Africa

MAISHA has launched a call for applicants for the positions of dancers, choreographers and artistic director, for a three-week residency in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (1–24 May), in preparation for a performance in Addis on 25 May 2024.

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.

The 14th Bamako Encounters – The African Biennale of Photography will be held from 16 November 2024 to 15 January 2025 in Bamako, Mali. This call is open to artists from the African world and its diaspora – photographers and videographers, amateurs or professionals, alone or in groups, with no limit of age or nationality.

Artist applications are now open for the 2nd edition of CollaboNation, Africa’s premier collaboration portal.

The North Africa Cultural Programme (NACP) | Cycle II is a four-year programme (2024–2027) dedicated to five countries in North Africa – Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Morocco, and Tunisia – and comprises two support schemes: a National Cultural Opportunities Fund and a Regional Competitive Creativity Fund.

STARTS4AFRICA is has announced the Call for Artists for the first STARTS Residency Programme fully dedicated to promoting Sub-Saharan Africa innovation at the nexus of Science + Technology + Arts.

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. 

The EU-funded project Euro-Egyptian Cultural Program (EECP) is launching a call for artists to join an art residency programme in Egypt working with Egyptian independent cultural actors. The residency will take place from April to May 2024.

The International ARC – Alliance Française Residency is open to women or women-identifying artists of any African nationality working and living outside of Botswana. The residency will take place in Gaborone from 1 July - 31 August 2024.

The EU – West Africa Arts Fusion Residency & Expo 2024 will gather artists and creatives from Ghana, Togo, Benin, and EU Member States together to stimulate cross-continental collaboration and cultural interaction. There are three categories for applications: fashion, music and visual arts.

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.