The Arts Mailing List newsletter – 5th Oct 2020

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Welcome to this week’s newsletter!!!

This week, we bring you the striking work of visual artist Biruk Admasu, who has recently been exploring childhood in his work. Check out his work and of course share with others on Facebook, Instagram and Telegram!!!

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How to use this newsletter:

  1. Find your section in the list below, ie: if you are writer check out the writers’ section etc…
  2. Once you are there, check out the list of opportunities available this week 
  3. Click on the blue link which will take you the website of that opportunity 
  4. Once there, you can read the criteria for submission
  5. Once you have read it, do APPLY!!!!!
  6. NB: It is a numbers game, so do apply to as many opportunities as you can
  7. And finally check out the inspirational section to find out what others are creating, events, articles etc… 

Opportunities

All creatives:

    1. Scholarships ………….. Find scholarships with BigDreamEt
    2. Online …..……………… Showcase your work on Utopiያ
    3. E-training …………….. Gobeze Ethiopia
    4. Jobs  ……………………… Freelance jobs in Ethiopia on Telegram
    5. Internship……………… Cactus Communications 
    6. Website host …………. Host your site with YegaraHost Ethiopia 
    7. Wallpaper …………….. Get your creative wallpaper for all your devices
    8. Free e-course …………. Copyright & the Creative Industries
    9. Free e-course …………. Harvard University trainings 
    10. Free e-course …………. Write your 1st Song  
    11. Free e-course …………. MIT’s online courses
    12. Free e-course …………. How to make a poem 
    13. Free e-course …………. Gender in the media
    14. Free e-course ………… The power of podcasting 
    15. Free e-course …………. Intro into Screenwriting 
    16. Free e-course …………. The Iterative Innovation Process
    17. Free e-course …………. Intro to Creative Artificial Intelligent
    18. Free e-course …………. Free e-courses: OpenUniversity UK
    19. Free e-course …………. Copyright
    20. Free e-course …………. Games Development
    21. Free e-course …………. Fundamentals of digital marketing

Animators:

  1. Business loan ………. HEVA’s Creative Business Fund
  2. Grant ………………….. Mastercard’s Jobs Creation Fund 
  3. Survey ………………… Creative Sector & COVID-19 Survey 
  4. Competition ………. Corona Short Film Festival (India) – 5th Oct 
  5. Competition ………. Day of the Girl Child mini grant – 9th Oct 
  6. Competition ……….. Rise of the Hero call – 9th Oct 
  7. Competition ……….. Japan Media Arts Festival call – 20th Oct 
  8. Training …………….. ScriptLab script writing call – 23rd Oct
  9. Training …………….. ScriptLab story editing call – 23rd Oct 
  10. Competition ………. Arts in medicine fellowship fees apply – 24th Oct 
  11. Book call …………….. I Have A Dream contest – 28th Oct 
  12. Competition ………. Resistance Film Festival (Iran) – 30th Oct 
  13. Competition ……… Monstra animation film festival (Portugal) – 1st Nov 
  14. Competition ………. Alice e le altre (Italy) Film Festival – 1st Nov 
  15. Competition ………. AU’s Africa Educates Her campaign – 30th Nov 
  16. Competition ………. Open Screenplay’s 1st Feature Film contest – 30th Nov 
  17. Competition ………. Open Screenplay’s Technology & Love contest – 31st Dec 
  18. Competition ………. WideScreen & Music Video Festival – 31st March ’21
  19. Competition ……….. Creative Boom magazine call
  20. Competition ……….. Submit your work to Tibe be Adebabay Festival 
  21. E-TV ………………….. Ideas for TV Shows LinkUp TV
  22. E-festival …………….. Watch Adobe Stock Films 
  23. Residency ……………. Qatar Arak Curator’s call
  24. Courses ………………. School of Animation South Africa – Fees apply 

Architects & Designers:

  1. Business loan …….. HEVA’s Creative Business Fund
  2. Survey ………………. Creative Sector & COVID-19 Survey 
  3. Grant ……………….. Mastercard’s Jobs Creation Fund
  4. Competition ……… Rise of the Hero call – 9th Oct 
  5. Collaboration …….. Collaborative research & proposal call – 8th Oct 
  6. Competition ………. Day of the Girl Child mini grant – 9th Oct 
  7. Competition ……… Lexus Design Award – 11th Oct 
  8. Competition ……… Ethiocomp Kiosk contest – 11th Oct
  9. Fellowship …………. Yale University’s ISM call – 15th Oct 
  10. Competition ……… Latvia’s Sketch design call – 12th Oct 
  11. Competition ……… Proworks Bottles Design Competitions – 12th Oct 
  12. Competition ……… Kokuyo Design Award – 19th Oct 
  13. Competition ……… Japan Media Arts Festival call – 20th Oct 
  14. Project call ………… National Geographic Society’s AI call – 21st Oct 
  15. Competition …….. Arts in medicine fellowship fees apply – 24th Oct 
  16. Book call ……………. I Have A Dream contest – 28th Oct 
  17. Competition ……… Zepter Design Award – 31st Oct 
  18. Competition ……… ICAW 2021 Poster Contest – 2nd Nov
  19. Competition ……… Sustainable Architecture call fees apply – 11th Nov
  20. Competition ……… How do we define “home”? call fess apply – 25th Oct 
  21. Competition ……… Alternate Realities call – 25th Nov 
  22. Competition ……… AU’s Africa Educates Her campaign – 30th Nov 
  23. Competition ……… Stanford Student Design Challenge – 10th Dec 
  24. Competition ……… #whatifafrica contest – 19th Dec 
  25. Competition ……… Creative Boom magazine call
  26. Competition ……… Semi Magazine call 
  27. Competition ……… Submit your work to Tibe be Adebabay Festival 
  28. Competition ……… ArtWe call online gallery 
  29. Commission …….… Mistr T-shirt design call 
  30. E-TV ………………… Ideas for TV Shows LinkUp TV
  31. Residency ………….. Qatar Arak Curator’s call
  32. Scholarship …….…. Swinburne University
  33. Scholarship …….….. Salford University
  34. Free e-course ………. The Architectural Imagination 
  35. Free e-course ………. Sustainable building design
  36. Free e-course ………. Site planning online
  37. Free e-course ………. Responsible real estate development

