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Marielle Franco: five years on, what has changed?
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From flight to nostrils, breathe, arms wide, messages in the wind

»We, indigenous people, are the past, the present and especially the future of this world.«

Edgar Kanaykõ
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In Conversation with
Sour Grass: Creating Caribbean Connections
A talk with the creative agency focused on supporting Caribbean and Diaspora artists.
Politics
Marielle Franco: five years on, what has changed?
After the murder of the former city councilmember, there are two suspects and many changes on Brazil's political stage.
Residency
Salta art 2023 Residency Program
Salta art announces the selection of artists Gabriela Mureb and Diogo da Cruz for its 2023 residency program.
Installation View
From flight to nostrils, breathe, arms wide, messages in the wind
Hoa Galeria presents works by 30 artists that reflect on ancestrality, the present and the future.
Initiative
RAY | RAYO | RAYÓN
Artists and creatives launch an Arts Education Program from and for the Caribbean.
In Conversation with
River Claure: Playing as a Strategy for Imagining Identities
A chat with the Bolivian artist of Andean origin who uses play to imagine fantastic worlds through photography.
Contemporary And 10! C& TEN! 
Celebrating the C& Cosmos
2023 marks a special year for Contemporary And (C&): the platform will be turning TEN!  
Installation View
Social Fabric: Art and Activism in Contemporary Brazil
Exhibition of contemporary Brazilian artists in the United States engages with political and cultural aspects of Brazilian history.
Curaçao
Marlou Fernanda: Foregrounding the Inner Self through Art
The Curaçao-born Rotterdam-based artist goes from painting, to set design and performance to express her complex inner self.
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Art Fairs
19ª SP–Arte
Pavilhão da Bienal – Parque Ibirapuera
São Paulo, Brazil
29 March - 02 April 2023
Exhibitions
Mulheres que mudaram 200 anos
CAIXA Cultural
Diversas cidades, Brazil
12 January - 16 April 2023
Exhibitions
O Bastardo: O retrato do Brasil é preto
Museu de Arte do Rio
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
19 March - 28 March 2023
Talks / Workshops
Acts of Opening Again: A Choreography of Conviviality
Haus derr Kulturen der Welt
Berlin, Germany
02 June - 04 March 2023
Exhibitions
O Quilombismo: Of Resisting and Insisting. Of Flight as Fight. Of Other Democratic Egalitarian Political Philosophies
Haus der Kulturen der Welt
Berlin, Germany
02 June - 27 August 2023
Exhibitions
Trenzado Identidades
Casa Silvana
Humacao, Puerto Rico
10 March - 12 May 2023
Exhibitions
Negros na Piscina
Pinacoteca do Ceará
Fortaleza, Brazil
07 December - 07 May 2023
Exhibitions
Aqui estou — Corpo, paisagem e política
Museu Nacional da República
Brasília, Brazil
16 December - 12 July 2023
Exhibitions
Chico da Silva e o ateliê do Pirambu
Pinacoteca de São Paulo
São Paulo, Brazil
04 March - 28 May 2023
Exhibitions
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Museo de Arte Contemporáneo de Panamá
Ciudad de Panamá, Panama
02 March - 07 May 2023
Conferences
Museums Association of the Caribbean’s 2023 Conference
National Art Gallery of The Bahamas (NAGB)
Nassau, Bahamas
01 March - 05 March 2023
Exhibitions
Ñande Róga: The Feliciano Centurión Archival Collection
Institute for Studies on Latin American Art (ISLAA)
New York City, United States
16 March - 02 June 2023
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C& International
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C& "Auf Deutsch"
Deborah Joyce Holman – Unless: The Potential of Subtle Acts of Refusal
We spoke to Swiss artist Deborah Joyce Holman about tools to resist the instrumentalization of identity politics.
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C& INVENTING YOUR OWN GAME
Sam Gilliam: Between Structure and Improvisation
Ann Mbuti writes on Sam Gilliam's groundbreaking approach to painting and installation.
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C& Design in Westafrica
Worldforming by Ghanaian Women in Architecture
For three generations of women, architecture has served as an unparalleled incubation platform for worldforming possibilities.
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C& SHOW ME YOUR SHELVES!
Bree Gant: Studying Old Conversations with Ancestors
C& spoke to the artist about her practice, cities as natural phenomena, and the fantasy narrative she writes with domestic artifacts.
C&
C& In Conversation with Iheanyi Onwuegbucha
The Movement of People and Art on the Continent
Iheanyi Onwuegbucha talks to C&’s Obidike Okafor about the importance of mobility in daily life and art.
