Collaboration & Networking

After a successful first edition in 2024, Création Africa South Africa, Lesotho and Malawi is back to support and scale up cultural entrepreneurs in South Africa, Lesotho and Malawi. Supported by the French Ministry of Europe and Foreign Affairs, the Embassy of France and the French Institute of South Africa (IFAS) the second edition of Création Africa, Creation Africa 2, aims to boost and support cultural entrepreneurship in South Africa, Lesotho, and Malawi.

Insha Osvita with support of the Robert Bosch Stiftung in partnership with proto produkciia, Opera Aperta, Asortymentna kimnata and Antonin Artaud Fellowship seeking cultural professionals from Europe who are interested in getting to know the current artistic context in Ukraine and making contacts for future common projects.

IN SITU is now calling for applications from emerging artists creating in public space for their second open call. Around 60 European artists will have access to online content to learn about artistic production related to art in public space from March 2026 to June 2026 and an in-person immersive lab with learning and networking opportunities (between 6 May and 8 August 2026).

The project consists of three strands – visual arts, film, and music – they are currently calling for applications from EU visual artists for one of five U.S. Artist Residency Programs from April to early June 2026.

TheMuseumsLab is a programme for joint learning, perspective exchange, networking and career building among African and European museum professionals. Programme activities will take place from 6 May to 2 December 2026.

Akademie Schloss Solitude is accepting applications for its residential fellowships for the period 2026–2028. International artists, researchers, and cultural professionals from all disciplines will have the opportunity to apply for a six- or nine-month fellowship.

The Connect and Create Professional Mobilities call for proposals aims to support organisations and international events in Africa or Europe that host delegations composed of non-artist professionals from both continents.

Mophradat’s New Agents Programme brings together a group of six people from across art fields from the Arab world to collaborate and learn together and eventually co-develop and realise a proposal for a public encounter.

Culture Moves Europe promotes cultural and artistic mobility by supporting individual mobility and residency projects across all Creative Europe countries. The project is funded by the Creative Europe programme of the European Union and implemented by the Goethe-Institut.