Goethe-Institut

As part of the Goethe-Institut commissioned project, GamesConnect AFRICA, A MAZE., Goethe-Institut, and Leti Arts are pleased to announce an open call for the PLAYFUL OBSCURA – Arthouse Games Residency, a three-week artist residency will take place from 13 April – 1 May 2026 in Accra, Ghana.

The Goethe-Institut’s Slow Travel artist residency, running from 22 April – 12 May 2026 (plus travel time), will offer two individual artists from Germany and France the opportunity to explore Scotland’s diverse landscapes, sustainability challenges, and emerging climate solutions.

This Call for Proposals seeks at least 8 heritage organisations to lead ‘Narrative Clusters’, collaborating with interdisciplinary groups of artists/creatives to develop innovative stories that increase the visibility and contemporary relevance of their heritage.

Goethe-Institut and documenta archiv | documenta und Museum Fridericianum gGmbH will be awarding two fellowships to international scholars, artists, and curators taking place from May 2026 to October 2026.

This residency (19 January to 7 February 2026) is a platform for international exchange, peer learning, and collaborative growth for Female identifying photographers from Bulgaria, Germany, Hungary and Tamil Nadu (India). The residency takes place in Sofia, Bulgaria, Budapest (Hungary), or Chennai (India).

Connect and Create is calling for applications from performing arts and music organisations in sub-Saharan Africa and the European Union for the ‘Creative Tandems’ grant, for activities between March 2026 and March 2028.

This Call for Proposals seeks to select more than 16 heritage organisations to lead ‘Narrative Clusters’, collaborating with interdisciplinary groups of artists/creatives to develop innovative stories that increase the visibility and contemporary relevance of their heritage.

The residency programmes of the City of Munich and Lothringer 13 Halle, in cooperation with the Goethe-Institut, are offering three research and working residencies for professional artists from various artistic disciplines from 8 January to 26 March 2026.

The Team Leader will be responsible for the overall management of the Cultural Relations Platform and for ensuring the effective coordination and implementation of all project activities.

The Goethe-Institut Project Space (GPS) programme grants seed funding to three artistic projects that are realised in rural and peri-urban parts of South Africa, Lesotho and Eswatini between February and November 2026.

Akademie Schloss Solitude, together with the National Art Gallery of Namibia and the Goethe-Institut Namibia, has announced the continuation of its bilateral residency programme, which promotes long-term cultural exchange between Namibia and Baden-Württemberg, Germany.