Support program for Angolan creation
The Program for the Support of Angolan Creation / Programa de Apoio à Criação Angolana PACA-FAS is an ongoing award aimed at supporting artists living and/or working in Angola.
On its second edition the PACA-FAS received more than sixty candidacies.
The jury, composed of Marie-Ann Yemsi (Paris-based independent curator and contemporary art consultant), LabCC (Angolan curatorial collective), Sofia Costa Freire (Executive Advisor to the Board at FAS), and Bruno Leitão (Head Curator at FAS), have shortlisted twelve candidates.
Five artists were finally selected as recipients during the voting meeting for their outstanding artistic originality and the quality of their proposals.
Nonetheless, the overall quality of the candidates was acknowledged by the jury.
FAS is very pleased to announce the recipients: Jaliya The Bird, Pamina Sebastião, Kwassa com Ambiente, André Gomes, and Mwana Pwo.
About FAS
For Arts Sake is a collection that expands its mission to focus and foster the knowledge of African and African Diaspora artists.
FAS primary purpose is to support and expand the careers of African artists, and cultural agents and its diaspora, entangling a dialogue between new perspectives and experienced artists from various countries of the continent.
FAS wishes to enhance the art systems locally by creating conditions to propel voices from these nations, fostering talents through curating. We aspire to set an empowering agenda for Art in such lively scenes.
We believe that collecting is more than a series of acquisitions; we support projects, curators, and artists.
