This week we bring you the work of Michael Asrat, chek his page out, like & share …. better still get yourself a copy of one of his comic books at Sabegn.
How the Arts Mailing List works: below you will find an extensive list of open calls, residencies, competitions etc. So find your section, ie: if you are writer check out the writers’ section. Once you are there:
- Click on the link of the opportunity you would like to apply for
- This will take you to their website where you can read the criteria for submission
- Once you have read it, simply apply!!!!!
- Don’t just apply to one only …. It is a numbers game, so do apply to many open calls
The second section of this newsletter showcases what else are other creatives are producing, from videos to articles, check out the links this may inspire you.
Until next week, wishing you a fabulously productive week.
Opportunities
To showcase your work to the world, simply click on the below links, read and apply to as many opportunities as you can.
All Creatives:
- All creatives ……… Scholarships & training BigDreamEt
- All creatives ….….. Showcase your work on Utopiያ
- All creatives ………. Freelance Ethiopia for Jobs
- All creatives ………. Swiss Post-grad Scholarship for the artist
- All creatives ………. Creative online courses – fees applies
- All creatives ………. Creative trianing by Gobeze – fees apply
- All creatives ………. Event: Paintings by Million Birhane until 6th Dec
- All creatives ………. Event: Dancing Lines exhibition 21stNov-5th Dec
- All creatives ………. Event: Paiting Sounds Exhibition 21st Nov-14th Dec
- All creatives ………. Event: The Quiet Wave Exhibition 1st Nov-22nd Dec
- All creatives ………. Event: Sheroes Poster exhibtion – 6th-10th Dec
- All creatives ………. Event: B a B….be a bee exhibition 23rd Nov-22nd Dec
Animators:
- Animators ……………… Yeha Digital Experience Open call – 14th Dec
- Animators ……………… Pixels Fest Open call – 5th Dec
- Animators ……………… Odyssée residency in France – 15th Dec
- Animators ……..………. International Animated Film festival – 31st Dec
- Animators ……..………. Alserkal fully funded residency – 1st Jan 2020
- Animators ……………… Lyons Film Festival Open call – 28th Feb
- Animators ……………… Bayimba Festival – 30th Apr 2020
- Animators ……………… MIFA Pitches Various Open Calls
- Animators ……………… Creative Boom magazine Open call
- Animators ……………… Travel Grant to the rest of East Africa
- Animators ……………… Travel Grant to the rest of Africa
Digital artists:
- Digital artists …………. Antropologio Open Call – 5th Dec
- Digital artists …………. Yeha Digital Experience Open call – 14th Dec
- Digital artists ………….. Pixels Fest Open call – 5th Dec
- Digital artists ………….. Odyssée residency in France – 15th Dec
- Digital artists ………….. Fumetto Comic Festival Open call – 4th Jan
- Digital artists ………….. Bang.Prix Open call – 31st Dec
- Digital artists ………….. Alserkal fully funded residency – 1st Jan 2020
- Digital artists …………. Coca Project Open call – 21st Feb 2020
- Digital artists ………….. Reggae Poster Contest – 1st March 2020
- Digital artists ………….. Bayimba Festival – 30th Apr 2020
- Digital artists …………. Travel Grant to the rest of East Africa
- Digital artists …………. Travel Grant to the rest of Africa
Illustrators:
- Illustratiors …………….. Antropologio Open Call – 5th Dec
- Illustrators ……………… Yeha Digital Experience Open call – 14th Dec
- Illustrators ……………… Pixels Fest Open call – 5th Dec
- Illustrators ……………… Odyssée residency in France – 15th Dec
- Illustrators ………………. Bang.Prix Open call – 31st Dec
- Illustrators ……..……….. Alserkal fully funded residency – 1st Jan 2020
- Illustrators ………………. Fumetto Comic Festival Open call – 4th Jan
- Illustrators ………………. Coca Project Open call – 21st Feb 2020
- Illustrators ………………. Reggae Poster Contest – 1st March 2020
- Illustrators ……………… Bayimba Festival – 30th Apr 2020
- Illustrators ……………… Travel Grant to the rest of East Africa
- Illustrators ……………….. Travel Grant to the rest of Africa
Graphics designers:
- Graphics designers …….…. Frestudios is recruiting
