Northern Africa

Halaqat, which is the Arabic term for ‘multiple links and circles’, provides a space for cultural actors from Arab and European countries to artistically reflect on topics of care, exploring them through a gender lens.

Fine Acts is launching the Brave New Futures: MENA Strategic Imagination Labs – a 24-month experiment in bold thinking, radical creativity, and collective transformation.

Halaqat launches its final Open Call for Projects, inviting artists, collectives, and cultural organisations based in Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco, and Belgium to submit proposals for projects that engage with the themes of care and gender.

Alexandria and Tirana have been nominated as Mediterranean Capitals of Culture and Dialogue for 2025. In this context, the ALF decided to organise its ALForum in Tirana in June 2025 and is now launching this open call to support cultural and intercultural activities in Alexandria.

As part of its ACF-Academy programme, the African Culture Fund (ACF), in partnership with AFREXIMBANK, is launching its sixth call for applications targeting cultural managers and artists from North Africa, as part of the activities of the Intra-African Trade Fair (IATF 2025) in Algiers.

Halaqat invites artists to apply for its new residency programme, taking place between January and September 2026 in Lebanon, Morocco, Jordan, and Egypt. Artists are encouraged to submit individual projects exploring the themes of care and gender.

Within the framework of its Call for Festivals, Halaqat provides financial support, gender-focused mentoring, knowledge exchange and networking opportunities to independent festivals taking place between November 2025 and November 2026 in Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, and Morocco.

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.

Halaqat invites photographers to apply for a three-month residency in Cairo from 15 September to 15 December 2025, hosted at the Goethe-Institut’s White Villa.

Slash Transition is searching for five new sound/music artists from Austria, France, Georgia, Portugal and Tunisia that are interested in participating in this programme involving training, residency and final European convention.

Within the framework of its Call for Residency Hosts, Halaqat provides financial support to legal entities interested in hosting three artists for a residency project in Jordan, Lebanon or Morocco.

Located in Marrakech, the Montresso Art Foundation supports contemporary creation by offering artists a unique residency setting conducive to experimentation and artistic production.