Opportunities * Open Calls * Exhibitions * Events *
Opportunities * Open Calls * Exhibitions * Events *
Upcoming Event
Conversation #003 - Mwaba Chandia
3rd July 2026, 3:00-3:30PM (CAT)
Instagram Live (@CollectiveCares_zm)
Join us for the third conversation of Collective Cares. Co-leads Luyando and Naoko will meet Lusaka-based artist Mwaba Chandia. The conversation will activate Naoko's Studio Visit with Mwaba, exploring Mwaba's two recent pieces informed by materials from the natural surroundings of the artist, including seedpods and sheaths of trees.
Watch the previous conversations on our YouTube channel.
It will be a welcoming and safe space for conversation and interaction.
Opportunities
Open Call
Calling out actors, actresses and creators.
Mix Kasamwa, partnered with The I AM Movement by the Ministry of Health, is working on a short film that sparks conversations around HIV prevention, informed choices and taking charge of your future.
Deadline: 7 August 2026
Open Call
KAFUE. Calling for all creatives.
SŪPREME SHOTS is open to all Industry Shoots. From Corporate, to Street Photography, Or just some laid back Chills.
Deadline: ongoing
Open Call
Residency open call for an early-career artist based in East Africa.
The eleven-week, fully funded residency at Gasworks in London from 7 April – 22 June 2027.
Deadline: 28 September 2026
Open Call
Artist in Residency for artists of all disciplines, visual artists, writers, musicians, and more, who are interested in exploring the rich cultural landscape of Zambia and engaging in dialogue with it.
LuCAC’s residency program is open for artists, both international and local.
Lusaka Contemporary Art Centre (LuCAC)
Deadline: ongoing
Arts Listings Zambia
Daudi Yves: Risk and Relevance: A Non-Linear Passage
Risk and Relevance: A Non-Linear Passage
A Solo Exhibition by Daudi Yves
Co-curated by Bruno Milambo and Daudi Yves
Opening on 07 July 2026
This exhibition explores the lived realities of immigrant and refugee communities, reflecting on identity, belonging, visibility, and the inherited systems that continue to shape access and exclusion across the African continent.
Kafue Colours: Albert Mulenga and McDonald Nkhoma
Kafue Colours features two Kafue-based artists, Albert Mulenga and McDonald Nkhoma, depicting the land, light, and life of Kafue.
Hassan Yasini: Mycelium
Solo exhibition by Hassan Yasini “Mycelium”
Curated by Sana Ginwalla
With writing by Mukandi Siame
At Everyday Lusaka Gallery
Martin Abasi Phiri: Viable Visions Retrospective to Chipata
Viable Visions Retrospective to Chipata, an exhibition of work by Martin Abasi Phiri (MAP, 1957–1997). Opening at the Martin Phiri Gallery, Visual Arts Council, behind Chipata Library on Thursday, 6 August, running until 6 October, 2026.
Mosi Oa Tunya Perennial
The Mosi oa Tunya Perennial is an international mega art exhibition inspired by large biennial models but rooted in regional histories of movement, exchange, and transitory encounter. It asks how an international exhibition structure might be imagined through the perennial corridors of animals and people in Southern Africa—routes that have long exceeded regulatory borders and immigration laws.
Book Launch: How the International Monetary Fund Strangles Africa
Book launch of “How the International Monetary Fund Strangles Africa” authored by Professor Grieve Chelwa and Professor Vijay Prashad at Lusaka Contemporary Art Centre.
Presence and Absence: A Performative Walk Inside Mosi-oa-Tunya National Park
Two special events this weekend: ‘Presence and Absence: A Performative Walk Inside Mosi-oa-Tunya National Park’ (8 Aug) and ‘Kinkurimba Listening Lounge’ (9 Aug)
Artist talk with Apolonija Šušteršič
An artist talk with Apolonija Šušteršič, the current artist-in-resident at the Lusaka Contemporary Art Centre.
Art talk with Jono Terry and Austin Kaluba
An art talk with Jono Terry and renowned writer and Journalist Austin Kaluba at Everyday Lusaka Gallery.
Jono Terry: Between Two Shores
Solo exhibition by Jono Terry, which will be Jono’s debut exhibition in Zambia.
Curated by Sana Ginwalla
With writing by Austin Kaluba
At Everyday Lusaka Gallery
Bakashimika International Photography Festival
A powerful celebration of photography, creativity, and storytelling. From breathtaking visuals to inspiring connections, this is where moments turn into masterpieces.
At Stand 5022, Kabanga Road, Longacres, Lusaka