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Reset filtersKampala · Uganda
32° East is an independent nonprofit supporting Uganda’s visual arts community from Kabalagala, Kampala. Its activities include artist residencies, open studios and KLA ART, connecting artistic experimentation with public encounters and opportunities for exchange across borders.
Paris · France
A Paris gallery whose programme focuses on artists from Africa and its diaspora. AFIKARIS presents solo and group exhibitions, collaborates with curators, and supports artists’ participation in institutional exhibitions and biennials. Its represented practices engage with society, cultural inheritance and artists’ own accounts of their experiences.
Kampala · Uganda
Afriart Gallery represents contemporary artists living and working on the African continent from its base in Kampala. Founded by artist Daudi Karungi in 2002, it combines exhibitions and international art-fair participation with artistic development, mentorship and opportunities for exchange.
Dubai / Venice · United Arab Emirates / Italy
A cultural platform supporting contemporary African artistic practice through residencies, research, publications, acquisitions and curated encounters. With connections in Dubai and Venice, AKKA has evolved beyond its earlier commercial-gallery model toward sustained artist support and the development of its collection.
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Suggest a correction or listingAccra · Ghana
ANO brings artistic practice into conversation with inherited knowledge, memory and everyday life in Ghana. Its work spans exhibitions, a Mobile Museum, publishing, conversations and learning programmes. The institute connects creating, gathering and learning through practices that include sound, image, material knowledge and ritual.
London · United Kingdom
Founded in London to support Black photographic practice, Autograph combines exhibitions, commissions, a photographic collection, research and learning programmes. Its work examines race, identity, representation and social justice through photography and film. Its sustained engagement with Black artists and visual histories makes it relevant to African and diaspora audiences.
Tokyo · Japan
A Tokyo-based platform introducing African art to Japanese audiences through exhibitions, cultural interpretation and collecting. Its activities connect artists and audiences across Japan and Africa, including presentations of Nigerian artists. Exhibitions take place at partner venues, bringing African artistic practice into contact with new audiences in Japan.
Bandjoun · Cameroon
Created by artist Barthélémy Toguo, Bandjoun Station is a nonprofit art centre in Cameroon’s western highlands. It supports cultural exchange through artistic residencies, exhibitions and collaborative projects. Its work connects visiting artists with local communities and questions of environment and everyday life.
Kumasi · Ghana
An experimental art and education network hosted at KNUST in Kumasi. It connects artists, teachers, students, curators and other cultural workers through collaborative learning, shared resources and exhibitions in Ghana and internationally.
São Tomé · São Tomé and Príncipe
CACAU is a multidisciplinary cultural centre in São Tomé, associated with Fundação Roça Mundo. It combines visual-art exhibitions with music, performance and creative workshops, including photography, painting and writing. Its work also connects to the island’s Bienal de Artes and wider cultural exchanges.
Lubumbashi · Democratic Republic of the Congo
An independent art centre in Lubumbashi working across artistic research, experimentation and social engagement. Waza supports artists and cultural practitioners through resources and exchanges involving local communities and international peers. Its programme connects different disciplines and creates space for critical discussion about art and the contexts in which it is made.
Lagos · Nigeria
Founded by Bisi Silva in 2007, CCA Lagos combines exhibitions with a visual art library, archives and public programmes. Its work supports artists and curators in Nigeria and West Africa, with particular attention to photography, moving image, performance and installation.
Accra · Ghana
An Accra gallery dedicated to photography and visual storytelling from Africa and its diaspora. Its exhibitions and public programmes bring photographers, students and wider audiences together around photographic practice.
Accra · Ghana
dot.ateliers offers artists space and support to develop their practice in Accra. Its residency programme emphasises experimentation, exchange and community, connecting visiting artists with the creative environment around its South Labadi space. It provides a non-commercial setting for artistic development rather than requiring an exhibition-ready outcome.
Douala · Cameroon
A contemporary art centre in Douala connecting artistic experimentation with the life of the city. Its exhibitions, public interventions and SUD urban art festival bring Cameroonian and international artists into dialogue with local communities. The organisation provides a sustained platform for visual art, design and research into urban experience.
Dubai · United Arab Emirates
A Dubai gallery representing artists from Africa and its global diaspora. Alongside exhibitions, Efie runs a residency programme that connects visiting artists with local practitioners and institutions. Its programme brings African artistic perspectives into dialogue with audiences in the Middle East and beyond.
Abidjan · Côte d’Ivoire
Fondation Donwahi is a contemporary art foundation and cultural space in Abidjan. Established in 2008, it supports the development and presentation of artistic and cultural activities, providing a setting for exhibitions and exchange within Côte d’Ivoire’s arts community.
Cotonou and Ouidah · Benin
A Beninese foundation sharing African artistic creation through exhibitions, collections, publishing and public learning. Its work includes the museum in Ouidah and the LAB in Cotonou, alongside programmes for children and wider communities. It connects contemporary artistic practice with cultural memory and dialogue between African creation and the wider world.