C&
C& In Conversation with Rahima Gambo
The Purpose of a Broader Narrative
With C& author Wana Udobang, Rahima Gambo speaks about education, her relationship with nature, and Boko Haram.
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Black Women Artists
Dialogue Between Cinema, Performance And The Visual Arts
With unconventional creative processes, contemporary productions by black women artists reveal intersections between languages.
Installation View
Cosmopolitan Jungle, San Augustin Convent, Bogotá
The show proposes a dialogue with the knowledge of indigenous communities and examines the ecological destruction caused by capitalism.
Indigenous Cultures
Gustavo Caboco: Connecting Indigenous Histories in Brazil
The indigenous diaspora in Brazil is the basis of the artist’s research which makes it a “vast field of existence and survival of histories.”
“Joy Out of Fire”
The Powerful Women of Firelei Báez
The Dominican artist revives forgotten images and depicts remarkable women in her polychrome murals.
In conversation with Anita Ekman
An Archeology of Afro-Indigenous Issues
Anita Ekman reclaims rock art and pre-Colombian history to decolonize the way we look at the present.
In Conversation with Naine Terena
“Art Functions as an Instrument of Struggle for Indigenous Populations”
Naine Terena analyzes the contemporary production of indigenous artists in Brazil and talks about the exhibition “Véxoa: We Know.”
Remembering An Exhibition On Africa In Colombia
Some Kind of Sorcerers
Remembering the African legacy in Colombia is of crucial importance. Violence against Afro-Colombians is commonplace. But also resistance.
In Conversation With Albertine Kopp
An Initiative For Caribbean Art
Newly-formed in 2019, the Caribbean Art Initiative supports art exchanges and cultural programs across the Caribbean.
In Conversation with Eliana Muchachasoy Chindoy
“How Can Artists Help the Communities?”
The Colombian artist talks about neo-Amazonian art, the need for creating artistic spaces in indigenous territories and the problems with cultural appropriation in the arts.
opportunities
Residencies
Black Brazil Art
Pensamento crítico decolonial nas práticas artísticas
online, Brazil
Workshops
MAM
Radiografias visuais femininas negras como práxis para uma educação antirracista
São Paulo, Brazil
Call for applications
Instituto de Arte Contemporânea
Bolsa IAC de Formação em Pesquisa
São Paulo, Brazil
Residencies
MAM
Professor-pesquisador
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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Venice Biennale
Julien Creuzet will represent France at the Venice Biennale 2024
The French-Caribbean visual artist and poet will represent France at the 60th Venice Biennale.
Installation View
37th Panorama of Brazilian Art
Featuring artists from diverse backgrounds, the Panorama's latest edition reflects the dynamic landscape of contemporary Brazilian art.
Cuba
Indiscipline and Counter-memory in Afro-Cuban Art
An exhibition about Afro-Cuban art at Harvard’s institution dedicated to the art of the African diaspora.
Brazil
Bodies of Revolt: ColetivA Ocupação and the transgressive practices of art and education
Formed during the high school student protest movement, this artistic collective’s ethos is “walking and learning together”.
Brazil
A new government and new hope for art producers in Brazil
A range of voices from Brazil’s cultural sector on expectations of a new country.
Memory
Sidney Amaral: A Mirror for Afro-Brazilian History
Reflecting on the Brazilian artist’s work and his retrospective exhibition, "Sidney Amaral: A Mirror on History".
Cuba
Belkis Ayón and the Cuba-West Africa Connection
An essay mapping the Abakuá secret society and syncretisms in the African Diaspora through the incredible life and career of the Cuban artist.
Art Spaces
Why Create Art Galleries by and For Non-Whites?
Galleries founded by people of color open exclusive spaces for non-white artists in Brazil.
Installation View
from underwater mountains fire makes islands
Exhibition brings together artists from across Latin America that reflect on the processes of emancipation for human beings' perceptual systems.
Guatemala
Lucía Ixchíu: As an Indigenous Woman, Art Has Saved My Life
A chat with the artist, activist, cultural manager and curator Maya K’iche about art as resistance and therapy in Guatemala.
Planetary Connections
Indigo Dye: A Shared Language in the Global South
An essay about the culture of indigo dye across the global south through the practices of four artists.
São Paulo Biennale
São Paulo Biennale Announces Title and Theme
Entitled "choreographies of the impossible", the Biennale is an "invitation to radical imaginations" and will take place in autumn 2023.
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