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C& is more than a platform. It’s a space held by many – by people who write, think, organize, question, create, document, and open up new ways of seeing and being.

Welcome to the C& Community.

C&10 event at 1014 New York featuring a poetic reflection on the notion of Africa and the Global Diaspora by artivist and experimental poet Mia Harrison, May 2023. Photo: C&

Our Community

People

Places

At the center of C& are the artists – their voices, their practices, their realities.

C& writers don’t write about artists but with them – in dialogue, with sensitivity to language, history, and context. This involves careful observation, an empathetic criticality, and a cultivated connection to the urgent issues of our time.

Translators are essential to this process – not as intermediaries, but as active interpreters who carry voices across languages and geographies. Even as we operate within colonial languages, we strive to move beyond them by embracing linguistic plurality and context-specific knowledge.

Curators can play a crucial role in shaping the conditions for artistic dialogue. Alongside artists, they help create frameworks, build networks, and hold space for trans-local exchange. This work ensures that art does not exist in a vacuum, but within living, shifting ecosystems.

What unites these cultural producers is a shared commitment to exploring artistic expression, memory, power, and identity – without being bound to one geography, one language, or one discipline.

What does it really mean to be in a community that holds and supports one another?

Marta Moreno Vega

People

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Meet the people we work with: writers and translators, artists and cultural producers. Their critical practices and visionary thinking shape C&.

