Open Arts Fund Open Call
Supporting emerging and underrepresented artists with project funding and opportunities to present their work to wider audiences.
The Open Arts Fund is a grant support initiative designed to support emerging and underrepresented artists. This open call invites bold, curious, and socially-engaged creatives to propose projects that challenge boundaries, spark dialogue, and reflect the realities of our communities with a focus on Northern Nigeria.
We are open to artists working across visual art, performance, film, fashion, photography, digital media, sound, craft, and interdisciplinary practices.
Successful applicants will receive project funding and opportunities to present their work to wider audiences through exhibitions, screenings, showcases, and community presentations at the Open Arts Space.
Budget
Three different projects will be funded with upto N500,000
Who can apply?
Emerging artists and collectives based in Africa
Track record/previously executed works
What we are looking for:
Original, well-thought-out creative proposals
Strong artistic intent and community relevance
Feasible and impactful project ideas
Project expectations:
Provide PR material for the project to be shared via Open Arts channels
Submission of final project output including reports on or before 6 months of receiving the grant
Submission
A two page project proposal including a budget and a project timeline in a PDF format
Deadline: 31st January 2025 12:00am WAT
Late submissions will not be considered