Deadline: 15 December 2025 The Canva Africa Design Challenge 2025 is officially open, inviting creatives from across the continent to submit original template designs tailored to the needs of African small businesses, freelancers, and solopreneurs. Entries close on 15 December 2025, and participants may submit as many high-quality designs as they wish using Canva’s platform. … Continue reading Canva Africa Design Challenge 2025
SGAS/SSEA & VAD Conference 2026 at Basel, Switzerland
The Swiss Society for African Studies (SGAS/SSEA) and the Association for African Studies in Germany (VAD) will jointly host their biennial conference in Basel, Switzerland, under the theme “African Perspectives on Global Transformations.” The conference invites scholars from across the world to explore urgent topics such as decolonization, epistemic justice, reparations, climate justice, and planetary … Continue reading SGAS/SSEA & VAD Conference 2026 at Basel, Switzerland
Ford Foundation’s JustFilms Documentary Grant 2025
Deadline: October 30, 2025 The Ford Foundation’s JustFilms initiative has opened its 2025 call for documentary grant applications, offering vital support to filmmakers who use storytelling as a force for justice and cultural transformation. This year’s call invites artist-driven, feature-length documentaries that creatively engage with pressing social issues and challenge dominant narratives around power, identity, … Continue reading Ford Foundation’s JustFilms Documentary Grant 2025
Jerusalem Creative Spaces Residency Programme in Palestine
Organiser: British Council – JerusalemProgramme: 4th Round of the Creative Spaces Residency ProgrammeLocation: British Council premises, East JerusalemResidency Duration: July 2025 – March 2026 (three 3-month slots)Deadline to Apply: 22 June 2025 Purpose: To support Palestinian artists, collectives, and cultural organisations by providing a creative residency that fosters artistic production, community engagement, and international exchange—especially … Continue reading Jerusalem Creative Spaces Residency Programme in Palestine
International Contest for Minority Artists 2025: Belonging, Place, and Loss
1 March 2025 The International Contest for Minority Artists returns for its fourth edition in 2025, inviting submissions under the theme "Belonging, Place, and Loss." This competition aims to amplify the voices of minority artist human rights defenders, fostering dialogue around critical issues of identity, community, and culture. Theme: Belonging, Place, and Loss The 2025 … Continue reading International Contest for Minority Artists 2025: Belonging, Place, and Loss
Egypt: Sawiris Arts & Culture Scholarship
Deadline: 30 April 2025 The Sawiris Arts & Culture Scholarship (SACS) offers higher education scholarships for Bachelor’s, Master’s, residencies, and apprenticeships to talented, socially engaged Egyptian applicants in arts and culture. It aims to nurture future artists who will contribute to Egypt’s development through their craft. Fields of Study Performing Arts: Theatre, drama, dance, acting, … Continue reading Egypt: Sawiris Arts & Culture Scholarship
Call for Applications: Tae’thir Project – “Resisting Defeatism”
Deadline: 5 January 2025 "Resisting Defeatism" program explores the tension between defeatism—passive acceptance of hardship—and resistance, emphasizing the transformative power of imagination and creativity in envisioning a hopeful future. Participants are invited to reflect on how art and content creation can foster resilience and inspire collective action against the backdrop of humanitarian crises and diminishing … Continue reading Call for Applications: Tae’thir Project – “Resisting Defeatism”
TEJA: Emergency Residencies Programme 2025 for Artists and Cultural Practitioners in Palestine
Deadline: 31 December 2024 Network of Cultural Spaces in Support of Emergency Situations (TEJA) is announcing its 2025 Emergency Residency Program for artists and cultural practitioners residing in the West Bank and Jerusalem. In response to the challenges faced by the Palestinian artistic community, TEJA is expanding its program to offer six new three-month residencies … Continue reading TEJA: Emergency Residencies Programme 2025 for Artists and Cultural Practitioners in Palestine
