Opportunities

In partnership with Unlimited, the British Council Arts are offering five awards of up to £50k in the latest round of the Unlimited International Partner Awards.

An immersive workshop focused on Rammed Earth - Vernacular Architecture, set in the serene environment of Kasigau BaseCamp, Taita Taveta.

The award recognizes works and companies that demonstrate design excellence and innovation around the world

The Global Creative Graduate Showcase 2024 is your chance to share your creative work alongside your peers from around the world and get it judged by industry leaders.

Grants to art and culture projects in East Africa

5 compelling cases for recycle and repair

From January 17th until 13 March 2024, changemakers everywhere are invited to submit ideas to radically redesign the world we live in

The Submissions must be received by Friday 5 January 2024, 23.59 (GMT)

WDCD Climate Challenge workshop also shed light on impactful case studies from Kenya

Potential for successful applicants to receive micro grants, UK sales opportunities and be part of a digital zine

To be eligible to apply your creative project or event must be delivered between January and July 2024

Celebrating the excellence of craftsmanship globally, the Prize aims to recognize the uniquely talented artisans.

The Creative Class is a 6-Week Hybrid accelerator programme

For its third edition the EPFL CDH AiR program, #enterthehyperscientific, will support up to 4 artists-in-residence for 3 month residencies at EPFL, in partnership with the City of Lausanne.

Share your design with immcologne for a chance to get the spotlight you deserve at imm cologne 2024 to show your work and make valuable contacts.

Calling all makers who would like to sell their products at the festival market to apply and participate.

We invite content creators to register so that we can get to interact and recognise your work better.

WE!ARE Climate Justice campaign, Crtve Development is excited to invite Creative Hubs to apply in showcases, workshops & mentor programmes addressing climate change

Submissions will be accepted on a rolling basis. Submission Deadline is December 15th 2023

Calling physical exhibitors, digital exhibitors, and crew.

Deadline Feb 11th 2023; submissions accepted on a rolling basis.

Dedicated and passionate individuals, join our crew for Nairobi Design Week 2024.

Conceived in honour of the late Henrike Grohs - a dedicated promoter of contemporary art in Africa

Hivos (East Africa) is seeking concept notes from registered artistic collectives, creative hubs, and groups of content creators in order to support the production of more consciously independent and self-sufficient makers reach a wider and more diverse African audience

In collaboration with Nashulai Maasai Conservancy, Studio Verde is excited to announce its Artist in Residence project called CO-EXISTENCE: Netii Apa Story-tellers which is looking into the Role of Indigenous Stories in Transforming 21st Century Conservation.

Mozilla is providing grants from $5,000 to $10,000 USD to individuals and organizations studying the impact of AI on communities in Eastern and Southern Africa

Intertwining these strands leads to improved relationships, new work, increased connection and greater influence. The fund offers grants to innovative practitioners of art and culture projects in East Africa

Funded by the Mellon Foundation’s Humanities in Place program, HERITΛGE will fund projects that focus on the protection of and/or promotion of local heritage for socio-economic development in the continent.

With the goal of harnessing the creativity and ambition of the next generation of design leaders, WDO is now accepting applications for our 2023-2025 Young Designers Circle!

The DIA Award 2023 for both to the Product Group and Concept Group are open to original works from individuals, enterprises, universities/colleges and institutions.

Competition is open internationally to all art and design undergraduate or postgraduate students graduating in the Academic Year 2022-23

The open call targets aspiring designers, models, stylists, volunteers and fashion enthusiasts

Will explore ideas, meet other creatives and learn about the Design Intelligence Award application process.

This year’s categories include Cultural Innovation, Life Wisdom, Industrial Equipment, and Digital Economy under the theme "Design Evolution"

Engineers, Institutions, Designers and Individuals seeking to make a lasting impact should focus their visionary project proposals on the theme of "Design Evolution”

Selected from hundreds of entries worldwide, this year's cohort represents some of the best and brightest visions that circular design has to offer.

This year’s categories include Cultural Innovation, Life Wisdom, Industrial Equipment, and Digital Economy under the theme "Design Evolution"

Over $4000 awarded to 14 recipients across Africa.

9 entries were shortlisted for DIA in 2022.

Saturday 14th January 2023 at OutReality space at The Mall, Westlands; 12-2pm EAT‍

The call for proposals for the #MakeitCircularChallenge will now stay open until 31 January 2023!

Organised by the prestigious China Academy of Art, this annual award offers several cash prizes to winners. In addition, it also provides a platform to accelerate international trade, increase connectivity and open up commercial opportunities for designers.

Opportunities for festival crew, physical exhibitors and digital exhibitors.