We’re constantly updating our database of art and cultural spaces that host and engage with art, artists and cultural producers from African perspectives.
Dakar, Senegal
Situated in Dakar center, Selebe Yoon supports the arts in Senegal with a local and international program.
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
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.
Bonendale, Cameroon
The ArtBakery is an artists’ initiative in Bonendale, Cameroon, founded in 2002 by the artist…
Brazzaville, Congo, Republic Of
Les Ateliers Sahm opened in the fall of 2012 under the artistic direction of the…
Tunis, Tunisia
B7L9 Art Station is the first art station in Tunis located in a rural suburb…
Toronto, Canada
BAND gallery and cultural space in Toronto, Canada, is run by Black Artists' Networks Dialogue.
Cairo, Egypt
The art initiative and exhibition space, Beirut, closed in 2015 but their website still offers…
Cape Town, South Africa
Blank Projects is an independent, artist-run space with a gallery that was founded in 2005…
Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria
Boys’ Quarters shows work by local Niger Delta artists as well as international artists and…
New York, United States
The Brooklyn Museum is the second-largest museum in New York City, and one of the…
Johannesburg , South Africa
The Center for Historical Reenactments (CHR) is a Johannesburg-based independent platform founded in 2010 by…
Lagos, Nigeria
The Centre of Contemporary Art (CCA) Lagos is an independent, non-profit organisation for the visual…
Bamako, Mali
Since its inception in 1999, the Centre Soleil d’Afrique artists’ association has become one of…
Nairobi, Kenya
Founded in 2012, Circle is East Africa’s first independent arts agency, established to provide a…
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Tiwani ContemporaryLondon, United Kingdom 05 Jun 2025 - 20 Sep 2025
Exhibition
AfikarisParis, France 22 May 2025 - 21 Jun 2025
Museum LudwigCologne, Germany 20 Sep 2024 - 14 Jun 2025
Norval Foundation Cape Town, South Africa 18 Feb 2025 - 11 Jan 2026
The Racial Imaginary Institute (TRII) x DAAD Artists-in-Berlin ProgramBerlin, Germany 16 May 2025 - 27 Jul 2025
ifa GalleryBerlin, Germany 20 Jun 2025 - 31 Aug 2025
Institute of Contemporary Arts (ICA)London, United Kingdom 24 Jun 2025 - 07 Sep 2025
Centre PompidouParis, France 19 Mar 2025 - 30 Jun 2025
L’Atelier 21Casablanca, Morocco
27 May - 05 Jul 2025
BAND Gallery x Canadian Cultural CentreParis, France
07 Jun - 19 Sep 2025
crazinisT artisT studiOKumasi, Ghana
Investec Cape Town Art FairCape Town , South Africa
Tiwani ContemporaryLondon, United Kingdom
05 Jun - 20 Sep 2025
AfikarisParis, France
22 May - 21 Jun 2025
Museum LudwigCologne, Germany
20 Sep - 14 Jun 2025
Bag Factory Artists' StudiosJohannesburg, South Africa
Call for applications The Driskell Center
College Park, United States
Call for applications Pérez Art Museum Miami
South Florida, Latin America, the Caribbean, and African Diaspora
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Kumasi, Ghana
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