Calls Sub-Saharan Africa

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Mobility grants for artists

Supporting intercontinental exchange and professional development
Artists, cultural professionals, and creative practitioners from Sub-Saharan Africa and EU countries aged 18+ with demonstrated experience. Covers research, residencies, co-productions, and networking. Rolling applications.

Performing arts dissemination grants

Supporting circulation of performing arts across Africa and to Europe
Performing arts organisations, artists, and cultural operators from Sub-Saharan Africa and EU seeking to disseminate existing productions. Covers touring, festival participation, and major international events. African-European creative tandems encouraged.

Creative tandems for performing arts

Supporting African-European collaborative projects and residencies
African and European performing arts structures and artists developing 3-year structuring projects and cross-creation residencies. Requires partnership between African and European organisations. Collaborative creation and professional development focus.

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Arts & culture spaces support

Strengthening platforms for creation, production and dissemination
Arts and culture spaces in Sub-Saharan Africa and Europe serving as platforms for creation, co-production, incubation, and audience engagement. Includes galleries, cultural centres, residency programmes, and creative hubs seeking structural and programmatic support.

Visual arts collaboration grants

Supporting co-creation, co-production and dissemination
Visual artists and art professionals from Sub-Saharan Africa and Europe developing collaborative projects. Two lots: (1) Co-creation and co-production projects between artists and professionals; (2) Art criticism, publications, and co-research projects.