EUNIC launches Spaces of Culture 2026: Call for cultural relations projects in Sub-Saharan Africa

EUNIC – European Union National Institutes for Culture – has launched the second edition of its Spaces of Culture call for proposals, aimed at supporting seven new cultural relations projects in Sub-Saharan Africa. Apply by 21 June 2026.

Entering its second funding cycle, Spaces of Culture is part of the broader Africa-Europe Partnerships for Culture programme, an initiative by the European Commission’s Directorate-General for International Partnerships (DG INTPA) that promotes cooperation between African and European artists, creators, and cultural professionals.

The 2026 call supports cultural relations projects that are based on equal partnerships and local ownership and involve local cultural and civil society stakeholders, EUNIC members, and EU Delegations. The call supports contemporary and innovative projects in areas including the arts, creative industries, digitalisation, education, gender, heritage, human rights, social inclusion, sports, sustainability, tourism, youth, and more. Projects should reflect the principles of cultural relations, including co-creation, dialogue, mutual listening, and joint capacity building among all partners.

Read the Call for Proposals document here.

About EUNIC

EUNIC - European Union National Institutes for Culture - is the European network of national-level organisations engaging in international cultural relations.

Together partners worldwide, EUNIC brings to life cultural collaboration in more than 100 countries through a network of 143 clusters, drawing on the experience of EUNIC members from all EU Member States and associate countries.

EUNIC advocates a prominent role of culture in international relations and is a strategic partner of the EU in this field. EUNIC is a platform for knowledge sharing and capacity building amongst its members and partners.

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