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PTAn institution of the Secretary of Culture of the State of Bahia, the Pedro Calmon Foundation coordinates the State Public Archives and the State Public Library System. In addition, the institution supports and promotes activities such as seminars and exhibitions on African and Afro-Brazilian culture. One example is “Journey to Timbuktu – From the coast of Guinea to the shores of the Sahara in 1906”, an exhibition held in 2016 at the State of Bahia’s Central Library, with photographs by French photographer Edmond Fortier, who produced more than 4,000 printed records of West Africa at the turn of the 20th century.
Institutions
Fundação Pedro Calmon
Salvador, Brazil
Visitor at the exhibition "Trip to Timbuktu - Photographs by Edmond Fortier - From the Guinean coast to the shores of the Sahara in 1906" curated by historian Daniela Moreau. Photo: Publicity
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Daniel Kojo Schrade: Broadening the Understanding of Diaspora
For centuries there has been Black cultural production from countries where German is spoken, and it has been as diverse and distinct as the various regions themselves.
In Conversation with
South-African painter Helen Sebidi
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A multimedia exhibition by the Goethe-Institut and the Prince Claus Fund Art and culture responds to the climate crisis.
events
Exhibitions
Life Between Islands: Caribbean-British Art 1950s - Now
Tate Britain
London, United Kingdom
01 December - 03 April 2022
Exhibitions
Suzi Ferrer
Museo de Arte y Diseño de Miramar
San Juan, Puerto Rico
01 December - 31 December 2021
Festivals
3° Escuta Festival I Entre utopias e distopias
Instituto Moreira Salles
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
03 December - 05 December 2021
Exhibitions
Paulo Nazaré: Advertência
Casa Borun / Povo de Luzia
Alto do Palmital, Brazil
04 November - 04 January 2022
Exhibitions
Como se o mundo não tivesse demarcação
Galeria MOVART
Luanda, Angola
25 November - 18 December 2021
Exhibitions
Tinha que ser
CCSP
São Paulo, Brazil
03 November - 30 November 2021
Festivals
Festival ZUM
online
São Paulo, Brazil
22 November - 26 November 2021
Exhibitions
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Museu da Cultura Cearense
Fortaleza, Brazil
11 November - 09 January 2022
Conferences
Women, Photography, and Feminisms
Pérez Art Museum Miami
Miami, United States
18 November - 19 November 2021
Exhibitions
Debajo de los horizontes oceánicos: Réplicas y presagios de las labores sumergidas
Burning House
San Juan, Puerto Rico
14 October - 30 November 2021
Exhibitions
Oscar Muñoz: Invisibilia
Phoenix Art Museum
Phoenix, United States
11 September - 16 January 2022
Exhibitions
Intersecciones, bordes y contaminaciones en la imagen fotográfica
MAC Panamá
Ciudad de Panamá, Panama
10 September - 31 January 2022
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Daniel Kojo Schrade: Broadening the Understanding of Diaspora
For centuries there has been Black cultural production from countries where German is spoken, and it has been as diverse and distinct as the various regions themselves.
In Conversation with
South-African painter Helen Sebidi
At the 32nd Bienal de São Paulo, she chats about home, land, history and ancestral tears.
Exhibition
Take Me to the River
A multimedia exhibition by the Goethe-Institut and the Prince Claus Fund Art and culture responds to the climate crisis.
Between the Official the Alternative
What Happened With the Havana Biennial?
The cancellation of this year’s Havana Art Biennial caused strong protests. But the story does not end there.
Frestas – Triennial of Arts 3rd edition
The River is a Serpent
Having its opening date set for August 21, Frestas’ exhibition gathers 54 artists and collectives of different nationalities.
Bitter Poetics
Sugarcane in Caribbean Art
Contemporary artists examine the ambiguous role of sugarcane in the history of the Caribbean.
Collective Nacional Trovoa
“We Don’t Accept Scraps From The White Art Circuit”
Group of artists and curators gathers for a rally of visual arts produced solely by black and non-white women.
Installation View
Beatriz González in Berlin - Retrospective 1965-2017
KW Institute for Contemporary Art in Berlin examines the work of one of Colombia's most emblematic artists.
Dekoloniale & C&
Jury for Dekoloniale Berlin Residency 2021 Announced
Kader Attia, Lerato Shadi, Raul Walch, Yvette Mutumba & Julia Grosse, Nadja Ofuatey-Alazard & Anna Yeboah are the jury of this year’s Dekoloniale residency.