AR & VR Developers

  1. Business loan …….. HEVA’s Creative Business Fund
  2. Survey ………………. Creative Sector & COVID-19 Survey 
  3. Grant ……………….. Mastercard’s Jobs Creation Fund
  4. Competition …….. Rise of the Hero call – 9th Oct 
  5. Competition …….. Day of the Girl Child mini grant – 9th Oct 
  6. Competition …….. Ethiocomp Kiosk contest – 11th Oct
  7. Competition ……… Proworks Bottles Design Competitions – 12th Oct 
  8. Competition ……… Cinequest Film & VR festival call – 12th Oct 
  9. Competition ……… Terni Film Festival (Italy) call – 15th Oct 
  10. Competition ……… Kokuyo Design Award – 19th Oct 
  11. Competition ……… Japan Media Arts Festival call – 20th Oct 
  12. Project call ………… National Geographic Society’s AI call – 21st Oct 
  13. Competition ……… Arts in medicine fellowship fees apply – 24th Oct 
  14. Book call ……………. I Have A Dream contest – 28th Oct 
  15. Competition ……… Zepter Design Award – 31st Oct 
  16. Competition …….. Alice e le altre (Italy) Film Festival – 1st Nov 
  17. Competition …….. ICAW 2021 Poster Contest – 2nd Nov
  18. Competition …….. Alternate Realities call – 25th Nov 
  19. Competition …….. AU’s Africa Educates Her campaign – 30th Nov 
  20. Competition …….. Creative Boom magazine call
  21. Competition …….. Semi Magazine call 
  22. Competition …….. Submit your work to Tibe be Adebabay Festival 
  23. E-TV ……………….. Ideas for TV Shows LinkUp TV
  24. Residency ………… Qatar Arak Curator’s call
  25. E-festival ………….. Watch Adobe Stock Films 
  26. Scholarship ………. Google Africa Developer Scholarship
  27. Free E-course ……. Mobile Application Experiences
  28. Free e-course ….…. Designing educational games
  29. Free e-course ….…. Intro to Computational thinking & Data 
  30. Free e-course …….. Intro to Creative Artificial Intelligent

Circus:

  1. Business loan …….. HEVA’s Creative Business Fund
  2. Survey ………………. Creative Sector & COVID-19 Survey 
  3. Grant ………………… Mastercard’s Jobs Creation Fund
  4. Competition ……… Proworks Bottles Design Competitions – 12th Oct 
  5. Competition ……… Arts in medicine fellowship fees apply – 24th Oct 
  6. Book call …………….. I Have A Dream contest – 28th Oct 
  7. Competition ……… AU’s Africa Educates Her campaign – 30th Nov 
  8. Competition ……… Stanford Student Design Challenge – 10th Dec
  9. Competition ……… MASA festival call – 31st July 2021
  10. Competition ……… Semi Magazine call 
  11. Competition ……… Submit your work to Tibe be Adebabay Festival 
  12. E-Resources ………. International Circus Network 
  13. E-TV ………………… Ideas for TV Shows LinkUp TV
  14. Competition …….. Defunkt Mag call 
  15. Competition ……… Physical Theatre Austria call – Fees apply 

Dancers:

  1. Business loan ……… HEVA’s Creative Business Fund
  2. Survey ……………….. Creative Sector & COVID-19 Survey 
  3. Grant ………………… Mastercard’s Jobs Creation Fund
  4. Competition ……… Proworks Bottles Design Competitions – 12th Oct 
  5. Competition ……… Online Dance contest call – 12th Nov
  6. Fellowship …………. Yale University’s ISM call – 15th Oct 
  7. Competition ……… Arts in medicine fellowship fees apply – 24th Oct 
  8. Book call …………….. I Have A Dream contest – 28th Oct 
  9. Competition ……… AU’s Africa Educates Her campaign – 30th Nov 
  10. Competition ……… Stanford Student Design Challenge – 10th Dec
  11. Competition ……… MASA festival call – 31st July 2021
  12. Competition ……… Semi Magazine call 
  13. Competition ……… Submit your work to Tibe be Adebabay Festival 
  14. E-TV ………………… Ideas for TV Shows LinkUp TV
  15. Residency …………. Qatar Arak Curator’s call
  16. Competition ……… Physical Theatre Austria call – Fees apply
  17. Competition ……… Defunkt Mag call 

Digital artists:

  1. Business loan …….. HEVA’s Creative Business Fund
  2. Survey ………………. Creative Sector & COVID-19 Survey 
  3. Grant ……………….. Mastercard’s Jobs Creation Fund
  4. Competition …….. Rise of the Hero call – 9th Oct 
  5. Competition …….. Day of the Girl Child mini grant – 9th Oct 
  6. Competition …….. Lexus Design Award – 11th Oct 
  7. Competition …….. Latvia’s Sketch design call – 12th Oct 
  8. Competition …….. Proworks Bottles Design Competitions – 12th Oct 
  9. Fellowship ………… Yale University’s ISM call – 15th Oct 
  10. Competition ……… Kokuyo Design Award – 19th Oct 
  11. Competition …….. Japan Media Arts Festival call – 20th Oct 
  12. Project call ……….. National Geographic Society’s AI call – 21st Oct 
  13. Competition ………. Arts in medicine fellowship fees apply – 24th Oct 
  14. Book call …………… I Have A Dream contest – 28th Oct 
  15. Competition ……… Zepter Design Award – 31st Oct 
  16. Competition …….. ICAW 2021 Poster Contest – 2nd Nov
  17. Competition …….. Alternate Realities call – 25th Nov  
  18. Competition …….. AU’s Africa Educates Her campaign – 30th Nov 
  19. Competition ……… #whatifafrica contest – 19th Dec 
  20. Competition ……… Creative Boom magazine call
  21. Competition ……… Semi Magazine call 
  22. Competition …….. Submit your work to Tibe be Adebabay Festival 
  23. Competition …….. ArtWe call online gallery 
  24. E-TV ……………….. Ideas for TV Shows LinkUp TV
  25. Residency …………. Qatar Arak Curator’s call
  26. E-publication ……. Intentional manipulation call 
  27. Commission ……… Mistr T-shirt design call 

