Submit images From the African Streets (Volume 3 open call & more)

Welcome to African Visual Storyteller! Your weekly guide to African photographers, exhibitions, and creative opportunities.

This space exists to support visibility, connection, and real pathways for African creatives. Thank you for being part of our growing ecosystem.

African Visual Storyteller of the Week #47

Our featured storyteller this week is Irene Naneu 🇰🇪

From the African Streets – Volume 3 Call for Submissions

From the African Streets is an ongoing publication by Unpublished Africa that brings together photographs made during our photo walks across the continent.

Volume 3 will feature selected images created during Unpublished Africa Photo Walks. So if you've attended an Unpublished Africa Photo Walk, you're invited to contribute work photographed during Unpublished Africa Photo Walks.

Submit Here: https://unpublished.beehiiv.com/p/from-the-african-streets-volume-3-call-for-submissions

Join our Creative Conversations (Live on X Spaces)

Open Q&A: From The African Streets Volume 3:

• 🗓️ Tuesday 16 March 2026

• ⏰ 7 PM CAT | 6 PM WAT | 8 PM EAT

• 📍 X Spaces (@unpub_africa)
  
  Want to submit to From the African Streets Volume 3 but unsure about some of the guidelines? Attend the Creative Conversation to ask your questions.

"I'd Be Empowered If..." Exhibition in Nairobi is Still Open

If you’re in Nairobi and haven’t had the chance to see the “I’d Be Empowered If…” Exhibition, it’s still open. The exhibition brings together a range of perspectives that explore ideas around empowerment and lived experience. If you’re nearby, consider stopping by to view the work and support the artists who contributed to the show. Exhibition will be up at Baraza Media Lab for you to view until March 22nd.

Photo Walk Archive

Were you part of an Unpublished Africa Photo Walk? We’d love to see what you captured! Upload your photos to the Photo Walk Archive and help us document the journey.

Upload here: https://photowalk.unpublished.africa/

Other Opportunities:

• MAISON PERRIER Art Prize 2026 ( Art Residency Africa ) - deadline: 31 March

• Anja Niedringhaus Courage in Photojournalism Award ( International Women's Media Foundation ) - deadline: 31 March

• Creative Minds Film Festival ( FilmFreeway ) - deadline: 31 March

• IDFA Bertha Fund IBF Europe Minority Co-Production ( International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam (IDFA) ) - deadline: 01 April

• Visual artists in the League of Arab States ( AFAC - The Arab Fund for Arts and Culture ) - deadline: 02 April

• Écrans Noirs ( Festival Ecrans Noirs ) - deadline: 05 April

• Digital Marketing & Content Creation Specialist ( The Bedding Shop Ke ) - deadline: 12 April

• NLNG Nigeria Prized for Creative Arts ( FilmFreeway ) - deadline: 30 April

• African Culture Fund Funding for Creatives ( African Culture Fund (ACF) ) - deadlines: rolling deadline

• Africa Arts Development Fund ( African Arts Network ) - deadline: rolling deadline

• Minority Africa Call for Storytellers ( Minority Africa ) - rolling deadline

• Pulitzer Center Grant ( Pulitzer Center ) - rolling deadline

• Call For Global Collaborators ( Young Leaders For Arts and Health ) - rolling deadline

Help Us Improve What We’re Building

If you’ve joined an Unpublished Africa photo walk, exhibition, programme, or conversation, we’d really appreciate a quick Google rating and review.

It takes a few minutes, and it goes a long way in helping us build better infrastructure for African creatives.

👉 Leave a review here: https://g.page/r/CYo40kkDN_4UEBM/review

Thank you for being part of the journey and for helping shape what comes next.

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Thank you for continuing to build with us.

More conversations, walks, and opportunities ahead.

— Unpublished Africa