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Africa-Europe Partnerships for Culture: Connect and Create Relay Scheme 2027Connect and Create Relay Scheme, a professional development programme aimed at young communications professionals, will provide 11 months of support to 16 journalists, communications specialists, content creators, influencers and media presenters residing in one of the 12 countries involved in the ‘Tandems Créatifs’ projects.
Africa-Europe Partnerships for Culture: Grants for Creative and Artistic Practitioners in Southern Africa 2nd CallThis programme invites artists and creatives to engage with heritage narratives from six countries, reimagining them through a contemporary creative lens. Selected participants will receive a 6,000 EUR grant and take part in a six-month Heritage Narrative development phase, culminating in three co-produced creative works.
British Council: Connections Through Culture Grants 2026The British Council is calling for applications from artists or organisations for their Connections Through Culture (CTC) grants programme, which supports creative collaborations between the UK and select countries.Closed
Absa L’Atelier: 2026 Competition with Residency (South Africa, France, Remote)The Absa L’Atelier competition, through its prizes, supports visual artists in growing their brand and in equipping them with the relevant skills needed to build their careers.Closed
Goethe-Institut: 'Narrative Cluster' Heritage Grants in Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho, Namibia, South Africa, ZimbabweThis 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.Closed
French Institute of South Africa (IFAS): Call for Entrepreneurs - Création Africa (South Africa, Lesotho and Malawi)After a successful first edition in 2024, Création Africa South Africa, Lesotho and Malawi is back to support and scale up cultural entrepreneurs in South Africa, Lesotho and Malawi. Supported by the French Ministry of Europe and Foreign Affairs, the Embassy of France and the French Institute of South Africa (IFAS) the second edition of Création Africa, Creation Africa 2, aims to boost and support cultural entrepreneurship in South Africa, Lesotho, and Malawi.Closed
Goethe-Institut: Grants for Heritage Organisation in Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho, Namibia, South Africa, and ZimbabweThis 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.Closed
Wits Innovation Centre: African Musical Creativity in the Age of AI (South Africa)The Wits Innovation Centre (WIC), in partnership with the Machine Intelligence & Neural Discovery Institute (MIND) at Wits University, invites applications for AI & African Music, a pilot supporting new music initiatives that put African creativity at the centre of artificial intelligence.Closed
Creation Africa: South Africa, Lesotho and Malawi 2025–2026After a successful first iteration in 2024, Création Africa South Africa, Lesotho and Malawi is back to support and scale up cultural entrepreneurs in South Africa, Lesotho and Malawi.Closed
University of Johannesburg Artist in Residence Programme 2026 (South Africa/Remote)The University of Johannesburg (UJ) is calling for applications for its 2026 Artists in Residence Programme. This programme is designed to foster arts practice as research and is aimed at artist-academics across various disciplines.Closed
Goethe-Institut Project Space Grant 2026 (South Africa, Lesotho, Eswatini)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.Closed
S+T+ARTS: Afropean Intelligence Programme 2025–2026 for African Artists (Nigeria, Egypt, Tunisia, South Africa, the Democratic Republic of Congo)S+T+ARTS Afropean Intelligence (#AI) opens a call for artists to support 10 artistic residencies in Nigeria, Egypt, Tunisia, South Africa and the Democratic Republic of Congo. The project will support 10 African artists in their creation process, by providing digital tools and Afro-European transversal expertise; encouraging them to reshape narratives that promote social justice, inclusivity and challenge racial paradigms.Closed
