13 October 2026

Reconstructed retrospectively on 2026-10-20 from reviewed sources originally published on this date. This is not an edition published by AFROSCOPE Daily at the time, and it is not an exhaustive record. Original source dates and credits remain on every story.

Institutional AnnouncementDiaspora

Of Wood and Water remains on view in Kingston until November 1

Jamaica's National Gallery is keeping Of Wood and Water: The Scotiabank Collection on view until November 1. The exhibition pairs Scotiabank Jamaica holdings with works from the national collection, exploring land, natural forces, people and spirituality. An October 13 announcement also outlined a related curators' discussion scheduled for October 17. That date has passed, so the current visitor news is the exhibition's extended run.

National Gallery of Jamaica·13 Oct 2026

NewsDiaspora

Reimagining Liberation: Brandon Gercara Between Maloya and Voguing

Réunionese artist Brandon Gercara’s exhibition Destin Vogoya at La Ferme du Buisson combines performance and visual art with a fictional world of queer protagonists. ART AFRICA describes how the work brings Réunion’s maloya tradition into conversation with voguing to explore cultural memory, identity and collective liberation.

ART AFRICA·13 Oct 2026

NewsDiaspora

When Cities Disappear, What Remains? Victor Ehikhamenor on Memory, Displacement and Belonging

Victor Ehikhamenor’s first Australian solo exhibition brings questions of displacement and cultural memory to the Chau Chak Wing Museum. ART AFRICA reports that the Nigerian artist connects communities in Sydney, Cairo and Port Harcourt, while a partnership with Blacktown Arts includes mentoring for African and African-descended creatives.

ART AFRICA·13 Oct 2026

Announcement-based coverageWest Africa

Dakar Biennale details 2026 programme

The 16th Dakar Biennale will take place from 19 November to 19 December 2026, with Morad Montazami as artistic director. An official announcement from Biennale de Dakar, dated 24 September 2026 and posted on 13 October, details 75 artistic proposals: 54 for the international exhibition and 21 for the design section. The theme, “(Anti)fragility,” explores repair, care and responses to disruption. Faouzi Laatiris is the Grand Témoin, alongside a Carte blanche for Serigne Mbaye Camara.

By AFROSCOPE Daily·Source: Biennale de Dakar·Source posted 13 Oct 2026

NewsWest Africa

Senegal’s National Gallery takes prizewinning art and training to Louga

Senegal’s National Gallery has brought works by recent Salon national des arts visuels laureates to Louga’s Mademba Diop regional cultural centre. Running through October 21, the touring exhibition is paired with training in portfolios, digital tools and art-market access, extending the institution’s programme beyond Dakar and supporting artists working in the regions.

Agence de Presse Sénégalaise·13 Oct 2026

InterviewDiaspora

Folasade Ologundudu argues for rewriting the African art canon

Folasade Ologundudu discusses how Nigerian modernist publications and contemporary art can reshape the histories we inherit. Her 1-54 London project combined an exhibition with critical writing labs, inviting participants to contribute to a living archive. The interview makes a case for sustained support for African criticism, publishing and research, rather than visibility alone.

Africans Column·13 Oct 2026

CriticismSouthern Africa

Mapiko becomes a living archive in BUALA’s reading of The Sound of Masks

Marta Lança revisits Sara CF de Gouveia’s documentary The Sound of Masks through the performances of Mozambican Mapiko dancer Atanásio Cosme Nyusi. Her BUALA essay considers how choreography, masking and storytelling carry memories that official archives miss, while questioning how cinema represents cultural inheritance and its transmission between generations without freezing a living practice.

BUALA·13 Oct 2026