AL JAZEERA-ENCOUNTERS PITCHING FORUM CALL AT THE 19TH ENCOUNTERS FESTIVAL African filmmakers are invited to submit proposals for the Al Jazeera-Encounters Pitching Forum in Johannesburg on Saturday, 10 June 2026, during the 19th Encounters South African International Documentary Festival. A maximum of 12 African filmmakers will be selected to pitch to an Al Jazeera commissioning… Read More »
OPEN CALL FOR ARTISTS – PROJECT IN SA AND ZAMBIA Open Call – Calling artists to work on environmental action public art projects in Livingstone and Johannesburg. This project will create collaborative public artworks in Livingstone, Zambia and Johannesburg, South Africa, around the theme of environmental action. The artworks will link the two cities and… Read More »
OPEN CALL: 5TH GHETTO BIENNALE PORT-AU-PRINCE, HAITI The Ghetto Biennale is a cross-cultural arts festival held in two adjacent informal neighbourhoods in Port-au-Prince, the capital of Haiti, called Lakou Cheri and Ghetto Leanne. It is hosted by the artists’ collective, Atis Rezistans, and has taken place every two years. 5th Ghetto Biennale, Port-Au-Prince, Haiti –… Read More »
Welcome to the Arts & Culture Trust The Arts & Culture Trust (ACT) is South Africa’s premier independent arts and culture funding and development agency. A number of focused funding and development programmes implemented by ACT support a broad range of activities nationally. Through the Professional Development Programme the Trust makes funding available to individual… Read More »
CALL FOR ARTISTS: SKETCHBOOK VISUAL ART PROJECT – PORT ELIZABETH Young local visual artists working in all mediums are hereby invited to participate in the Sketchbook Visual Art Project, an annual professional developmental programme that seeks to develop the visual arts sector in the Metro by offering young visual artists an opportunity to develop their… Read More »
FULCRUM SUZANNE SHAW CREATIVE AWARD 2026 The Fulcrum Group, in partnership with the Bag Factory Artists’ Studios and the Candice Berman Gallery is looking for young and up coming Curators to enter into the FULCRUM SUZANNE SHAW CREATIVE AWARD 2026. The award in 2026 revolves around the concept of “seeing things differently” and exploring the… Read More »
CCDI AFTER DARK CREATIVE CLASSES The Cape Craft & Design Institute is running a new pilot project consisting of a series of multi-disciplinary evening courses that are facilitated by various creatives based in Cape Town. CCDI After Dark offers a series of multi-disciplinary short evening courses that are both creative and practical. Learn a new… Read More »
STARTS PRIZE 2026 OPEN CALL Grand prize of the European Commission honoring Innovation in Technology, Industry and Society stimulated by the Arts Appointed by the European Commission, Ars Electronica, BOZAR and Waag Society are launching a prize to select the most pioneering collaborations and results in the field of creativity and innovation at the crossings… Read More »
Decorex Cape Town 2026 Decorex is Africa’s largest décor, design and lifestyle exhibition and travels the country annually, highlighting top designers and design trends in décor, lifestyle and food. From 27 – 30 April 2026, Decorex Cape Town will once again return to its usual haunt, the Cape Town International Convention Centre. If you’ve got… Read More »
OPEN CALL FOR EL-ATLAL RESIDENCY – JERICHO, PALESTINE 2026 el-Atlal welcomes artists and researchers of all origins for a residency programme in the oasis city of Jericho in Palestine. The 2026 residency will be one-month long from the end of October 2026 and will host a limited number of residents. INTRODUCTION el-Atlal welcomes artists and… Read More »