A woman in a blue, white, and orange patterned dress stands with crossed arms in an art gallery.
Lee Xie
Thenjiwe Niki Nkosi
A Black woman in a white shirt sits between two large green plants against a white wall.
A smiling woman with long dark hair and dark skin wears a black sweater and gold hoop earrings.
Sepia-toned, high-contrast portrait of a man with a mustache looking directly at the camera, his face partially in shadow.
Amira Bongho Nouarra
A woman in a yellow top operates a video camera on a city street.
A Black man with dreadlocks and glasses smiles faintly against a blurred background of orange flowers.
Thabo
Headshot of a smiling Black man with short dark curly hair and a beard, wearing a white shirt and a dark blue jacket.
A Black woman with dark braided hair and a neutral expression wears a rose-brown jacket.
A smiling man with curly hair and glasses wears a black jacket over a light t-shirt.
Bald, reddish-brown figure with prominent stitches on the face and closed eyes, wearing a matching collared shirt, dramatically lit.
A man in a black coat sits with crossed legs in a white plastic chair, part of a row against a white wall.
A Black woman with curly hair speaks into a microphone from behind a table.
Black and white portrait of a young Black woman with long braids, wearing a dark blazer, looking at the camera.
Black and white portrait of a woman with long curly hair, a nose ring, earrings, and a collared shirt.
Young Black woman with reddish braids, red-yellow-green beanie, white crop top and pants, poses outdoors, hand on cheek.
A smiling Black man in a plaid shirt, in a black and white photo.
Ethel-Ruth Tawe
A smiling Black woman in a long blue patterned dress stands before a dark geometric art installation and a large white disc.
Black and white mid-shot of a Black man with glasses and a collared shirt, looking at the viewer.
A woman with dark hair, patterned glasses, and gold hoop earrings wears a white sleeveless dress and tattoos on her arms, standing in a doorway and looking at the camera.
A dark-skinned man in a blue shirt, wearing an Africa pendant, rests his hand on his chin and looks at the camera.
Dark-skinned woman in a black top and hoop earrings stands by a sheer curtain, looking at the camera.
Abigail Campos Leal, performance at MIS Ceará, 2022. Press Photo
A woman with reddish-brown hair and bangs, wearing a dark grey jacket, looks left.
A woman with dark skin, dark eyes, and intricate spiral cornrows on her scalp wears a black high-neck top and looks at the camera.
Headshot of a woman with dark curly hair and glasses, wearing a black long-sleeved shirt.
A woman with dark curly hair in a blue shirt and black pants stands against a red brick wall, looking left with hands on her hips.
Anna Adima
Close-up of a smiling Black woman looking left, wearing a colorful beaded necklace with a silver cross, against a vibrant, blurry textile.
A man with dreadlocks and a beard stands outdoors, looking at the camera, with a brick building and dark metal structure behind him.
A bald man with a light beard, wearing a dark patterned jacket, looks directly at the camera while surrounded by lush green foliage.
A smiling woman lifts a newly made print from a press in her art studio.
A person with a shaved head and glasses looks forward, wearing a striped tan shirt.
A smiling Black man in a dark coat stands in front of colorful, patterned artworks.
Kim M Reynolds
Luciane Ramos Silva
Smiling man with dark hair, glasses, and a beard, wearing a black shirt and crossing his arms.
Raquel Villar-Pérez
Black and white photo of a Black woman with curly hair and round glasses.
Magnus Elias Rosengarten
Black and white portrait of a broadly smiling man with a beard and a plaid cap.
A woman with long dark hair and a nose ring sits on a stool in a garden with tall corn plants, looking at the camera with a faint smile.
Headshot of a woman with dark skin, short curly hair, a black top, and hoop earrings.
Black and white portrait of a woman with dark, wavy hair, looking to the left with a slight smile, wearing a patterned shirt.
A person in a flamboyant dress made of condom wrappers with a feathered boa, thigh-high stockings, and boots, smiling at a parade.
A young man with glasses and a hat sits on stone steps, holding a colorful woven bag, next to a weathered wall and a blue door.
EN Mirembe
Close-up grayscale portrait of a woman with short curly hair, looking upwards with a thoughtful expression, wearing hoop earrings and a collared shirt.
A bearded man in a blue polo shirt leans on a railing against a vibrant sunset sky.
A man with black body markings holds a grey bar with red text "MEZCLAR UN NUEVO AMASAR LA SANGRE" (Mix a new knead the blood) across his mouth, looking intently forward.
A painting of a large brown hand holding a green plant, from which a dark-skinned woman with a yellow crown and braided hair-arms emerges, set against a dense green foliage background.
