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title: "Residency open call for artists based in East Africa"
organization: "Gasworks"
category: residency
deadline: 2026-09-28
valid_through: 2026-09-28
countries: ["GB"]
location: "London, UK"
entry_fee: "Free"
award: "Fully funded eleven-week residency, administrative, pastoral, and curatorial support"
eligibility: "Open to artists based in East Africa (Chagos Archipelago, Burundi, Comoros, Djibouti, Ethiopia, Eritrea, French Southern Territories, Kenya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritius, Mayotte, Mozambique, Réunion, Rwanda, Seychelles, Somalia, South Sudan, Uganda, United Republic of Tanzania, Zambia) who have already presented their work in several venues."
source_url: "https://gasworks.org.uk/opportunities/residency-open-call-for-artists-based-in-east-africa-2027"
canonical: "https://opencallradar.com/open-calls/residency-open-call-for-artists-based-in-east-africa-gasworks-3d9fc027"
status: open
last_updated: 2026-08-27T06:25:38.03133
---
# Residency open call for artists based in East Africa

**Organization**: Gasworks
**Category**: residency
**Deadline**: 2026-09-28
**Location**: London, UK
**Country code(s)**: GB
**Entry fee**: Free
**Award**: Fully funded eleven-week residency, administrative, pastoral, and curatorial support
**Eligibility**: Open to artists based in East Africa (Chagos Archipelago, Burundi, Comoros, Djibouti, Ethiopia, Eritrea, French Southern Territories, Kenya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritius, Mayotte, Mozambique, Réunion, Rwanda, Seychelles, Somalia, South Sudan, Uganda, United Republic of Tanzania, Zambia) who have already presented their work in several venues.

## Description

Gasworks is offering an eleven-week, fully funded residency in London for an artist based in East Africa. The program supports professional development, cultural exchange, and artistic experimentation, hosting up to twenty residencies annually. Residents are expected to be self-motivated and lead their own research and production, with administrative, pastoral, and curatorial support provided. Applicants should have presented their work in several venues.

## Apply / Verify

- Official source: https://gasworks.org.uk/opportunities/residency-open-call-for-artists-based-in-east-africa-2027
- OpenCall Radar listing: https://opencallradar.com/open-calls/residency-open-call-for-artists-based-in-east-africa-gasworks-3d9fc027