The Muse X Qubit, New partnership between Sudan and Australia

In November 2025, a long-term collaboration in archiving and artistic production was launched between The Muse Multi Studios (Sudan Art Archive) and Qubit Incubator, following several months of online development and exchange. Directors Shay Jayawardena and Reem Aljeally spent three weeks in Cairo at the Knowledge Lab, engaging closely with the city, its layered histories, Sudanese communities, and local artistic practices, while also facilitating a meaningful exchange of resources between the two institutions.

This 12-month fellowship, delivered by The Muse Multi Studios (Sudan Art Archive), Sudan in partnership with Qubit Incubator, Australia supports eight artists from Australia and Sudan to explore alternative, community-driven and living archival practices.

Across the first three months, fellows participate in an eight-session Knowledge Lab that introduces key definitions, methodologies, and case studies in archival practice, with a focus on how artists can work with collections, community memory, and non-traditional archives. Sessions are delivered by experts and leading practitioners in both communities. 

Following this foundation period, each artist develops their own project over six months with ongoing guidance from the program partners. At the end of the fellowship, all works will be presented in a public exhibition in the Northern Territory, Australia. The exhibition will also be digitised to form a new alternate and living archive, made accessible online as a lasting resource.

This fellowship will launch in April 2026 with its presentations and exhibition taking place in Darwin, Australia in 2027. This partnership is supported by the Australian Government and Creative Australia.

Qubit Incubator and Gallery, based in the Northern Territory, Australia, is the region’s only experimental arts incubator, supporting boundary‑pushing creative practice across disciplines. Together, Qubit and The Muse are delivering a cross‑cultural fellowship that brings artists from Australia and Sudan into shared dialogue, focusing on community‑driven, alternative, and living archival practices and the role of archives within artistic practice.