A woman in a blue, white, and orange patterned dress stands with crossed arms in an art gallery.
Lee Xie
Thenjiwe Niki Nkosi
A Black woman in a white shirt sits between two large green plants against a white wall.
A smiling woman with long dark hair and dark skin wears a black sweater and gold hoop earrings.
Sepia-toned, high-contrast portrait of a man with a mustache looking directly at the camera, his face partially in shadow.
Amira Bongho Nouarra
A woman in a yellow top operates a video camera on a city street.
A Black man with dreadlocks and glasses smiles faintly against a blurred background of orange flowers.
Thabo
Headshot of a smiling Black man with short dark curly hair and a beard, wearing a white shirt and a dark blue jacket.
A Black woman with dark braided hair and a neutral expression wears a rose-brown jacket.
A smiling man with curly hair and glasses wears a black jacket over a light t-shirt.
Bald, reddish-brown figure with prominent stitches on the face and closed eyes, wearing a matching collared shirt, dramatically lit.
A man in a black coat sits with crossed legs in a white plastic chair, part of a row against a white wall.
A Black woman with curly hair speaks into a microphone from behind a table.
Black and white portrait of a young Black woman with long braids, wearing a dark blazer, looking at the camera.
Black and white portrait of a woman with long curly hair, a nose ring, earrings, and a collared shirt.
Young Black woman with reddish braids, red-yellow-green beanie, white crop top and pants, poses outdoors, hand on cheek.
A smiling Black man in a plaid shirt, in a black and white photo.
Ethel-Ruth Tawe
A smiling Black woman in a long blue patterned dress stands before a dark geometric art installation and a large white disc.
Black and white mid-shot of a Black man with glasses and a collared shirt, looking at the viewer.
A woman with dark hair, patterned glasses, and gold hoop earrings wears a white sleeveless dress and tattoos on her arms, standing in a doorway and looking at the camera.
A dark-skinned man in a blue shirt, wearing an Africa pendant, rests his hand on his chin and looks at the camera.
Dark-skinned woman in a black top and hoop earrings stands by a sheer curtain, looking at the camera.
Abigail Campos Leal, performance at MIS Ceará, 2022. Press Photo
A woman with reddish-brown hair and bangs, wearing a dark grey jacket, looks left.
A woman with dark skin, dark eyes, and intricate spiral cornrows on her scalp wears a black high-neck top and looks at the camera.
Headshot of a woman with dark curly hair and glasses, wearing a black long-sleeved shirt.
A woman with dark curly hair in a blue shirt and black pants stands against a red brick wall, looking left with hands on her hips.
Anna Adima
Close-up of a smiling Black woman looking left, wearing a colorful beaded necklace with a silver cross, against a vibrant, blurry textile.
A man with dreadlocks and a beard stands outdoors, looking at the camera, with a brick building and dark metal structure behind him.
A bald man with a light beard, wearing a dark patterned jacket, looks directly at the camera while surrounded by lush green foliage.
A smiling woman lifts a newly made print from a press in her art studio.
A person with a shaved head and glasses looks forward, wearing a striped tan shirt.
A smiling Black man in a dark coat stands in front of colorful, patterned artworks.
Kim M Reynolds
Luciane Ramos Silva
Smiling man with dark hair, glasses, and a beard, wearing a black shirt and crossing his arms.
Raquel Villar-Pérez
Black and white photo of a Black woman with curly hair and round glasses.
Magnus Elias Rosengarten
Black and white portrait of a broadly smiling man with a beard and a plaid cap.
A woman with long dark hair and a nose ring sits on a stool in a garden with tall corn plants, looking at the camera with a faint smile.
Headshot of a woman with dark skin, short curly hair, a black top, and hoop earrings.
Black and white portrait of a woman with dark, wavy hair, looking to the left with a slight smile, wearing a patterned shirt.
A person in a flamboyant dress made of condom wrappers with a feathered boa, thigh-high stockings, and boots, smiling at a parade.
A young man with glasses and a hat sits on stone steps, holding a colorful woven bag, next to a weathered wall and a blue door.
EN Mirembe
Close-up grayscale portrait of a woman with short curly hair, looking upwards with a thoughtful expression, wearing hoop earrings and a collared shirt.
A bearded man in a blue polo shirt leans on a railing against a vibrant sunset sky.
A man with black body markings holds a grey bar with red text "MEZCLAR UN NUEVO AMASAR LA SANGRE" (Mix a new knead the blood) across his mouth, looking intently forward.
A painting of a large brown hand holding a green plant, from which a dark-skinned woman with a yellow crown and braided hair-arms emerges, set against a dense green foliage background.