Events, Festival & Creative organisations :

  1. Business loan ………. HEVA’s Creative Business Fund
  2. Survey ……………….. Creative Sector & COVID-19 Survey
  3. Grant …………………. Mastercard’s Jobs Creation Fund
  4. Competition ………. Day of the Girl Child mini grant – 9th Oct 
  5. Fellowship …………. Yale University’s ISM call – 15th Oct 
  6. Competition ……… Kokuyo Design Award – 19th Oct 
  7. Grant …………………. African Cultural Fund SOFACO2 call – 20th Oct   
  8. Project call …………. National Geographic Society’s AI call – 21st Oct 
  9. Competition ………. Arts in medicine fellowship fees apply – 24th Oct 
  10. Book call ……………. I Have A Dream contest – 28th Oct 
  11. Competition ……… Zepter Design Award – 31st Oct 
  12. Competition ………. AU’s Africa Educates Her campaign – 30th Nov 
  13. Competition ……… Stanford Student Design Challenge – 10th Dec
  14. Competition ………. Semi Magazine call 
  15. Competition ………. Submit your work to Tibe be Adebabay Festival 
  16. Residency …………… 18th Street Arts Center’s visiting artist call
  17. Residency ……………. Qatar Arak Curator’s call
  18. E-festival …………….. Virtual Arts Festival South Africa 
  19. E-TV ………………….. Ideas for TV Shows LinkUp TV
  20. Podcast call …….…… Artists & Friends Podcast
  21. E-festival …………….. Watch Adobe Stock Films 

Fashion designers:

  1. Business loan ……… HEVA’s Creative Business Fund
  2. Survey ……………….. Creative Sector & COVID-19 Survey
  3. Survey ……………….. Fashionomics Africa’s Survey
  4. Grant …………………. Mastercard’s Jobs Creation Fund
  5. Competition ………. Day of the Girl Child mini grant – 9th Oct 
  6. Competition ………. Proworks Bottles Design Competitions – 12th Oct 
  7. Competition ………. Arts in medicine fellowship fees apply – 24th Oct 
  8. Book call …………….. I Have A Dream contest – 28th Oct 
  9. Competition ……….. AU’s Africa Educates Her campaign – 30th Nov 
  10. Competition ……….. Stanford Student Design Challenge – 10th Dec
  11. Competition ………. Semi Magazine call 
  12. Competition ………. Submit your work to Tibe be Adebabay Festival 
  13. Competition ………. ArtWe call online gallery 
  14. E-TV …………………. Ideas for TV Shows LinkUp TV
  15. Residency …………… Qatar Arak Curator’s call
  16. Competition ………. Fasionomics Africa content call 
  17. Free Webinar ……… Fasionomics’ Building back better after COVID-19
  18. Free e-course ….……. Intro to Ethical Fashion
  19. Free e-course ….……. Fashion tutorials
  20. Free e-course ….……. Fashion & Sustainability
  21. Free e-course ….……. Innovation in Fashion
  22. Free e-course ….……. Fashion from Business to Culture

Filmmakers:

Mobile Film Festival call - 20th Oct

  1. Business loan ……… HEVA’s Creative Business Fund 
  2. Survey ……………….. Creative Sector & COVID-19 Survey
  3. Grant …………………. Mastercard’s Jobs Creation Fund
  4. Competition ……… She Leads Africa’s short film call – 5th Oct 
  5. Competition ……… Corona Short Film Festival (India) – 5th Oct 
  6. Competition ……… My RØDE Reel call – 7th Oct 
  7. Competition ………. Day of the Girl Child mini grant – 9th Oct 
  8. Competition ……… Cinequest Film & VR festival call – 12th Oct 
  9. Competition ……… Proworks Bottles Design Competitions – 12th Oct 
  10. Fellowship …………. Yale University’s ISM call – 15th Oct 
  11. Competition ……… Caravan Short Film Festival (USA) – 15th Oct 
  12. Competition ……… Terni Film Festival (Italy) call – 15th Oct 
  13. Competition ……… Pexels’ Dark & Moody call – 19th 
  14. Competition ……… MFF’s Women empowerment call – 20th Oct 
  15. Training ……………. ScriptLab script writing call – 23rd Oct 
  16. Training ……………. ScriptLab story editing call – 23rd Oct 
  17. Competition …….. Arts in medicine fellowship fees apply – 24th Oct 
  18. Book call …………… I Have A Dream contest – 28th Oct 
  19. Competition ……… Resistance Film Festival (Iran) – 30th Oct 
  20. Competition ……… Monstra animation film festival (Portugal) – 1st Nov 
  21. Competition ……… Alice e le altre (Italy) Film Festival – 1st Nov 
  22. Competition ……… Manyatta Screens (Kenya) short film call – 6th Nov 
  23. Competition ………. AU’s Africa Educates Her campaign – 30th Nov 
  24. Competition ………. SFC optimistic Sci-Fi Screen writing – 30th Nov
  25. Competition ……… Open Screenplay’s 1st Feature Film call – 30th Nov 
  26. Competition ……… DOCVILLE Doc Film Festival (Belgium) – 20th Dec
  27. Competition ……… #whatifafrica contest – 19th Dec 
  28. Competition ……… Open Screenplay’s Technology & Love call – 31st Dec
  29. Competition ……… WideScreen & Music Video Festival – 31st March ’21
  30. Competition ……… Fresco Film Festival (Armenia) – 30th April ’21
  31. Grants ………………. Filmmakers Without Borders funding – Jan, June & Aug 
  32. Competition ……… Creative Boom magazine call
  33. Competition ……… Semi Magazine call 
  34. Competition ……… Submit your work to Tibe be Adebabay Festival 
  35. Training ……………. Free: Master the art of ninja filmmaking
  36. E-festival …………… Watch Adobe Stock Films 
  37. E-platform ………… Watch African Documentaries for Free 
  38. E-TV ………………… Ideas for TV Shows LinkUp TV
  39. Residency ………….. Qatar Arak Curator’s call
  40. Competition ……….. Sundance Various calls
  41. E-training …………… Free Film School
  42. Free e-course ……….. MultiChoiceFactory 

