Human-Nature Fellowship 2025 for Malaysian and British artists
The British Council is calling for applications from Malaysian and UK artists of all art forms who are currently contributing to the arts ecologies in these countries to participate in Human-Nature, an artist fellowship programme running from March to September 2025.
The project builds on ongoing research and community engagement by Radical Ecology and Borneo Bengkel, focusing on the ecological and social impacts of major dam projects such as Bengoh (Sarawak, 2010s) and Burrator (Dartmoor, 1890s). It centres the lives of displaced communities and historic legacies of dispossession, questioning how the extractive dynamics of economic development are also reflected in dominant approaches to heritage and culture that continue to connect the UK and Borneo to this day. In response to these issues and the projected impacts of global warming, the project also considers the reparative and emancipatory potential of artistic strategies that reconnect us with the time and flow of our river ecologies.
Programme components
- Online Mentoring Session (March/April): to deepen decolonial approaches to art and ecology.
- Field Visits (June/August): two immersive 2-week field visits in Borneo and the UK.
- Online Showcase (September): present research findings and proposals for new works that will emerge through the 6-month programme.
Applicants should demonstrate a sustained engagement with the themes and questions posed by TIME OF THE RIVERS and articulate how participation in this fellowship will contribute to their research trajectory and creative practice.
Support
Full expenses covered, with a stipend of 100 GBP/day for 34 days of full-time participation.
Human-Nature Fellowship 2025 application guidelines
Deadline: 13 February 2025