A woman in a blue, white, and orange patterned dress stands with crossed arms in an art gallery.
Lee Xie
Thenjiwe Niki Nkosi
A Black woman in a white shirt sits between two large green plants against a white wall.
A smiling woman with long dark hair and dark skin wears a black sweater and gold hoop earrings.
Sepia-toned, high-contrast portrait of a man with a mustache looking directly at the camera, his face partially in shadow.
Amira Bongho Nouarra
A woman in a yellow top operates a video camera on a city street.
A Black man with dreadlocks and glasses smiles faintly against a blurred background of orange flowers.
Thabo
Headshot of a smiling Black man with short dark curly hair and a beard, wearing a white shirt and a dark blue jacket.
A Black woman with dark braided hair and a neutral expression wears a rose-brown jacket.
A smiling man with curly hair and glasses wears a black jacket over a light t-shirt.
Bald, reddish-brown figure with prominent stitches on the face and closed eyes, wearing a matching collared shirt, dramatically lit.
A man in a black coat sits with crossed legs in a white plastic chair, part of a row against a white wall.
A Black woman with curly hair speaks into a microphone from behind a table.
Black and white portrait of a young Black woman with long braids, wearing a dark blazer, looking at the camera.
Black and white portrait of a woman with long curly hair, a nose ring, earrings, and a collared shirt.
Young Black woman with reddish braids, red-yellow-green beanie, white crop top and pants, poses outdoors, hand on cheek.
A smiling Black man in a plaid shirt, in a black and white photo.
Ethel-Ruth Tawe
A smiling Black woman in a long blue patterned dress stands before a dark geometric art installation and a large white disc.
Black and white mid-shot of a Black man with glasses and a collared shirt, looking at the viewer.
A woman with dark hair, patterned glasses, and gold hoop earrings wears a white sleeveless dress and tattoos on her arms, standing in a doorway and looking at the camera.
A dark-skinned man in a blue shirt, wearing an Africa pendant, rests his hand on his chin and looks at the camera.
Dark-skinned woman in a black top and hoop earrings stands by a sheer curtain, looking at the camera.
Abigail Campos Leal, performance at MIS Ceará, 2022. Press Photo
A woman with reddish-brown hair and bangs, wearing a dark grey jacket, looks left.
A woman with dark skin, dark eyes, and intricate spiral cornrows on her scalp wears a black high-neck top and looks at the camera.
Headshot of a woman with dark curly hair and glasses, wearing a black long-sleeved shirt.
A woman with dark curly hair in a blue shirt and black pants stands against a red brick wall, looking left with hands on her hips.
Anna Adima
Close-up of a smiling Black woman looking left, wearing a colorful beaded necklace with a silver cross, against a vibrant, blurry textile.
A man with dreadlocks and a beard stands outdoors, looking at the camera, with a brick building and dark metal structure behind him.
A bald man with a light beard, wearing a dark patterned jacket, looks directly at the camera while surrounded by lush green foliage.
A smiling woman lifts a newly made print from a press in her art studio.
A person with a shaved head and glasses looks forward, wearing a striped tan shirt.
A smiling Black man in a dark coat stands in front of colorful, patterned artworks.
Kim M Reynolds
Luciane Ramos Silva
Smiling man with dark hair, glasses, and a beard, wearing a black shirt and crossing his arms.
Raquel Villar-Pérez
Black and white photo of a Black woman with curly hair and round glasses.
Magnus Elias Rosengarten
Black and white portrait of a broadly smiling man with a beard and a plaid cap.
A woman with long dark hair and a nose ring sits on a stool in a garden with tall corn plants, looking at the camera with a faint smile.
Headshot of a woman with dark skin, short curly hair, a black top, and hoop earrings.
Black and white portrait of a woman with dark, wavy hair, looking to the left with a slight smile, wearing a patterned shirt.
A person in a flamboyant dress made of condom wrappers with a feathered boa, thigh-high stockings, and boots, smiling at a parade.
A young man with glasses and a hat sits on stone steps, holding a colorful woven bag, next to a weathered wall and a blue door.
EN Mirembe
Close-up grayscale portrait of a woman with short curly hair, looking upwards with a thoughtful expression, wearing hoop earrings and a collared shirt.
A bearded man in a blue polo shirt leans on a railing against a vibrant sunset sky.
A man with black body markings holds a grey bar with red text "MEZCLAR UN NUEVO AMASAR LA SANGRE" (Mix a new knead the blood) across his mouth, looking intently forward.
A painting of a large brown hand holding a green plant, from which a dark-skinned woman with a yellow crown and braided hair-arms emerges, set against a dense green foliage background.
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Zoma Museum

