Calendar · Africa

What is open in Africa

The full list for Africa, all of it, whenever you want it. Our weekly rotation decides what we feature; the calendar stays open to every region, all the time.

• Biennial Dakar Biennale (Dak'Art) Secrétariat Général de la Biennale de Dakar · Dakar, Senegal Deadline 2026-12-19
• Biennial Bamako Encounters: African Biennale of Photography Ministry of Culture of Mali · Bamako, Mali Deadline 2027-01-26
• Biennial Lagos Biennial Àkéte Art Foundation · Lagos, Nigeria Deadline 2026-12-20
• Fair AKAA: Also Known As Africa AKAA · Paris, France Deadline 2026-10-25
• Prize Norval Sovereign African Art Prize Sovereign Art Foundation with Norval Foundation · Franschhoek, South Africa Deadline 2027-02-26
• Fair Investec Cape Town Art Fair Fiera Milano Exhibitions Africa · Cape Town, South Africa Annual, typically mid-to-late February at the CTICC
• Fair 1-54 Contemporary African Art Fair (Marrakech) 1-54 · Marrakech, Morocco Annual Marrakech edition, typically early February (also London and New York editions)
• Prize Absa L'Atelier Art Competition Absa with SANAVA · Johannesburg, South Africa Annual; submissions typically open spring (~April–May) across 12 African countries
• Grant Prince Claus Seed Award Prince Claus Fund · Amsterdam, Netherlands Annual; call opens ~Nov/Dec with an early-January deadline (eligible: Africa, Asia, Latin America, Caribbean, Middle East, Eastern Europe)
• Biennial Kampala Art Biennale Kampala Arts Trust · Kampala, Uganda Recurs biennially in even years, typically in the second half of the year
• Biennial Stellenbosch Triennale Stellenbosch Outdoor Sculpture Trust · Stellenbosch, South Africa Triennial (every three years), typically South African autumn (Feb–Apr); next edition expected ~2028
• Open call RAW Académie RAW Material Company · Dakar, Senegal Roughly annual session; open call for up to ten fellows typically published mid-year
• Residency NIROX Artist Residency NIROX Foundation · Krugersdorp, South Africa Rolling and by-invitation intakes through the year; some open calls
• Open call Thami Mnyele Foundation Residency Thami Mnyele Foundation · Amsterdam, Netherlands Annual open call when active; three-month Amsterdam studio residency for African visual artists
• Open call 32° East Residency 32° East | Ugandan Arts Trust · Kampala, Uganda Residency calls recur roughly October–November each year
• Open call Black Rock Senegal Residency Black Rock Senegal · Dakar, Senegal One fee-free open call per year for 1–3 month stays
• Residency Fondation H Residency / Prix Paritana Fondation H · Antananarivo, Madagascar Residencies largely by invitation; the annual Prix Paritana prize opens its own call each year
• Residency David Koloane Award Residency Bag Factory Artists' Studios · Johannesburg, South Africa Annual open call, typically announced mid-year; funded studio residency for a South Africa–based artist

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