Deep South Creative Futures Fund

Investing in art, science, and technology projects that revitalise Cape Town’s Deep South.

The Deep South Circles Creative Futures Fund supports artists, technologists, and community builders working to regenerate the Deep South of Cape Town—specifically the Muizenberg and Vrygrond areas. From waste innovation to art therapy, we champion projects that harness human creativity to heal, connect, and transform one of South Africa’s most economically divided regions.

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Eligibility

We support any creative project—art, science, or technology—that positively impacts Cape Town’s Deep South. Projects must be grounded in this geographic area but may be created by individuals or teams from anywhere in the world.
To qualify for this fund, projects must meet the following eligibility requirements:
- Address a social, environmental, or cultural challenge in the Deep South region of Cape Town (e.g. Vrygrond, Muizenberg, or surrounding areas).
- Use human creativity—through art, science, or technology—to foster regeneration, community resilience, or ecosystem health.
- Be implementable within or in direct partnership with local communities.
- Include a clear plan for community engagement or co-creation with local residents.
- Projects from outside the region are welcome if they are intended to be implemented locally.
- All mediums are welcome, from installations and tech platforms to workshops and performances.

Projects (17)

9 funded · 8 submitted

Project	Status	Raised
The Kaleidoscope House	funded	$0
Greenpill Network - GreenSci	funded	$398
Voices of the Land	funded	$19,991
Intwana Yase Kasi – Innovation Challenge 2026 (Edition 2)	funded	$0
Giving the community a good listening to...	funded	$0
Message From a Bottle	funded	$15
Snappy GreenLoop - Nappy Waste and Re-Use Services	funded	$0
Unplug to Upskill: The Card Game That Brings AI Literacy to Every Child	funded	$62,725
GroFree Composting	funded	$0
adopt a tree	submitted	$14,777
HOPE	submitted	$20,814
Solar clean water	submitted	$765
unlocking children’s potential through AI	submitted	$43
International Artists Project	submitted	$462
Labour Union of Higherdimensional Shapeshifters	submitted	$360
Akuya	submitted	$234
The International Artists Project Documentary	submitted	$563