Building Beyond is a multi-disciplinary programme that supports creative practices exploring how communities relate to each other and public space in cities, creating opportunities for collectively imagined realities.
Beginning in March 2026, Building Beyond brings together nine mid-career creatives (± 7-15 years of relevant professional experience) working across diverse mediums, approaches, and interpretations of the overarching theme. Supported by three Senior Fellows, this cohort will come together over the course of nine months to support each participant in their own individual practice and how to activate it in their context; and to facilitate conversation and exchange between the cohort, its growing network, and relevant external practitioners.
The programme consists of various online interactive formats, such as peer group sessions, individual feedback, and guest speaker sessions. They will also meet in person once within the programme in the form of a ‘Lab Week’, an intensive fellowship gathering. Lastly, the programme carries a group project for the cohort.
Applicants should be artists, cultural practitioners, or creatives whose individual practice relates to architecture, design, spatial practice, public space, and urban communities. Eligible applicants must be from, live, and work in eligible countries in Africa: Algeria, Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Egypt, Ethiopia, Democratic Republic of Congo, Ghana, Kenya, Libya, Mali, Mauritania, Morocco, Mozambique, Niger, Nigeria, Uganda, Rwanda, Senegal, Somalia, Tanzania, Tunisia, Chad, South Africa, or South-Sudan.
Each participant receives an Award of 10,000 EUR and guidance from the Senior Fellows to work on the concept for a body of work that is outlined in their application. While the grant is not limited to a strict project plan or budget, the participant’s proposed project will be used as a baseline for the programme and will orient its content. The Prince Claus Fund covers the costs related to the Fellows Award itself, including travel expenses, visa costs, and stay.