Graffiti artists:

  1. Business loan ………. HEVA’s Creative Business Fund
  2. Survey ……………….. Creative Sector & COVID-19 Survey
  3. Grant …………………. Mastercard’s Jobs Creation Fund
  4. Competition ……….. Rise of the Hero call – 9th Oct 
  5. Competition ………. Day of the Girl Child mini grant – 9th Oct 
  6. Competition ……….. Latvia’s Sketch design call – 12th Oct 
  7. Competition ……….. Proworks Bottles Design Competitions – 12th Oct 
  8. Fellowship …………… Yale University’s ISM call – 15th Oct 
  9. Competition ……….. Arts in medicine fellowship fees apply – 24th Oct 
  10. Book call ……………… I Have A Dream contest – 28th Oct 
  11. Competition ……….. Zepter Design Award – 31st Oct 
  12. Competition ……….. ICAW 2021 Poster Contest – 2nd Nov
  13. Competition ……….. Alternate Realities call – 25th Nov 
  14. Competition ……….. AU’s Africa Educates Her campaign – 30th Nov 
  15. Competition ……….. #whatifafrica contest – 19th Dec 
  16. Competition ……….. Creative Boom magazine call
  17. Competition ……….. Semi Magazine call 
  18. Competition ……….. Submit your work to Tibe be Adebabay Festival 
  19. Competition ……….. ArtWe call online gallery 
  20. E-TV …………………… Ideas for TV Shows LinkUp TV
  21. Residency …………….. Qatar Arak Curator’s call
  22. Call ……………………… Addis based group looking for you
  23. Commission …………. Mistr T-shirt design call 
  24. E-platform …………… Watch African Documentaries for Free 
  25. E-festival ……………… Watch Adobe Stock Films 

Graphics designers:

  1. Business loan ………. HEVA’s Creative Business Fund
  2. Survey ……………….. Creative Sector & COVID-19 Survey
  3. Grant …………………. Mastercard’s Jobs Creation Fund
  4. Competition ………. Rise of the Hero call – 9th Oct 
  5. Competition ………. Day of the Girl Child mini grant – 9th Oct 
  6. Competition ………. Lexus Design Award – 11th Oct 
  7. Competition ……….. Latvia’s Sketch design call – 12th Oct 
  8. Competition ……….. Proworks Bottles Design Competitions – 12th Oct 
  9. Fellowship ………….. Yale University’s ISM call – 15th Oct 
  10. Competition ……….. Kokuyo Design Award – 19th Oct 
  11. Competition ……….. Japan Media Arts Festival call – 20th Oct 
  12. Project call ………….. National Geographic Society’s AI call – 21st Oct 
  13. Competition ………. Arts in medicine fellowship fees apply – 24th Oct 
  14. Book call …………….. I Have A Dream contest – 28th Oct 
  15. Competition ……… Zepter Design Award – 31st Oct 
  16. Competition ……….. ICAW 2021 Poster Contest – 2nd Nov
  17. Competition ……….. Alternate Realities call – 25th Nov 
  18. Competition ………. AU’s Africa Educates Her campaign – 30th Nov 
  19. Competition ………. Stanford Student Design Challenge – 10th Dec
  20. Competition ………. #whatifafrica contest – 19th Dec 
  21. Competition ……….. Creative Boom magazine call
  22. Competition ……….. Semi Magazine call 
  23. Competition ……….. Submit your work to Tibe be Adebabay Festival 
  24. Competition ……….. ArtWe call online gallery 
  25. Competition ………… Bloomer logo competition
  26. Freelance ………………. Shopify Partner Program call 
  27. E-TV ……………………. Ideas for TV Shows LinkUp TV
  28. Residency ……………… Qatar Arak Curator’s call
  29. E-publication ……….. Intentional manipulation call 
  30. Job ……………………….. Graphics Designer at AyMind Magazine
  31. Commission …………. Mistr T-shirt design call 
  32. E-festival ………………. Watch Adobe Stock Films 

Illustrators:

  1. Business loan ………. HEVA’s Creative Business Fund
  2. Survey ……………….. Creative Sector & COVID-19 Survey
  3. Grant …………………. Mastercard’s Jobs Creation Fund
  4. Competition ……….. Rise of the Hero call – 9th Oct 
  5. Competition ………. Day of the Girl Child mini grant – 9th Oct 
  6. Competition ……….. Lexus Design Award – 11th Oct 
  7. Competition ……….. Latvia’s Sketch design call – 12th Oct 
  8. Competition ……….. Proworks Bottles Design Competitions – 12th Oct 
  9. Fellowship ………….. Yale University’s ISM call – 15th Oct 
  10. Competition ……….. Kokuyo Design Award – 19th Oct 
  11. Competition ……….. Japan Media Arts Festival call – 20th Oct 
  12. Project call ………….. National Geographic Society’s AI call – 21st Oct 
  13. Competition ………. Arts in medicine fellowship fees apply – 24th Oct 
  14. Book call …………….. I Have A Dream contest – 28th Oct 
  15. Competition ………. Zepter Design Award – 31st Oct 
  16. Competition ……….. ICAW 2021 Poster Contest – 2nd Nov
  17. Competition ……….. Alternate Realities call – 25th Nov 
  18. Competition ………. AU’s Africa Educates Her campaign – 30th Nov 
  19. Competition ………. #whatifafrica contest – 19th Dec 
  20. Competition ……….. Semi Magazine call 
  21. Competition ……….. Submit your work to Tibe be Adebabay Festival 
  22. Competition ……….. ArtWe call online gallery 
  23. Competition ……….. Creative Boom magazine call
  24. E-TV ………………….. Ideas for TV Shows LinkUp TV
  25. Residency …………….. Qatar Arak Curator’s call
  26. E-publication ……….. Intentional manipulation call 
  27. Commission …………. Mistr T-shirt design call 
  28. E-festival ……………… Watch Adobe Stock Films 