ZOMA Museum is an environmentally conscious art institution in Addis Ababa. The mission is to act as a bridge between artists and architects from around the world to create cutting-edge ecological art and architecture.

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Places

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Browse our network of museums, institutions, galleries, and independent art spaces.

Angels & Muse

Parque Cultural de Valparaíso

The Walther Collection

Caribbean Museum Center for the Arts (CMCArts)

Fresh Milk

Centro Wilfredo Lam

Corredor Afro

Centro de Culturas Populares e Identitárias

Núcleo Amanar – Casa das Áfricas

NEST Collective

Echo Art

Mariane Ibrahim Gallery

Afro Project

Jaider Esbell Contemporary Indigenous Art Gallery

Kenu – the Lab'oratory of imaginaries

Angels & Muse

Parque Cultural de Valparaíso

The Walther Collection

Caribbean Museum Center for the Arts (CMCArts)

Fresh Milk

Centro Wilfredo Lam

Corredor Afro

Centro de Culturas Populares e Identitárias

Núcleo Amanar – Casa das Áfricas

NEST Collective

Echo Art

Mariane Ibrahim Gallery

Afro Project

Jaider Esbell Contemporary Indigenous Art Gallery

Kenu – the Lab'oratory of imaginaries

Centre Pompidou

Doual’art

Kiosko Galería

First Floor Gallery

+Arte Galería Taller

Makerere Art Gallery

Nubuke Foundation

Iwalewahaus

Que ladeira é essa? Cultural Center

Fundação Pedro Calmon

Gypsum Gallery

Omenka Gallery

TERN Gallery

Casa del sargento (Beta Local)

Revue Noire

Amakaba

Centre Pompidou

Doual’art

Kiosko Galería

First Floor Gallery

+Arte Galería Taller

Makerere Art Gallery

Nubuke Foundation

Iwalewahaus

Que ladeira é essa? Cultural Center

Fundação Pedro Calmon

Gypsum Gallery

Omenka Gallery

TERN Gallery

Casa del sargento (Beta Local)

Revue Noire

Amakaba

Welancora Gallery

GawLab

TEOR/éTica

Blank

Gallery Momo

LA galería

Poco Bonito

National Gallery of The Bahamas

The Espaço Pierre Verger da Fotografia Baiana and Espaço Carybé de Artes

Global Crit Clinic

A White Space

SMAC Gallery

Gallery of Caribbean Art

MAOF Materia y Oficios (Beta Local)

Selebe Yoon

Kalashnikovv Gallery

Welancora Gallery

GawLab

TEOR/éTica

Blank

Gallery Momo

LA galería

Poco Bonito

National Gallery of The Bahamas

The Espaço Pierre Verger da Fotografia Baiana and Espaço Carybé de Artes

Global Crit Clinic

A White Space

SMAC Gallery

Gallery of Caribbean Art

MAOF Materia y Oficios (Beta Local)

Selebe Yoon

Kalashnikovv Gallery

Centre Soleil d’Afrique

Invisible Borders Trans-African Photographic Initiative

NLS

National Museum of African Art

Lugar a dudas

Museu Afro Brasil

Museu Afro-Brasileiro

Índia Vanuíre Historical and Pedagogical Museum

Nafasi Art Space

Aria

Galerie Jérôme Poggi

Redhada

Lyle O. Reitzel Galería

Noldor Artist Residency

AfriArt Gallery

Centre Soleil d’Afrique

Invisible Borders Trans-African Photographic Initiative

NLS

National Museum of African Art

Lugar a dudas

Museu Afro Brasil

Museu Afro-Brasileiro

Índia Vanuíre Historical and Pedagogical Museum

Nafasi Art Space

Aria

Galerie Jérôme Poggi

Redhada

Lyle O. Reitzel Galería

Noldor Artist Residency

AfriArt Gallery

Museo del Barro

Bisagra

Avistamientos

FLORA ars+natura

Despacio

Goodman Gallery

Center for Historical Reenactments

Acervo da Laje

PAN!C

Addis Fine Art

Vigo Gallery

Hot Sun Caribbean Contemporary Art

Galería Saro León

Galerie Atiss Dakar

Museo del Barro

Bisagra

Avistamientos

FLORA ars+natura

Despacio

Goodman Gallery

Center for Historical Reenactments

Acervo da Laje

PAN!C

Addis Fine Art

Vigo Gallery

Hot Sun Caribbean Contemporary Art

Galería Saro León

Galerie Atiss Dakar

Proyecto AMIL

Artistas Latinas

Olympia Gallery

Neebex Galeria

Espacio aglutinador

Caribbean Cultural Center African Diaspora Institute

Fundação Pierre Verger

Acervo África

Gallery of African Art (GAFRA)

Circle Art Gallery

Afronova Gallery

Micromuseo

Beirut

OH GALLERY

Proyecto AMIL

Artistas Latinas

Olympia Gallery

Neebex Galeria

Espacio aglutinador

Caribbean Cultural Center African Diaspora Institute

Fundação Pierre Verger

Acervo África

Gallery of African Art (GAFRA)

Circle Art Gallery

Afronova Gallery

Micromuseo

Beirut

OH GALLERY

Fresh Milk

Discover the Caribbean’s vibrant art scene with Fresh Milk Barbados, artist-led and socially engaged.

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Fresh Milk

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