Open call: Grants for artists and creatives (Southern Africa)
An open call has been launched for artists and creative practitioners across Southern Africa to participate in a heritage-focused creative development programme under the Africa–Europe Partnerships for Culture (Southern Africa component).
Selected applicants will receive funding and take part in a structured collaborative process leading to new creative works. The application deadline is 29 May.
The initiative invites participants to engage with heritage narratives from the region and reinterpret them through contemporary artistic practice. Selected applicants will receive funding and take part in a structured collaborative process leading to new creative works.
Key details
- Grant value: €6 000 (about $7 000) per selected participant
- Programme duration: Six-month Heritage Narrative process phase
- Outcome: Co-produced creative works developed with Heritage Narrative Clusters
- Application deadline: 29 May
- More information: www.goethe.de/aepc
Who can apply
Applications are open to:
- Artists, creatives and artistic practitioners
- All artistic disciplines
- Applicants based in the following countries:
- Botswana
- Eswatini
- Lesotho
- Namibia
- South Africa
- Zimbabwe
Programme overview
- Selected participants will work collaboratively with Heritage Narrative Clusters
- The focus is on reinterpreting heritage themes through contemporary creative approaches
- The process culminates in three co-produced artistic outputs per selected participant/group
- Application information
- Full call for proposals available via PDF document (via official application portal)
- Applications must be submitted through the Goethe application portal
Context
The grants form part of wider cultural cooperation between Africa and Europe aimed at supporting artistic exchange, collaborative production, and the development of new narratives rooted in heritage and contemporary expression.
View the original call here.


























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