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Photography
Art and Identity in the Caribbean
Kosisochukwu Nnebe and Keisha Scarville are two artists exploring identity and migration in their Miami residency.
Retrospective
María Magdalena Campos-Pons: Charting Global Black Diasporic Geographies
"Maria Magdalena Campos-Pons: Behold", at the Brooklyn Museum, explores diasporic identity and the global histories of Black and Asian migration.
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.
Terra Foundation and C& collaborate on writing workshops
Terra Foundation for American Art funds C& Critical Writing Workshops and C& Mentoring Program in 2023
C& facilitates writing workshops for young art writers since 2016; in 2023 they will take place in Atlanta and Dallas, United States.
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.
White Label
How Warhol Erased the Identity of His Black Trans Sitters
Art historian Gürsoy Doğtaş analyses the power imbalances between Warhol and his BIPoC queer and trans sitters of lower Manhattan.
Clotilde Jiménez
Queering Boxing, Undoing the “Macho”
The artist, born in Honolulu and based in Mexico, raises questions around race, class, sexuality and gender.
Black Lives Matter, Cervantes and the Spanish Heritage
“A Legacy that Privileges Whiteness and Excludes Blackness”
A talk about statues and Black Lives Matter, the discrepancy of the Spanish heritage and the author of "Don Quixote".
In Conversation with Tiffany Alfonseca
"The Representation Of Afro-Latino Culture Is Essential"
The Dominican-American artist talks about art, her roots and her new series In Quarantine.
In Conversation with Janice Mitchell
German Museums Need to Catch Up
Museum Ludwig in Cologne questions conventional collecting cultures, starting with a critical examination of its own reputable collection of artworks from the US.
No Justice No Peace
WE ARE.
We have invited creatives and thinkers from the US, other parts of the Global Diaspora, and Africa to share their thoughts about this historical moments.
Installation View #museumshutdown
The Other Side of Now: Foresight in Contemporary Caribbean Art
A thematic group exhibition centered on the question, “what might a Caribbean future look like?”, in the Pérez Art Museum, Miami.
Installation View #museumshutdown
Mexican Muralists in the United States, Whitney Museum
The Whitney Museum in New York rediscovers Mexican muralists and their influence on 20th century American art.
DePaul Art Museum
Latinx Initiative
Multi-year effort includes research, exhibitions, and community-building
In Conversation with Florine Démosthène
Challenging the Self to Redefine the Canon
Magnus Rosengarten spoke to the artist about her work and in particular about how her own body functions as a role model.
#Seattle with Cura Club, Playthey and ScumTrust
Radical Collectivity
Three collectives focus on the ways Blackness can be explored outside of the perpetuation of trauma narratives.
A Latin American Universe
What Is Latinx?
We take a look into the implications and opportunities of the new expression, that has also been discovered by the art world.
In Conversation with Alejandro de la Fuente
Cuba: “The Problem Is Not Silence – It’s Deafness”
The curator of “Diago: The Pasts of this Afro-Cuban Present” on Cuban history and the island’s artistic scene.
Inventing Your Own Game
Maren Hassinger: “We Are Not Alive To Make Money”
Will Furtado speaks to Maren Hassinger about protesting against lack of inclusion, the conditions for Black artists today, and more.
In Conversation with Leticia Contreras
Reacting to Social Emergencies
Whe spoke with the Texan native artist about her work and her role as an artist, activist, and teacher.
Akosua Adoma Owusu: Welcome to the Jungle
Beauty and Power in Black Hair Culture
Interweaving different narratives, Akosua Adoma Owusu’s solo exhibition portrays the complexities of Black life.
Slavery Images
The Image As Testimony Of The Unspeakable
An archive of historical images allows us a look into the terrible world of slavery in the Americas.
Paulo Nazareth at the ICA Miami
Dismantling colonial power
The Brazilian artist offers a journey to understand the oppressive, exploitative nature of colonial history in his country.
Coffee, Rhum, Sugar & Gold
A Postcolonial Paradox
As a system of oppression, colonialism never ceased, but re-branded – as an exhibition in San Francisco shows.
