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| The Artraker Fund awards art that makes a direct positive change in countries that have experienced social upheaval and violent conflict. The Fund was created in 2012 by International Conflict and Security (INCAS) Consulting Ltd. The prize of GBP 2500 is awarded to the winning submission in London on International Peace Day (21 September) each year.An international panel of judges from both the art and peace-building disciplines assesses submissions for the Artraker Award. They look for experimentation and engagement, audacity, change and capacity to inspire.The Artraker Award Jury for 2013 includes Dr. Bernadette Buckley, Convenor of the MA in Art & Politics at Goldsmiths, University (United Kingdom); Adrian Harewood, Canadian television and radio journalist; Sidd Joag, visual artist and Director of freeDimensional; Htein Lin, Burmese artist and former political prisoner; and Olufemi Terry, an award-winning fiction writer and Associate of INCAS Consulting Ltd. from Sierra Leone.The ten most inspiring submissions to this year's Artraker Award will be invited to join the Artrakers Network. These projects and their initiators are promoted to peace-builders, curators and other art world professionals.The Fund welcomes submissions from artists of all nationalities and at any stage of their careers. See www.artraker.org for more information and our application guidelines.Founded in 2003, INCAS Consulting Ltd. works at the intersection of security, development and corporate investment. It is a maverick consultancy that has a reputation for creative and impactful solutions.  | |||
Artist in residence: The artist studios of Last Ship are situated opposite the UNESCO World Heritage temples of Khajuraho. The Viswanath temple built in 999 AD is right in front, less than 20 meters from Last Ship. Little known prehistoric and ancient historic sites in this region tell parts of a story more than 10,000 years old, of the Mughals, the Chandelas, going back to the Guptas, the Kushans, the Shungas and the Indo-Greeks all the way to prehistoric cave-dwellers, revealing secrets of the birth of the philosophies of Hinduism, Buddhism and Jainism and their common Tantric spiritual traditions. The artists of the residency are invited to have their own experience of this heritage, like the sadhus, aghoris, and mystics who make solitary pilgrimages through this region, called the most powerful tantric region in the world, in search of enlightenment. The Last Ship residency program is a one-of-a-kind experience of a history, nature and culture, hidden in the chaos and turmoil...
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