South Africa

The New Dimensions Lab is now in its 7th edition and accepting applications from African artists. The Lab takes place from 23 to 30 November 2024 in South Africa, where artists engage in discussions and masterclasses, and workshop their creative projects.

Through this grant the Goethe-Institut supports art professionals from across South Africa who collaborate with cultural or public spaces and engage with the people in the areas where these spaces are located in South Africa, Eswatini and Lesotho.

Cassava Republic is calling for African women editors at all stages of their careers. From 28 August to 8 September 2024, they will be facilitating a 10-day residential workshop in South Africa for African women editors based on the continent.

The ‘Fluid Boundaries International Residency Programme: The Interplay of Water, Art, Science and Indigenous Knowledge Systems’ is now accepting applications for three residencies, of which the first part will take place from March to May 2025. In autumn 2025, the second part of the residency (Third Space Residency) will be taking place with all participants in the Southern Part of Switzerland.

The Wits Innovation Centre invites applications for its Postdoctoral Fellowship, which will advance interdisciplinary research innovation at the University of the Witwatersrand, one of the leading research universities in Africa.

The Zeitz Museum of Contemporary Art Africa (Zeitz MOCAA) and the University of the Western Cape (UWC) have announced an open call for a year-long museum fellowship programme, developed to educate a new generation of art and museum professionals in Africa.

In 2024 the British Council is launching the Festival Connect Fund, which enables new and innovative ways for connections, mobility, and exchanges and showcases contemporary arts between festivals across Africa and internationally.

Studio Quantum is an international events and artist-in-residence programme from the Goethe-Institut, exploring emerging quantum technologies through the lens of art.  The Studio Quantum residences in 2024 are open to artists based in the following project locations: Germany, Ireland, Mexico, Netherlands, United Kingdom, Nigeria, India (States of Karnataka and Kerala), and South Africa. 

Reimagining Heritage, Archives and Museums: Today/Tomorrow is a new project that consists of three components, namely an international convening being held in Cape Town from 13-15 February 2024, a series of professional meetings in Johannesburg following the convening, and a parallel paid mentorship programme. Individuals aged between 20-29 from South Africa, Lesotho, or Malawi are encouraged to apply.

The University of Johannesburg’s artists in residence programme is now accepting applications for 2024. The UJ Artists in Residence Programme welcomes applications from emerging and established artists, from across the globe, but preferably with a link to Africa. Applications for both physical and remote residencies are possible.

Now in its 6th edition, the New Dimensions Lab brings together diverse interdisciplinary African artists to develop stories told through creative technology alongside leading industry mentors. The Lab takes place over the course of a week (22-29 October 2023) in South Africa, where artists engage in discussions and masterclasses, and workshop their creative projects.

The LAPA residency space in Brixton, Johannesburg is inviting duo artists and collectives to undertake one of three residencies in 2023 and 2024. LAPA is open to artists across all disciplines based in Africa who have been professionally active for at least 6 years.