Opportunities Include: grants, funding, jobs, fellowships etc.
OPPORTUNITY PORTALS
Opportunities For Youth - Global
Empowering youth through access to information and opportunities.
Opportunities for Africans - Africa
Connecting Africans to the latest life changing opportunities
The largest platform for international opportunities
A forum where various opportunities like education, jobs and entrepreneurial ideas are shared for the benefit of diverse cultures.
Bringing all the opportunities from all over the world in one platform, making it easy to find your dream opportunity.
Funding Opportunities - Global
Making Opportunities accessible to organizations and individuals
Prince Claus Fund - Select Regions
The Prince Claus Fund stimulates the freedom of cultural expression worldwide
Arts and Culture Trust - South Africa
South Africa's premier independent arts and culture funding development agency. Pro-active agents of change in the creative economy.
National Arts Council (NAC) - South Africa
The vision of the NAC is to promote through the arts, the free expression of South African cultures.
British Council SSA Arts - UK and Sub-Saharan Africa
The British Council is the United Kingdom's international organisation for cultural relations and educational opportunities.
Miscellaneous
SPECIALIZED OPPORTUNITY PORTALS
On The Move: Cultural Mobility Information Network - Global
A cultural mobility information network with members in over 20 countries across Europe and internationally. Their mission is to encourage and facilitate cross-border mobility and cooperation.
VANSA (Visual Arts Network of South Africa)
An industry organisation supporting the development of the visual arts sector.
African Writers Trust - Africa
The African Writers Trust is a body that aims to bridge the divide between African writers and publishing professionals living in the diaspora and on the continent, bringing them together in order to promote synergies and to foster knowledge and learning between the two groups.
Journalism.co.za - South Africa
The site is intended both as a resource for working journalists in Southern Africa and a teaching tool for the (Wits) university programme. It also allows media companies to find new talent, to promote services, award programmes, training or events in a multitude of ways.
A source for film and documentary grants, production budgets, templates and online courses.
Photography
PHOTOGRAPHY OPPORTUNITIES
FotoRoom - Global
FotoRoom is an online space showcasing works of contemporary photography ranging in genre, theme and style, and made by artists from all over the globe.
International Photography Awards (list)
Photography Grants, Funds and Fellowships (list)
International Photography Festivals (list)
Photo Contest Guru - Global
An online portal of photography contests, funding, grants and awards.
LensCulture - Global
LensCulture is one of the most comprehensive and far-reaching resources for discovering contemporary photography talent around the world.
Miscellaneous Awards and Competitions throughout the year
Residencies
INTERNATIONAL RESIDENCIES
Fully Funded Residencies - Global
A platform that aims to provide a faster and easier overview of art residences, mobility funds, grants and awards, concentrating on those covering all or most of expenses.
For: Artists, Curators, Collectives, Researchers, Cultural Producers etc.
Arteles - Global
Arteles runs one of the biggest international artist residency centers in Finland, organizes cultural events and activities. It functions as well as an active organizational part for shows, art projects and other culture related events.
Note: Multiple Residencies
Contemporary Lynx - Global
9 Fully funded art residencies to apply for in February 2020
For: Artists, Researchers, Culture Professionals etc.
Prohelvetia - Southern Africa and Switzerland
A residency (of up to 3 months) for artists from Southern African in Switzerland, or conversely, for Swiss artists in a Southern African country, provides the chance to gain broad insight into a different cultural environment.
FASHION
Deadline
30 June 2020
VOGUE TALENTS
Scouting For Africa 2020
Africa
Vogue Talents is supporting emerging designers along with the African Fashion Foundation by launching a new scouting project dedicated to African creatives. All African designers, both residing in Africa and anywhere else in the world, can apply to be part of this scouting project
PHOTOGRAPHERS
FILMMAKERS
Deadline
10 May 2020
Getty Images
#ShowUs Grant to Support Women, Female-Identifying and Non-Binary voices in Commercial Film and Photography
Global
Will provide financial support and mentorship to photographers and videographers who are using their talents to create inclusive visual stories depicting authentic representations of women, female-identifying and non-binary individuals.
BUSINESS/ CREATIVE ENTREPRENEURS
Youth in Business Programme South Africa - CITI
Cape Town
Aimed at business-savvy youth within Khayelitsha, Mitchells Plain, Mfuleni and surrounding areas, this new programme aims to create an enabling environment for the young people to gain an in-depth, hands-on learning experience of the tech tools available to aid in the growth and development of their business. This programme will equip these young people with the skills necessary to improve and grow their businesses to become economically sustainable.
BUSINESS/ CREATIVE ENTREPRENEURS
Women in Business - CITI
Cape Town
This programme creates a supportive and growth environment for women, who would like to utilise technology within their businesses. This programme will expose them to the latest technology tools available, to enhance and grow their business.
VISUAL ART
Deadline
15 May 2020
Creativate Digital Arts Festival 2020
South Africa
The Creativate Digital Arts Festival, which runs during the National Arts Festival from 25 June to 5 July, is calling all artists, technologists, futurists, animators, filmmakers, gamers, performers and musicians to reimagine, unravel and question our new world and submit a proposal for the 2020 edition of Creativate.