Journalists:

  1. Business loan ………. HEVA’s Creative Business Fund
  2. Survey ………………… Creative Sector & COVID-19 Survey
  3. Competition ……….. Bath Flash Fiction Award call – 11th Oct 
  4. Competition ……….. UNESCO’s short story contest – 15th Oct 
  5. Competition ……….. Mental-Health Trust’s short story contest – 20th Oct 
  6. Book call ……………… I Have A Dream contest – 28th Oct 
  7. Competition ……….. A picture is worth 1000 words call – 31st Oct 
  8. Competition ……….. ILO’s Global Media contest – 31st Oct 
  9. Competition ……….. AU’s Africa Educates Her campaign – 30th Nov 
  10. Competition ……….. ICRC’s Humanitarian Law contest – 31st Dec 
  11. Open call …………….. ከTsenat Magazine looking for writers 
  12. Competition ………. She Leads Africa’s writers & editors call 
  13. Competition ……….. Semi Magazine call
  14. E-publication ………. Get your work published by LinkUp Addis
  15. E-TV …………………… Ideas for TV Shows LinkUp TV
  16. Competition ………… The Living Acts call
  17. Competition ………… The Best of Africa call 
  18. Podcast call …………… Artists & Friends Podcast
  19. Funding ……………….. Pulitzer Center’s Local Reporting Grant
  20. Funding ……………….. Pulitzer Center’s International Reporting Grants
  21. Funding ……………….. Pulitzer Center’s Data Journalism Grant
  22. Funding ……………….. National Geographic’s Emergency Fund
  23. Funding ……………….. Women’s Media Relief Fund
  24. Free e-course …………. Science Writing
  25. E-festival ………………. Watch Adobe Stock Films 

Multi-media artists:

  1. Business loan ………. HEVA’s Creative Business Fund
  2. Survey ……………….. Creative Sector & COVID-19 Survey
  3. Grant …………………. Mastercard’s Jobs Creation Fund
  4. Competition ……….. Rise of the Hero call – 9th Oct 
  5. Competition ………. Day of the Girl Child mini grant – 9th Oct 
  6. Competition ……….. Latvia’s Sketch design call – 12th Oct 
  7. Competition ……….. Proworks Bottles Design Competitions – 12th Oct 
  8. Fellowship ………….. Yale University’s ISM call – 15th Oct 
  9. Competition ……….. Kokuyo Design Award – 19th Oct 
  10. Competition ……….. Japan Media Arts Festival call – 20th Oct 
  11. Competition ………. Arts in medicine fellowship fees apply – 24th Oct 
  12. Book call …………….. I Have A Dream contest – 28th Oct 
  13. Competition ……….. Zepter Design Award – 31st Oct 
  14. Competition ……….. ICAW 2021 Poster Contest – 2nd Nov
  15. Competition ……….. Alternate Realities call – 25th Nov 
  16. Competition ……….. Alice e le altre (Italy) Film Festival – 1st Nov 
  17. Competition ……….. AU’s Africa Educates Her campaign – 30th Nov 
  18. Competition ……….. #whatifafrica contest – 19th Dec 
  19. Competition ……….. Creative Boom magazine call
  20. Competition ……….. Semi Magazine call 
  21. Competition ……….. Submit your work to Tibe be Adebabay Festival 
  22. Competition ……….. Her Blaze’s Virtual Artist Gallery call 
  23. Competition ……….. ArtWe call online gallery 
  24. E-TV ………………….. Ideas for TV Shows LinkUp TV
  25. Residency …………… Qatar Arak Curator’s call
  26. Competition ……….. Defunkt Mag call 
  27. Commission ………… Mistr T-shirt design call 
  28. Competition ……….. ArtOpenCalls call
  29. Competition ……….. Harvard’s Transition call 
  30. Competition ………… Strange Horizons Magazine call
  31. Podcast call ………….. Artists & Friends Podcast
  32. E-festival ………………. Watch Adobe Stock Films 

Music Producers:​

  1. Business loan …….. HEVA’s Creative Business Fund
  2. Survey ……………….. Creative Sector & COVID-19 Survey
  3. Grant ………………… Mastercard’s Jobs Creation Fund
  4. Competition ……… Day of the Girl Child mini grant – 9th Oct 
  5. Show ………………….. Open Mic in Addis – 10th Oct 
  6. Fellowship ………….. Yale University’s ISM call – 15th Oct 
  7. Competition ………. Impuls Academy Competition – 15th Oct 
  8. Competition ………. Arts in medicine fellowship fees apply – 24th Oct 
  9. Book call …………….. I Have A Dream contest – 28th Oct 
  10. Competition ………. AU’s Africa Educates Her campaign – 30th Nov 
  11. Residency …………… Goethe’s virtual partnership call – 31st Dec 
  12. Competition ………. MASA festival call – 31st July 2021
  13. Competition ……… Semi Magazine call 
  14. Competition ………. Submit your work to Tibe be Adebabay Festival 
  15. Competition ………. Her Blaze’s Virtual Artist Gallery call 
  16. Residency ………….. 18th Street Arts Center’s visiting artist call
  17. E-TV …………………. Ideas for TV Shows LinkUp TV
  18. E-platform ………….. Jaxsta Music 
  19. Competition ……….. Defunkt Mag call 
  20. Podcast call ………… Artists & Friends Podcast
  21. E-platform …………. MusicInAfrica create your online Profile
  22. E-festival …………….. Watch Adobe Stock Films 
  23. Free e-course ………. Making music with others 
  24. Training …………….. Sound engineering course – Fees applies 
  25. Training …………….. Music Production course – Fees applies 
  26. Training …………….. Sound & Production course – Fees applies
  27. Free e-course ………. Waves & Vibrations 

