National Arts Council South Africa Annual Open Call

The National Arts Council of South Africa (NAC) is announcing the NAC Annual Project Funding Call for applications for the 2026-2027 Financial Year. They hereby invite individual arts practitioners and registered arts organisations and community art centres in South Africa to apply for funding.

Only one application, will be supported whether submitted by an individual or an organisation/company, be it a natural person or a juristic person.

The invitation is open to active art practitioners in the disciplines of craft, dance, literature, music, theatre and musical theatre, visual arts and multidiscipline to submit their applications for project funding. Applications presenting content in South African indigenous art forms as well as capacity building initiatives in intellectual property are encouraged to apply.

Grant applications can be made for up to R350,000. The deadline for applications is 13 March 2026.

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Enquiries about submissions should be directed to the National Arts Council of South Africa. Please always refer to their website for complete details and information. 

Please note, this call is run by the National Arts Council of South Africa, not the Commonwealth Foundation.