- Graphics designers ……….. DesignLab is recruiting
- Graphics designers ……….. Adamant is recruiting
- Graphics designers ……….. Antropologio Open Call – 5th Dec
- Graphics designers ……….. Yeha Digital Experience Open call – 14th Dec
- Graphics designers ……….. Pixels Fest Open call – 5th Dec
- Graphics designers ………… Bang.Prix Open call – 31st Dec
- Graphics designers ……….. Fumetto Comic Festival Open call – 4th Jan
- Graphics designers ……….. Reggae Poster Contest – 1st March 2020
- Graphics designers ……….. Creative Boom magazine Open call
- Graphics designers ……….. Travel Grant to the rest of East Africa
- Graphics designers ……….. Travel Grant to the rest of Africa
Graffiti artists:
- Graffiti artists ……………… Addis based group looking for artists
- Graffiti artists ………………. Antropologio Open Call – 5th Dec
- Graffiti artists ………………. Yeha Digital Experience Open call – 14th Dec
- Graffiti artists ………………. Arts Letters residency & scholarship 1st Dec
- Graffiti artists ………………. Eco Art Addis Open call – 8th Dec
- Graffiti artists ……..……….. Contemporary Creation Open call – 12th Dec
- Graffiti artists ……..……….. Odyssée residency in France – 15th Dec
- Graffiti artists ……..……….. Alserkal fully funded residency – 1st Jan 2020
- Graffiti artists ………………. Coca Project Open call – 21st Feb 2020
- Graffiti artists ………………. Reggae Poster Contest – 1st March 2020
- Graffiti artists ………………. Bayimba Festival – 30th Apr 2020
- Graffiti artists ………………. Travel Grant to the rest of East Africa
- Graffiti artists ………………. Travel Grant to the rest of Africa
Fashion, Bags & Textiles designers:
- Fashion designers ………… Antropologio Open Call – 5th Dec
- Fashion designers ………… Eco Art Addis Open call – 8th Dec
- Fashion designers ………… Odyssée residency in France – 15th Dec
- Fashion designers ………… Bang.Prix Open call – 31st Dec
- Fashion designers …………. Alserkal fully funded residency – 1st Jan 2020
- Fashion designers ….……. Next Fashion School Addis Open call
- Fashion designers ……….. Tikur Fert Competition Open call
- Fashion designers ……….. Travel Grant to the rest of East Africa
- Fashion designers ………… Travel Grant to the rest of Africa
- Bag designers ………………. The Bag Show Open Call – 10th Dec
- Textile designers …………. Antropologio Open Call – 5th Dec
- Textile designers ……..…… Eco Art Addis Open call – 8th Dec
- Textile designers ………….. Odyssée residency in France – 15th Dec
- Textile designers ………….. Alserkal fully funded residency – 1st Jan 2020
- Textile designers ………….. Travel Grant to the rest of East Africa
- Textile designers …………… Travel Grant to the rest of Africa
Filmmakers:
- Filmmakers …………. Promote your work on EtMDB
- Filmmakers…………. IBF Classic Fund Open call – 10th Dec
- Filmmakers………….. Front Range Film Festival Open call – 14th Dec
- Filmmakers …..…….. Odyssée residency in France – 15th Dec
- Filmmakers …………. Kino Der Kunst Film festival Open call – 15th Dec
- Filmmakers …………. Filmmakers Without Borders call – 1st Jan 2020
- Filmmakers …………. Coca Project Documentary call – 21st Feb 2020
- Filmmakers …………. Lyons Film Festival Open call – 28th Feb
- Filmmakers …………. Bayimba Festival – 30th Apr 2020
- Filmmakers………….. La Fabrique Cinema Open Call
- Filmmakers …………. Docubox Open call
- Filmmakers …………. Congo Film Fest Open call
- Filmmakers ….……… Creative Boom magazine Open call
- Filmmakers ……….… Sundance Various Open calls
- Filmmakers ………….. Travel Grant to the rest of East Africa
- Filmmakers ………….. Travel Grant to the rest of Africa
Video artists & Script writers:
- Video artists …………. Antropologio Open Call – 5th Dec
- Video artists …………. Pixels Fest Open call – 5th Dec
- Video artist …………… Yeha Digital Experience Open call – 14th Dec
- Video artists …………. Kino Der Kunst Film festival Open call – 15th Dec
- Video artists …………. Alserkal fully funded residency – 1st Jan 2020
- Video artists …………. Lyons Film Festival Open call – 28th Feb
- Video artists …………. Coca Project Open call – 21st Feb 2020
- Video artists …………. Travel Grant to the rest of East Africa