Musicians:

  1. Business loan ………. HEVA’s Creative Business Fund
  2. Survey ……………….. Creative Sector & COVID-19 Survey
  3. Grant …………………. Mastercard’s Jobs Creation Fund
  4. Competition ………. Day of the Girl Child mini grant – 9th Oct 
  5. Show ………………….. Open Mic in Addis – 10th Oct 
  6. Competition ……….. Cinequest Film & VR festival call – 12th Oct 
  7. Competition ……….. Impuls Academy  – 15th Oct 
  8. Fellowship ………….. Yale University’s ISM call – 15th Oct 
  9. Competition ………. Arts in medicine fellowship fees apply – 24th Oct 
  10. Book call …………….. I Have A Dream contest – 28th Oct 
  11. Competition ………. AU’s Africa Educates Her campaign – 30th Nov 
  12. Residency …………… Goethe’s virtual partnership call – 31st Dec 
  13. Competition ……….. MASA festival call – 31st July 2021
  14. Competition ………. Semi Magazine call 
  15. Competition ……….. Submit your work to Tibe be Adebabay Festival 
  16. Competition ………. Her Blaze’s Virtual Artist Gallery call 
  17. Residency …………… 18th Street Arts Center’s visiting artist call
  18. E-TV …………………. Ideas for TV Shows LinkUp TV
  19. E-platform ………….. Jaxsta Music 
  20. Competition ……….  Defunkt Mag call 
  21. Podcast call …………. Artists & Friends Podcast
  22. Free e-course ……….. Making music with others 
  23. E-platform ………….. MusicInAfrica create your online Profile
  24. E-festival …………….. Watch Adobe Stock Films 
  25. Free e-course ……….. Waves & Vibrations 

Photographers:

  1. Survey ………………. Creative Sector & COVID-19 Survey
  2. Grant ……………….. Mastercard’s Jobs Creation Fund
  3. Competition ……… Day of the Girl Child mini grant – 9th Oct 
  4. Competition ……… Ellen Fitzgibbon Memorial Contest – 15th Oct 
  5. Competition ……… International Photo Grant  – 19th Oct
  6. Competition ……… Pexels’ Dark & Moody call – 19th 
  7. Competition ……… LensCulture Black & White call – 21st Oct
  8. Competition ……… Photo Africa contest – 23rd Oct 
  9. Competition …….. Arts in medicine fellowship fees apply – 24th Oct 
  10. Book call ……………. I Have A Dream contest – 28th Oct 
  11. Competition ……… Zepter Design Award – 31st Oct 
  12. Competition ……… Allard Prize Photography – 1st Nov 
  13. Competition ……… AU’s Africa Educates Her campaign – 30th Nov 
  14. Competition ……… Sapixel Photo contest call – 1st Nov
  15. Competition ……… #whatifafrica contest – 19th Dec 
  16. Competition ……… Scopio Photo contest 2020 – 31st Dec 
  17. Competition …….. Creative Boom magazine call
  18. Competition ……… Submit your work to Tibe be Adebabay Festival 
  19. Competition ……… ArtWe call online gallery 
  20. E-TV ………………… Ideas for TV Shows LinkUp TV
  21. Competition ……… The Mass Isolation Project call
  22. Competition ……… International Center of Photography call
  23. Competition ……… Social Documentary Network call
  24. Competition ……… Gurushots call
  25. Competition ……… YET Magazine call 
  26. Competition ……… Semi Magazine call 
  27. Competition ……… Harvard’s Transition call 
  28. Competition ……… Female Perspective call
  29. Residency ………….. Qatar Arak Curator’s call
  30. E-publication ……… Intentional manipulation call  
  31. Commission ……….. Mistr T-shirt design call 
  32. E-festival ……………. Watch Adobe Stock Films 
  33. E-shop ………………… Sell your photos
  34. Resources ……………. Behind The Shutter free e-training & resource
  35. Resources ……………. Free Photo projects guide 
  36. Resources ……………. LensCulture’s free guides 

Poets

  1. Survey ………………. Creative Sector & COVID-19 Survey
  2. Competition ……… Day of the Girl Child mini grant – 9th Oct 
  3. Show ………………… Open Mic in Addis – 10th Oct 
  4. Fellowship …………. Yale University’s ISM call – 15th Oct 
  5. Competition …….. Mental-Health Trust’s short story contest – 20th Oct 
  6. Competition …….. Arts in medicine fellowship fees apply – 24th Oct 
  7. Book call …………… I Have A Dream contest – 28th Oct 
  8. Competition …….. A picture is worth 1000 words call – 31st Oct 
  9. Competition …….. AU’s Africa Educates Her campaign – 30th Nov 
  10. Open call …………….. ከTsenat Magazine looking for writers 
  11. Competition …….. She Leads Africa’s writers & editors call 
  12. Article ………………. What the writer owes every character
  13. Competition ……… Semi Magazine call 
  14. Competition ………. Submit your work to Tibe be Adebabay Festival 
  15. Competition ………. Heroic Fantasy Quarterly Magazine call 
  16. Competition ………. Best of Africa call 
  17. Competition ………. Defunkt Mag call  
  18. Competition ………. New Voices call 
  19. Competition ………. Strange Horizons Magazine call
  20. Competition ………. CultureCult Magazine call
  21. Residency ………….. 18th Street Arts Center’s visiting artist call
  22. E-publication …….. Get your work published by LinkUp Addis
  23. E-TV ………………… Ideas for TV Shows LinkUp TV
  24. E-festival …………… Watch Adobe Stock Films 
  25. Free e-course ………. Poetry technics 
  26. Free e-course ………. Fiction writing
  27. Free e-course ………. Science Writing 

