Deadline: 25-Jun-2025
The Unpublished Africa is requesting applications for its Creative Business Studio Flagship Program to empower African visual storytellers and creative entrepreneurs. It’s a capacity-building initiative aimed at bridging the gap between artistic talent and essential business acumen, enabling creatives to build sustainable and profitable careers.
The program has successfully run 3 cohorts, impacting creatives from 15+ African countries.
Duration
- This Creative Business Studio Cohort will start on 7 July 2025 and end on 14 August 2025.
Benefits
- Guidance from seasoned business and creative industry professionals.
- Hands-on learning in critical areas like brand strategy, digital marketing, finance, and legal aspects relevant to creative ventures.
- A platform to connect, collaborate, and share ideas with a pan-African community of peers and industry leaders.
- Opportunities to publish their work with Unpublished Africa and gain exposure for their creative practice.
Eligibility Criteria
- The program is virtual and open to African photographers operating in an African context.
Selection Criteria
- Participants will be selected and supported by professionals from the business world with expertise in business development, finance, and social media, to name a few, as well as creative industry experts.
- The program will last 6 weeks. Over the 6-week period, a group of professionals will train and drive you to build your own creative business.
- In addition to the support of professionals, some documented guides will be issued which will allow for follow-up to the objectives to be achieved and the tasks to be carried out in order to achieve these objectives.
For more information, visit Unpublished Africa.