- Video artists …………. Travel Grant to the rest of Africa
- Script writers ……….. Odyssée residency in France – 15th Dec
- Script writers ……….. Travel Grant to the rest of East Africa
- Script writers ………… Travel Grant to the rest of Africa
Photographers:
- Photographers …………….. Antropologio Open Call – 5th Dec
- Photographers …………….. LensCulture Exposure Awards – 11th Dec
- Photographers …………….. Odyssée residency in France – 15th Dec
- Photographers …………….. Wellcome Photography Prize 2020 – 16th Dec
- Photographers …………….. Bridgeman Studio Award 2019 – 16th Dec
- Photographers ……………… Ikei Photo Contest – 31st Dec 2019
- Photographers ……………… Muhammad Ali Center Open call – 31st Dec
- Photographers ……………… Sony World-Photo Awards – 7th Jan 2020
- Photographers ……………… US universities Scholarships – 15th Jan
- Photographers ……………… Coca Project Open call – 21st Feb 2020
- Photographers ….……..…… YET Magazine Open call
- Photographers ….………….. Semi Magazine Open call
- Photographers ….……..…… Creative Boom magazine Open call
- Photographers ….…………… Harvard’s Transition Open call
- Photographers ….…………… LifeFramer Variety of Open calls
- Photographers ……………….. Travel Grant to the rest of East Africa
- Photographers ……………….. Travel Grant to the rest of Africa
Visual artists:
- Visual artists ……………….. Antropologio Open Call – 5th Dec
- Visual artists ……………….. Eco Art Addis Open call – 8th Dec
- Visual artists ……..………… Odyssée residency in France – 15th Dec
- Visual artists ……..………… Alserkal fully funded residency – 1st Jan 2020
- Visual artists ……………….. Fumetto Comic Festival Open call – 4th Jan
- Visual artists ……..………… Fake Art Fest Open call- 31st Jan 2020
- Visual artists ……………….. Coca Project Open call – 21st Feb 2020
- Visual artists ……………….. Bayimba Festival – 30th Apr 2020
- Visual artists ……………….. Reggae Poster Contest – 1st March 2020
- Visual artists ………………. ArtOpenCalls
- Visual artists …………….… Harvard’s Transition Open call
- Visual artists …………..….. Strange Horizons Magazine Open call
- Visual artists ………………… Creative Boom magazine Open call
- Visual artists ………………… Travel Grant to the rest of East Africa
- Visual artists ………………… Travel Grant to the rest of Africa
Multi-media artists:
- Multi-media artists ………….. Pixels Fest Open call – 5th Dec
- Multi-media artists …………. Antropologio Open Call – 5th Dec
- Multi-media artists ………….. Eco Art Addis Open call – 8th Dec
- Multi-media artists ………….. Contemporary Creation call – 12th Dec
- Multi-media artists ………….. Odyssée residency in France – 15th Dec
- Multi-media artists ………….. Alserkal funded residency 1st Jan 2020
- Multi-media artists ………….. Fumetto Comic Festival Open call – 4th Jan
- Multi-media artists ………….. Coca Project Open call – 21st Feb 2020
- Multi-media artists ………….. Reggae Poster Contest – 1st March 2020
- Multi-media artists ………….. Bayimba Festival – 30th Apr 2020
- Multi-media artists ………….. Espacio Gallery London Open call
- Multi-media artists ………….. Travel Grant to the rest of East Africa
- Multi-media artists …………… Travel Grant to the rest of Africa
Writers, Poets, Vloggers & Bloggers:
- Writers …………………. Ibua Journal Open Call – 8th Dec
- Writers …………………. Norbrow Short Story Competition – 9th Dec
- Writers …………………. Children Books Open Call
- Writers …………………. Odyssée residency in France – 15th Dec
- Writers …………………. LeEgna Open call
- Writers ………………….. Strange Horizons Magazine Open call
- Writers …………………. CultureCult Magazine Open call
- Writers …………………. Harvard’s Transition Open call
- Writers ….……………… YET Magazine Open call
- Writers …………………. Travel Grant to the rest of East Africa
- Writers …………………. Travel Grant to the rest of Africa
- Poets …………………….. New Voices Open call
- Poets …………………….. Strange Horizons Magazine Open call
- Poets ……………………… CultureCult Magazine Open call
- Poets ……………………… Autumn House Open call – Fees apply
- Poets ……………………… Bayimba International Festival – 30th April 2020
- Poets …………………….. Travel Grant to the rest of East Africa