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events
Exhibitions
Francisco Galeno: o Piauí é aqui — o Piauí não é aqui
Galatea
São Paulo, Brazil
12 November 2024 - 25 January 2025
Exhibitions
Somos Aquelas por Quem Estávamos Esperando
SESC Catanduva
Catanduva, Brazil
08 August 2024 - 09 February 2025
Exhibitions
Orishas on Wood
Casa Silvana
Huamaco, Puerto Rico
16 November 2024 - 30 November 2024
Exhibitions
Amas de leche
Artpace San Antonio
San Antonio, United States
12 September 2024 - 19 January 2025
Installation
Libertas
Playa La Pascuala
Samaná, Dominican Republic
16 November 2024 -
Exhibitions
A conspiração dos ícones
Fortes D’Aloia & Gabriel e Quadra
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
26 October 2024 - 28 December 2024
Festivals
Ocupação Preta CCBB - Honrando o Passado e Fazendo o Futuro
CCBB
São Paulo, Brazil
01 November 2024 - 30 November 2024
Exhibitions
Nhe’ẽ Porã: Memória e Transformação
Centro Cultural Vale Maranhão
São Luís, Brazil
10 August 2024 - 22 November 2024
Exhibitions
Retratistas do Morro
SESC São José dos Campos
São José dos Campos, Brazil
12 September 2024 - 20 June 2025
Festivals
Festival ZUM
IMS Paulista
São Paulo, Brazil
02 November 2024 - 03 November 2024
Exhibitions
Wisrah C. V. da R. Celestino: Peso
Kunstverein Kevin Space
Vienna, Austria
06 September 2024 - 02 November 2024
Performances
The Divine Cypher
Le Safran
Amiens, France
18 November 2024 - 18 November 2024
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Grada Kilomba: Opera to a Black Venus
The first comprehensive institutional solo exhibition in Germany of Grada Kilomba nterrogates concepts of violence and repetition.
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Anaïs Cheleux : Relier l’identité caribéenne par la photographie et la performance
Marny Garcia Mommertz rend visite à Anaïs Cheleux dans son studio en Guadeloupe pour discuter du sirop de canne à sucre et de la Dak’art.
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C& News
C& Launches Patreon Membership
An invitation to our extended community to join and support us!
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C& Opinion
Five Things You Need to Know About the John Randle Center Before It Opens
C& author Obidike Okafor shares what to expect from the new architectural marvel in Nigeria’s art capital.
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C& On Racism
Every Straw Is a Straw Too Much
Bonaventure Soh Bejeng Ndikung on the psychological burden of being racialized while doing art.
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C& #weavingnetworks
Thoughts on Collective Archives
Four collectives discuss perspectives on collective publishing and archiving.
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Inventing Your Own Game
Maren Hassinger: “We Are Not Alive To Make Money”
Will Furtado speaks to Maren Hassinger about protesting against lack of inclusion, the conditions for Black artists today, and more.
In Conversation with the Colectivo Moriviví, Puerto Rico
“Art Is a Way to Fight Back”
The Puerto Rican artist collective fights historical erasure by painting the walls of local communities. A conversation about collaboration, community and censorship.
Echoes of the South Atlantic
Der Black Atlantic – Subject of (Counter)Memory
The project “Der Black Atlantic” (2004) apresentou Berlim
Afro-Indigenous
Afro-Indigenous Memory in the Work of Maria Lira Marques
An essay on the works of Brazilian artist Maria Lira Marques, ancestral memories, and the impact of globalization on traditional communities.
News
Announcement of Second Women Photographers International Archive (WOPHA) Congress
A creative convening and exhibition series taking place across South Florida.
A “Road to the Sea” in Cali and Buenaventura
Memory and Amnesia in the Colombian Pacific
The project fostered dialogues between art, political action and the defense of the territory of Afro-Colombian peoples.
In Conversation with Gê Viana
Confronting the Traumas of Colonization
The Brazilian artist speaks about her indigenous and black roots as trademarks of her work permeated with different languages.
Two Biennials – Two countries
Dakar and Havana
Despite their political differences, Cuba and Senegal established new programs and institutions dedicated to the arts.
Video Art
From Experimentation to Video Art in FM Gustave Giresse’s Work
Since FM Gustave Giresse has discovered the medium of video, there have been no limitations in his explorations with the camera.
opportunities
Call for applications
Arte Público
Programa de Intercambio Internacional para Muralistas
Quebec, Canada
Call for proposals
Paço das Artes
Temporada de Projetos 2025
São Paulo, Brazil
Call for applications
Museo de Arte Contemporáneo
Convocatoria proyectos 2026
Santiago de Chile, Chile
Call for proposals
Museo de Arte Contemporáneo de la Universidad de Chile
oídoMedio / Rincón de Escucha
Santiago de Chile, Chile
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