Call for Applications: Join SOBAF Community | Deadline: 19th June
A literary and arts platform in Sokoto, known as Sokoto Book and Arts Foundation (SOBAF) had some days ago, put out a call for applications for their intended creatives collective called SOBAF Community.
Sokoto Book and Arts Foundation are the organisers of Sokoto Book and Arts Festival, an arts and literary festival that debuted last year in Sokoto. According to the press release, SOBAF Community “is aimed at harmonising all kinds of creative people in Sokoto and giving them a platform to explore their creativity at will.”
Following the reception of the last festival, directors of the foundation who double as the curators of the festival saw the need to launch a community that would sustain the tempo raised in the attendees of the festival. “After the festival, so many people reached out indicating their interests in the arts and right then we knew we needed to do something to sustain that rare enthusiasm and what better than a community?” Uchenna Emelife, one of the directors said.
He continued: “Our goal is to turn Sokoto into a hub for creativity; a go-to community for everything arts cause we have got all that it takes, all that is left is to come together and build a platform that would amplify our strengths. That platform is SOBAF Community.”
Application to join SOBAF Community is open to all kinds of creatives in Sokoto including poets, writers, readers, photographers, musicians, dancers, sculptors, painters, artists, curators, and any other kind of artistic creative people. Membership is free and all that’s required is for interested eligible people to apply and successful applicants will be contacted.
Application link here: bit.ly/joinSOBAFCommunity. Deadline: Sunday, 19th June 2022.
Benefits of joining SOBAF Community
According to the press release, these are some benefits of joining the community:
- Networking
Creatives meet with one another, thereby creating collaboration and learning opportunities.
2. Periodic Workshops and Seminars on several aspects of creativity
Workshops, seminars, webinars will be periodically organised to help members hone their skills and learn new trends.
3. Free publicity on artistic exploits
Works by members will be showcased to the global market, through social media and all other SOBAF publicity platforms.
4. First-hand information on SOBAF programs
Members will enjoy exclusive information about upcoming SOBAF programs, including #SOBAFest.
5. First-hand information on future SOBAF job and volunteering opportunities
Opportunities for creatives will constantly be shared to members and led through the application. Such opportunities may include offers by the foundation.
And much more.