- Poets ……………………… Travel Grant to the rest of Africa
- Blogers …………………… LeEgna Open call
- B & Vlogers …………….. Travel Grant to the rest of East Africa
- B & Vlogers …………….. Travel Grant to the rest of Africa
Dancers, Circus & Storytellers:
- Dancers ……………………… Combustible Residency Open call – 6th Dec
- Dancers ………………………. Blois Dance Open call – 20th Dec
- Dancers ………………………. DanceGathering Lagos Open call – 30th Dec
- Dancers ………………………. ViDEOSKiN Open call – April 2020
- Dancers & Circus ………… Antropologio Open Call – 5th Dec
- Dancers & Circus ……….. Bayimba Festival – 30th April 2020
- Dancers & Circus ……….. Contemporary Creation – Open call – 12th Dec
- Dancers & Circus ……….. Physical Theatre Austria call – Fees apply
- Dancers & Circus ……….. Travel Grant to the rest of East Africa
- Dancers & Circus ……….. Travel Grant to the rest of Africa
- Storytellers ………………… Bayimba Festival – 30th April 2020
- Storytellers ………………… Travel Grant to the rest of East Africa
- Storytellers ………………… Travel Grant to the rest of Africa
Musicians, Composers & Producers:
- Musicians & Composers …….. Bayimba Festival – 30th April 2020
- Musicians & Composers …….. MusicInAfrica create your online Profile
- Musicians & Composers …….. Travel Grant to the rest of East Africa
- Musicians & Composers …….. Travel Grant to the rest of Africa
- Composers & Producers ……. Contemporary Creation call 12th Dec
- Composers & Producers ……. Odyssée residency in France – 15th Dec
- Composers & Producers ……. OneBeat Open call – 20th Dec
- Composers & Producers ……. Art Omi residency Open call – 2nd Jan
- Composers & Producers ……. Sound engineering course – Fees applies
- Composers & Producers ……. Music Production course – Fees applies
- Composers & Producers ……. Sound & Production course – Fees applies
- Composers & Producers ……. MacDowell funded residency 15th Jan
Architects:
- Architecs …………………. Antropologio Open Call – 5th Dec
- Architects ………………… Eco Art Addis Open call – 8th Dec
- Architects …………………. Contemporary Creation – Open call – 12th Dec
- Architects ……..………….. Odyssée residency in France – 15th Dec
- Architects ………………… Bang.Prix Open call – 31st Dec
- Architects …………………. Travel Grant to the rest of East Africa
- Architects …………………. Travel Grant to the rest of Africa
Sculptors:
- Sculptors …………………… Antropologio Open Call – 5th Dec
- Sculptors ……..…………….. Eco Art Addis Open call – 8th Dec
- Sculptors ……………………. Contemporary Creation – Open call – 12th Dec
- Sculptors ……..……………… Alserkal fully funded residency – 1st Jan 2020
- Sculptors …………………….. Coca Project Open call – 21st Feb 2020
- Sculptors …………………….. Bayimba Festival – 30th April 2020
- Sculptors …………………….. ArtOpenCalls
- Sculptors …………………….. Travel Grant to the rest of East Africa
- Sculptors …………………….. Travel Grant to the rest of Africa
Other creatives:
- Journalists …………………. Odyssée residency in France – 15th Dec
- Journalists …………………. Women reporters Fund 16th Dec
- Web designers ……………. Spectrum Brand Solutions is recruiting
- Developers …………………. Euromena Awards Open call – 12th Dec
- Developers ………………….. Contemporary Creation call – 12th Dec
- Designers ……………………. Eco Art Addis Open call – 8th Dec
- Creative directors ………… Travel Grant to the rest of East Africa
- Creative directors …………. Travel Grant to the rest of Africa
- Festival & Events organisers ….. Travel Grant to the rest of East Africa
- Festival & Events organisers …… Travel Grant to the rest of Africa
Inspirational
- Resources ……………….. Docs for the Ethiopian creative
- Inspiring read …………. Movement Vocab: a new body language
- Interview ……………….. with creative Leul Shoaferaw
- Inspiring ………………… n.e.g.e.s.t.i showcasing in Prais & London
- Inspiring ………………… Photographer Tsion Haileselassie
- E-Magazine …………….. Googoot’s 3rd issue is out now
- E-Magazine …………….. Getz Mag’s November issue
- E-Magazine …………….. Aterira Volume 5
- E-Magazine …………….. Linkup Addis November issue
- Newsletter ……………… Arch Pages November issue
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