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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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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.
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.
Installation View
Nakoada: Strategies for Modern Art
Exhibition at MAM Rio presents works from the museum's modernist collection in dialogue with indigenous ceramics and works by contemporary artists.
events
Talks / Workshops
Curadores indígenas em diálogo
Instituto Moreira Salles
São Paulo, Brazil
02 February - 02 February 2023
Exhibitions
Solo-exhibition of La Chola Poblete: Deutsche Bank's “Artist of the Year” 2023
PalaisPopulaire
Berlin, Germany
08 September - 05 February 2024
Exhibitions
Coração na aldeia, pés no mundo
Sesc
Piracicaba, Brazil
09 November - 30 April 2023
Exhibitions
Um século de agora
Itaú Cultural
São Paulo, Brazil
17 November - 02 April 2023
Exhibitions
Supernova: UÝRA
MAM Rio
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
11 December - 02 April 2023
Exhibitions
Sobre Papel
Casa Silvana
Humacao, Puerto Rico
21 January - 04 February 2023
Exhibitions
32º Programa de Exposições CCSP – II MOSTRA 2022
CCSP
São Paulo, Brazil
05 November - 26 February 2023
Exhibitions
Nise da Silveira – A Revolução pelo Afeto
Sesc Belenzinho
São Paulo, Brazil
09 December - 26 March 2023
Exhibitions
Solamente yo puedo confeccionar mi mañana
TEOR/éTica
San José, Costa Rica
20 October - 18 February 2023
Exhibitions
En la luz como ceniza
Instituto de Cultura Puertorriqueña (ICP)
San Juan, Puerto Rico
21 December - 17 February 2023
Exhibitions
(IN)DEPENDENCE
The Olympia Gallery
Kingston, Jamaica
08 December - 31 January 2023
Exhibitions
Viver até o fim o que me cabe: uma aproximação
Sesc Belenzinho
São Paulo, Brazil
26 October - 26 February 2023
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An Initiative For Caribbean Art
Newly-formed in 2019, the Caribbean Art Initiative supports art exchanges and cultural programs across the Caribbean.
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.
Installation View
Nakoada: Strategies for Modern Art
Exhibition at MAM Rio presents works from the museum's modernist collection in dialogue with indigenous ceramics and works by contemporary artists.
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.
Installation View
Venice Biennale: Chile and Peru
Peruvian artist Christian Bendayan and Chilean Voluspa Jarpa at the 58th Venice Biennale.
Corredor Afro, Puerto Rico
Taking Control of Your Own Story
A new art space in Loíza, Puerto Rico, establishes creative links between the African Diaspora and Africa. A conversation with Marta Moreno Vega, one of its founders.
Looking back
The legacy of Mestre Didi
Mestre Didi’s unique artistic oeuvre emerges from a breadth of knowledge obtained inside the Nagô Candomblé.
Contemporary Afro-Latin American Voices
Old Conflicts, New Expressions
The question of identity is still an important vehicle for creativity in Latin America and sparks original forms of expression.
In Conversation with Moisés Patrício
“Fascism is a ghost who keeps on haunting us”
Brazilian artist Moisés Patrício talks about his career, filled with international travel “after 400 years of imprisonment in Brazil”.