUR OWN BLOGSITE AT http://www.blogger.com

For More Information

Stokrocki, M., & Eldridge, L. (2006). [Arizona] Children Draw: I Love to Dance.: http://www.reikitantei.net/stokrocki/lovedancing.htmStokrocki, M. (2006). [Turkish] Children draw I love to dance: http://www.ifmls.blogspot.com/
Marin, R. (2006, 7/1-7/31). Draw dance. [GRANADA drawings] Available at http://draw-yourself-dancing.blogspot.com. 

AGORALUMIERE International

Please see the new reports of Research series "Into the Impact of Arts, Culture and Creative Industries on Africa's Economy": pilot studies in Nigeria and in DRC. website

ChinaVine for Teachers and Students

A critical response experience based on the work of Chinese artist Su Xinping. Designed for an interactive community of students, scholars, and culture seekers, Vine Online is an educational pilot project that is part of ChinaVine.org, a collaborative partnership aimed at educating English-speaking audiences about China's traditional culture. For more info, download pdf here.

The interactive experience is at: http://vineonline.tumblr.com

Think of it as a visual journal. Questions are provided to stimulate creative thought. User generated responses can be posted as text and or visual art interpretations. Comment on the content, share it, and respond to it.

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Ngha Beng Kwokum Linus+ COYAC

Ngha Beng Kwokum Linus is an African artist who works with children and youth at the Community Youth Arts Centre (COYAC) in Cameroon, Africa.  He is seeking collaboration, exchange, and the sharing of knowledge with people who have similar interests.  His project involves young people addressing climate change,  environmental problems and HIV/AIDS through all forms of the arts (painting, music, dance and choreography, storytelling, drama). Those who are interested in working with Ngha Linus and his colleagues (through donations of art materials, or moral support, or financial support) should contact him and his Community Arts Centre at: leennoxarts@yahoo.com  or coyacbamenda@yahoo.com  To read more about their work please check www.africanews.com

Ngha Beng Kwokom Linus
Bobo Leennox Arts and Design
Community Youth Arts Centre (COYAC)
P.O.Box 955, Mankon-Bamenda
237 North West Region
Cameroon. Tel. +237 77 68 17 32