Sculptors:

  1. Survey ………………… Creative Sector & COVID-19 Survey
  2. Competition ………. Day of the Girl Child mini grant – 9th Oct 
  3. Fellowship ………….. Yale University’s ISM call – 15th Oct 
  4. Competition ………. Arts in medicine fellowship fees apply – 24th Oct 
  5. Book call …………….. I Have A Dream contest – 28th Oct 
  6. Competition ………. Society of Sculptors UK – 2nd Nov 
  7. Competition ………. Alternate Realities call – 25th Nov 
  8. Competition ……… AU’s Africa Educates Her campaign – 30th Nov 
  9. Competition ……….. Creative Boom magazine call
  10. Competition ………. Semi Magazine call 
  11. Competition ………. Submit your work to Tibe be Adebabay Festival 
  12. Competition ………. Her Blaze’s Virtual Artist Gallery call 
  13. Competition ………. ArtWe call online gallery  
  14. E-TV …………………. Ideas for TV Shows LinkUp TV
  15. Residency …………… Qatar Arak Curator’s call
  16. E-exhibition ……….. ArtOpenCalls
  17. E-festival ……………. Watch Adobe Stock Films 

Textile designers:

  1. Business loan ……… HEVA’s Creative Business Fund
  2. Survey ……………….. Creative Sector & COVID-19 Survey
  3. Grant ………………… Mastercard’s Jobs Creation Fund
  4. Competition ………. Day of the Girl Child mini grant – 9th Oct 
  5. Competition ……… Proworks Bottles Design Competitions – 12th Oct 
  6. Fellowship …………. Yale University’s ISM call – 15th Oct 
  7. Competition ……… Arts in medicine fellowship fees apply – 24th Oct 
  8. Book call ……………. I Have A Dream contest – 28th Oct 
  9. Competition ……… AU’s Africa Educates Her campaign – 30th Nov 
  10. Competition ……… Stanford Student Design Challenge – 10th Dec
  11. Competition ………. Semi Magazine call 
  12. Competition ………. Submit your work to Tibe be Adebabay Festival 
  13. Competition ………. ArtWe call online gallery 
  14. Competition ………. Fasionomics Africa content call 
  15. E-TV …………………. Ideas for TV Shows LinkUp TV
  16. Residency …………… Qatar Arak Curator’s call
  17. Commission ……….. Mistr T-shirt design call 
  18. Free Webinar ……… Fasionomics’ Building back better after COVID-19
  19. Free e-course ………. Fashion from Business to Culture
  20. E-festival ……………. Watch Adobe Stock Films 

Video & Music Video artists:

Mobile Film Festival call - 20th Oct

  1. Business loan ………. HEVA’s Creative Business Fund 
  2. Survey ………………… Creative Sector & COVID-19 Survey
  3. Grant …………………. Mastercard’s Jobs Creation Fund
  4. Competition ………. Corona Short Film Festival (India) – 5th Oct 
  5. Competition ……… She Leads Africa’s short film call – 5th Oct 
  6. Competition ………. My RØDE Reel call – 7th Oct 
  7. Competition ………. Day of the Girl Child mini grant – 9th Oct 
  8. Competition ………. Cinequest Film & VR festival call – 12th Oct 
  9. Competition ………. Caravan Short Film Festival (USA) – 15th Oct 
  10. Fellowship …………. Yale University’s ISM call – 15th Oct 
  11. Competition ……… Pexels’ Dark & Moody call – 19th 
  12. Competition ………. MFF’s Women empowerment call – 20th Oct 
  13. Competition ………. Japan Media Arts Festival call – 20th Oct 
  14. Training …………….. ScriptLab script writing call – 23rd Oct
  15. Training …………….. ScriptLab story editing call – 23rd Oct 
  16. Competition ………. Arts in medicine fellowship fees apply – 24th Oct 
  17. Book call ……………. I Have A Dream contest – 28th Oct 
  18. Competition ………. Resistance Film Festival (Iran) – 30th Oct 
  19. Competition ………. Alice e le altre (Italy) Film Festival – 1st Nov 
  20. Competition ……… Monstra animation film festival (Portugal) – 1st Nov 
  21. Competition ……… Manyatta Screens (Kenya) short film call – 6th Nov 
  22. Competition ………. SFC optimistic Sci-Fi Screen writing – 30th Nov
  23. Competition ………. Open Screenplay’s 1st Feature Film call – 30th Nov 
  24. Competition ……… AU’s Africa Educates Her campaign – 30th Nov 
  25. Competition ……… #whatifafrica contest – 19th Dec 
  26. Competition ………. Open Screenplay’s Technology & Love call – 31st Dec 
  27. Competition ………. WideScreen & Music Video Festival – 31st March ’21
  28. Competition ……… Fresco Film Festival (Armenia) – 30th April ’21
  29. Grants ………………. Filmmakers Without Borders funding – Jan, June & Aug 
  30. Competition ………. Semi Magazine call 
  31. Competition ………. Creative Boom magazine call
  32. Competition ………. Submit your work to Tibe be Adebabay Festival 
  33. Training ……………… Free: Master the art of ninja filmmaking 
  34. E-TV ………………….. Ideas for TV Shows LinkUp TV
  35. Residency …………… Qatar Arak Curator’s call
  36. E-festival …………….. Virtual Arts Festival South Africa 
  37. E-festival …………….. Watch Adobe Stock Films 

Visual artists:

