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Apply for the 2027 Festival Fringe - Exhibitions

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Closes

November 8, 2026

Effort

About 3 hours

Cost to apply

R1 000.00

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What it is

Application process for visual art exhibitions, installations, and artwork to be exhibited at the 2027 National Arts Festival Fringe. Applicants choose between festival-allocated venues or arrange independent venues. Successful applicants will be notified by 1 February 2027. Cancellation without penalty is possible until 12 March 2027 for funding-dependent applications.

Who it is for

Visual artists, galleries, and artist groups exhibiting visual art, installations, or exhibitions at the 2027 National Arts Festival Fringe.

Open to artists in South Africa.

The call says: “Source page restricts to South Africa”

emerging artists

Where

South Africa

When

November 8, 2026

Programme dates not listed

What you get

Exhibition space at the National Arts Festival (either a festival-allocated venue or independent venue arranged by the artist); venue hire fees apply and are invoiced separately after venue allocation.

What you need to apply

  • Application form with compulsory fields including exhibition title, artist/gallery name, artistic medium, applicant contact details, funding status, venue requirements, exhibition description, and demographics
  • Upload images of work or exhibition if possible to help assess venue suitability
  • Technical specifications: minimum and maximum space requirements, approximate number of works, average work size, number of oversized works, mounting method, requirements for screens and plinths
  • Exhibition description for marketing purposes (200-word description and tagline), up to 200 words
  • Venue details (if using independent venue): venue name, address, manager contact information, written agreement confirming use of space during festival period

How long it takes

About 3 hours

Medium application. Estimated from the 5 items this application asks for, not from the organisation.

Cost to apply

R1 000.00

Apply

Go to the application

https://forms.zohopublic.com/nationalartsfestival/form/NAFFringeArtApplications/formperma/cox7a_VQgiuiy9_QMff_edlNQVArHBkrUBAy95Hi14k