Creative Networking Disguised as a Block Party
We just combined both, and we’re bringing our series of BLOCK PARTY around the world. Next one in Berlin, March 8. Free.
Hello everyone! We are back from Vietnam after the conclusion of the first Experiment Residency (keep an eye out, our next one will be this summer in Berlin!). This edition has our top pick of creative funding and opportunities and events.
Next up- CounterCult BLOCK PARTY. We realized networking events can be weird, and to be honest, most decent gigs we’ve found is by chatting at a creative event. Clients come to them if they looking for a creative person. SO the BLOCK PARTY was born, and we’re bringing it around the world. Make sure to catch our next one this upcoming Saturday, March 8th in Berlin. FREE TICKET HERE
Want a BLOCK PARTY wherever you’re based? Get in touch and we’ll put it on the list of places to hit!
ALSO a reminder to please make a profile and posting on our FREE growing local creative database. Instagram is really sucking for creative people, and this is the database we refer to if we have paying clients reaching out to us that want to hire local creatives.
Welcome CounterCult (see more about us here)- our newsletter is a “skip to what you want” type of newsletter so here you go!
CREATIVE FEATURE
BLOCK PARTY DJ’S
Check out our DJ lineup for this Women’s Day in Berlin. They all self organized for this event, so make sure to give them some extra love!
NATASHA ROZE \MISS TURKISH DELIGHT \ELIS BERLIN PULSE \DJ FLINTA PISS \NESRIN \CALABADDIES \KA IS PLAYIN
OPPORTUNITIES
Press Apply here links for official websites
💰🎨🏯 1646 Open Call for Funded Residency
Open to international artists and researchers for a fully funded residency at 1646 in The Hague, Netherlands.
€2,000 artist fee, €1,000 production budget, travel expenses up to €750, with accommodation and studio space provided.
Focus on social and political exploration through artistic and multimodal research.
🎨🏛️ Funded Residency in Taiwan - NTMoFA International Residency Program 2025
Duration: September 15 to November 18, 2025 (minimum stay: 30 days; maximum stay: 65 days).
Eligibility: Non-Taiwanese nationals with at least five years of professional experience in art or research-related fields; must not have received NTMoFA residency support in the past two years.
Benefits: Round-trip airfare, airport transfers, insurance coverage, daily residency allowance, dedicated studio space, and access to NTMoFA's collections and art library.
📅 Application Deadline: March 24, 2025
📸🎉🖼️ PHOTO 2026 Open Call: Exhibit Your Work in Melbourne
Event Dates: 6–29 March 2026
Location: Melbourne, Australia
Theme: "Show Me Love" – exploring the multifaceted nature of love and its impact on individuals and societies.
📅✉️ Application Deadline: 5 March 2025, 4:59 PM GMT+11 (Melbourne time)
🎨💼🌍 Google Creative Fellowship
6-month program from June to December 2025.
Open to emerging creatives with 0-5 years of experience, located in the U.S. with valid work authorization.
Locations: San Francisco, CA; New York, NY; Portland, OR.
📅✉️ Application deadline: March 10, 2025
📸💰 Black Women Photographers x Nikon Grants
Total Grants: $50,000, plus $20,000 in Nikon mirrorless gear.
Available Grants: One $10,000 grant, five $5,000 grants, and five $3,000 grants.
Nikon Gear: Various Nikon Z kits, including the Z8, Z7II, Z6II, Z50II, and Zfc.
📅✉️ Application Deadline: March 28, 2025, at 11:59 PM EST.
🌿🎨💰 AWAW Environmental Art Grants: Up to $20,000 Funding
Purpose: Support environmental art projects led by women-identifying artists in the U.S. and U.S. Territories.
Funding: Grants up to $20,000 per project.
Eligibility: Open to women-identifying artists aged 18 and over; collaborative projects encouraged; organizations may partner but cannot apply directly.
📅 Application Deadline: April 15, 2025, at 5:00 PM ET.
🐾🌈💼 Meerkat Digital Open Call: Join a New Queer Digital Marketing Agency
Seeking digital marketers, content creators, designers, and more.
Open to queer creatives passionate about innovation and community.
Positions available until filled.
See more opportunities daily on our INSTAGRAM STORIES. Got an opp to share? Tag us in your post or story and we will promote it free.
EVENTS
BLOCK PARTY: BERLIN EDITION
🎉 March 8 | 3PM - ?? | Späti Location in Schlessi 🎉
This International Women’s Day, we’re flipping “creative networking” on its head and throwing a block party for the local creative community. No stiff handshakes, no forced small talk—just good music, good vibes, and good peoplecoming together to celebrate our voices, our art, and our unfiltered creativity. So come ready to show off your creative business needs!
🔥 What’s Going Down? 🔥
🎧 Women’s Day DJ Setup – featuring FLINTA DJ’s, Get in contact with us if you want to be added to the setup!
📸 Best Unhinged Style Competition – Serve your wildest, weirdest, most iconic look. We’ve got a photographer to capture it all.
🐀 Feed the Späti Rat – A sacred ritual. (Don’t ask, just bring an offering.)
🎨 Free Creative Community Stickers – Because art should be stuck everywhere.
🍻 It’s a Späti, So… Drinks, snacks, and whatever else fuels your creativity.
💥 Come one, come all. Open to everyone. Free. Starts at 3PM and goes until they shut us down.
HOW TO CONTACT US:
To be honest, the best way at the moment is INSTAGRAM or LINKEDIN since our emails are quite full at the moment.
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Well, that’s all for the next two weeks! If you want more opportunities and updates, more often, make sure to check out our stories and posts on INSTAGRAM, since we only feature our most curated picks in this newsletter.
Stay creative!
-Sho