  1. Business loan ………. HEVA’s Creative Business Fund
  2. Survey ………………… Creative Sector & COVID-19 Survey
  3. Competition ……….. Rise of the Hero call – 9th Oct 
  4. Competition ……….. Day of the Girl Child mini grant – 9th Oct 
  5. Competition ……….. Latvia’s Sketch design call – 12th Oct 
  6. Competition ………. Proworks Bottles Design Competitions – 12th Oct 
  7. Fellowship …………. Yale University’s ISM call – 15th Oct 
  8. Competition ………. Zepter Design Award – 31st Oct 
  9. Competition ………. Arts in medicine fellowship fees apply – 24th Oct 
  10. Book call …………….. I Have A Dream contest – 28th Oct 
  11. Competition ……….. ICAW 2021 Poster Contest – 2nd Nov
  12. Competition ………. Alternate Realities call – 25th Nov 
  13. Competition ……… AU’s Africa Educates Her campaign – 30th Nov 
  14. Competition ……… #whatifafrica contest – 19th Dec 
  15. Competition ……….. Creative Boom magazine call
  16. Competition ………. Semi Magazine call 
  17. Competition ……….. Submit your work to Tibe be Adebabay Festival 
  18. Competition ………. Her Blaze’s Virtual Artist Gallery call 
  19. Competition ………. ArtWe call online gallery 
  20. Competition ………. Defunkt Mag call 
  21. Competition ………. ArtOpenCalls call
  22. Competition ………. Harvard’s Transition call 
  23. Competition ………. Strange Horizons Magazine call
  24. Commission ……….. Mistr T-shirt design call 
  25. E-TV …………………. Ideas for TV Shows LinkUp TV
  26. Residency …………… Qatar Arak Curator’s call
  27. E-festival ……………. Watch Adobe Stock Films 

Writers:

  1. Survey ………………… Creative Sector & COVID-19 Survey
  2. Competition ………. Day of the Girl Child mini grant – 9th Oct 
  3. Competition ……….. Bath Flash Fiction Award call – 11th Oct 
  4. Competition ………. UNESCO’s short story contest – 15th Oct 
  5. Fellowship ………….. Yale University’s ISM call – 15th Oct 
  6. Competition ……….. Mental-Health Trust’s short story contest – 20th Oct 
  7. Training …………….. ScriptLab script writing call – 23rd Oct 
  8. Competition ………. Arts in medicine fellowship fees apply – 24th Oct 
  9. Book call …………….. I Have A Dream contest – 28th Oct 
  10. Competition ……….. A picture is worth 1000 words call – 31st Oct 
  11. Competition ……….. SFC optimistic Sci-Fi Screen writing – 30th Nov
  12. Competition ……… AU’s Africa Educates Her campaign – 30th Nov 
  13. Competition ………. Open Screenplay’s Technology & Love – 31st Dec
  14. Competition ……….. ICRC’s Humanitarian Law contest – 31st Dec 
  15. Competition ………. WideScreen & Music Video Festival – 31st March ’21
  16. Open call …………….. ከTsenat Magazine looking for writers 
  17. Article ……………….. What the writer owes every character
  18. Competition ………. She Leads Africa’s writers & editors call 
  19. Competition ………. Semi Magazine call 
  20. Competition ……….. Submit your work to Tibe be Adebabay Festival 
  21. Competition ……….. Heroic Fantasy Quarterly Magazine call 
  22. Competition ……….. Defunkt Mag call  
  23. Competition ……….. The Living Acts call
  24. Competition ……….. Best of Africa call 
  25. Competition ……….. Children Books call
  26. Competition ……….. Strange Horizons Magazine call
  27. Competition ……….. CultureCult Magazine call
  28. Competition ……….. Harvard’s Transition call 
  29. Competition ……….. YET Magazine call
  30. Competition ………..  Juno Magazine 
  31. Residency ……………. 18th Street Arts Center’s visiting artist call
  32. E-TV …………………… Ideas for TV Shows LinkUp TV
  33. E-publication ………. Get published on LinkUp Magazine
  34. Podcast call ………….. Artists & Friends Podcast
  35. E-festival ……………… Watch Adobe Stock Films 
  36. Free e-course ………… Fiction writing
  37. Free e-course ………… Science Writing 
  38. Free e-course ………… Intro to Screenwriting

Inspirational

  1. E-event ………… Fendika Live Fridays on YouTube  
  2. Fundraising ….. Ethiopian Records’ double-EP 
  3. E-event …………. Chewatacon 2020 Opening Night – 8th Oct 
  4. E-event …………. Urban dialogue at the Urban Center – 9th Oct 
  5. E-vent ………….. Omnipresent @ Silicon Valley African Film Festival – 9th Oct 
  6. E-event …………. Lakes International Comic Art Festival Live – 9th-13th Oct 
  7. E-event …………. Revolutionary Practices of Black Photographers – 14th Oct 
  8. E-event …………. Open Design Afrika 2020: Virtual Festival – 27th Oct 
  9. E-event …………. International opportunities for creatives virtual session -31st Oct 
  10. E-event …………. Urbanism & Landscape Architecture Week –  5th & 6th Nov 
  11. Video ……………. Visual artist Tesfaye Urgessa talking about his art
  12. Booklet …………. Gitem Sitem Monthly Booklet 
  13. Inspiring ………. Addis Fine Art named top 40 Under 40 Africa
  14. Inspiring ………. Ethiopian Fashion Designers on Link up Addis 
  15. Inspiring ………. 3 Ethiopian artists named in the EPI 2020 prize 
  16. Article ………….. Documentary Production during COVID-19
  17. Article ………….. Where does the artist go in the digital throng? 
  18. Article ………….. What the writer owes every character
  19. Wallpaper …….. Get your creative wallpaper for all your devices
  20.  Podcast ……….. Testemari Ethiopia 
  21.  E-Magazine …… Ketema Journal – Volume 3
  22. E-Magazine …… Amphi Magazine – 3rd issue
  23. E-Magazine …… Loline Magazine – Special Issue 
  24. E-Magazine …… ከTsenat Magazine – Sep issue
  25. E-Magazine …… Everything Addis Mag – Aug issue
  26. E-Magazine …… Googoot Mag – 8th issue
  27. E-Magazine …… Getz Mag – Sep issue
  28. E-Magazine …… Aterira Magazine – Volume 15
  29. E-Magazine …… LinkUp Addis Magazine – Oct issue
  30. E-Magazine …… Art Africa issue 19
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