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African Books Collective, founded, owned and governed by African publishers, seeks to strengthen indigenous African publishing through collective action and to increase the visibility and accessibility of the wealth of African scholarship and culture. Visit www.africanbookscollective.com.
Your guide to contemporary African art. Visit www.africancolours.net.
A portal dedicated to promoting the arts and the artisans of Africa. Our intention in designing the AfricanCraft.com web site has been to set up just such a site, where anybody with an interest, or business, in the arts of Africa can contribute information. The result, we hope, will lead to a site that reflects the great variety of ideas and techniques found in the arts of Africa - both traditional and modern. Visit www.africancraft.com.
L'agenda culturel en Afrique/ Cultural diary for Africa. Africinfo.org is the website for the RICAFE network (cultural information network in Africa and Europe) that aims to solve problems with the distribution of cultural information. In French and English. Visit the website.
Information on and in-depth analysis of contemporary cultural expressions in Africa and the diaspora. Visit www.africultures.com.
Culture Resource (Al Mawred Al Thaqafy) is a regional, non-profit organization that seeks to support artistic creativity in the Arab region and to encourage cultural exchanges within this region and with the developing world. Visit www.mawred.org.
The Arterial Network is an informal, dynamic network of individuals, institutions and funding partners working to support the effectiveness and growth of African arts and culture in civil society and to enhance the sustainability of creative industries in Africa. Visit the website
AMA is a program initiated by the Young Arab Theatre Fund (YATF) and a group of African and Arab organizations to facilitate and encourage the mobility of artists and cultural operators-within the African continent. Visit www.artmovesafrica.org.
Arts Host was created to host a digital network of communication between visual arts workshops, centres and residencies throughout Africa. All these organisations are connected to the Triangle Arts Trust which helps to connect artists to each other through travel. Visit www.artshost.org.
Arts Management Network is an international information service and network for cultural management and arts administration. Visit www.artsmanagement.net.
Ten years ago a concept was born over a late-night pizza at the National Arts Festival in Grahamstown, South Africa - a vision of an all-encompassing website for the arts and entertainment industry that would link artists and audiences. Visit www.artslink.co.za.
A resource for current and future arts managers, board members, and students who seek real solutions to management challenges faced by many not-for-profit arts organizations. Visit www.artsmanager.org.
ArtThrob is South Africa's leading contemporary visual arts publication, reporting on the national arts scene and the involvement of South African artists in the international art world. Visit www.artthrob.co.za.
A dynamic, creative and innovative institution for high quality training, research and professionalism in the Arts. Our mission is to produce high quality professional artists, arts managers, arts products and services. We value student-centred quality training and professional excellence. Established in 1981, BCA is one of very few training institutions in Africa offering theoretical and practical training in arts. The College is located 72 kilometres north east of Dar es Salaam along the beach of Indian Ocean. Visit www.sanaabagamoyo.com.
Basecamp Lamu offers a variety of adventures from dhow sailing and activities at sea to hilarious donkey rides across the sand dunes and to night sea turtle patrols on pristine beaches. Lamu is well known for its unique swahili culture with roots from the Persian and Omani kingdoms, Arabia and India going back more than eight hundred years. Lamu has a character of its own, still keeping to its original charm. Visit www.basecampexplorer.co.uk.
The BAT Centre is an arts and culture community centre found in the small craft harbour, off Durban's Victoria Embankment. Our Mission is to celebrate the arts and culture of Durban, KwaZulu Natal and South Africa by promoting local talent and skills. Visit www.batcentre.co.za.
BOOK SA is new! It's an online SA Lit Daily, dedicated to covering matters literary - in English and beyond - in Southern Africa. BOOK SA reports on local fiction, non-fiction, poetry, biography, book reviews and happenings and more: you can start exploring now by clicking on the links above. Visit www.book.co.za.
Botsotso is a grouping of poets, writers and artists who wish to both create art as well as to generate the means for its public exposure and appreciation. We speak particularly of art that is of and about the varied cultures and life experiences of people in South Africa as expressed in the many languages spoken and written in our country. Visit www.botsotso.org.za.
In Burkina Faso about 15% of public spending goes for culture. Theatre and film are the most flourishing areas. The ministry presents an overview of the activities, events, organisations etc. at www.culture.gov.bf.
The award is made in July each year, the deadline for submissions being 31 January. Works received after that date will be put forward to the next year's prize.The four African winners of the Nobel Prize for Literature, Wole Soyinka, Nadine Gordimer, Naguib Mahfouz and John Coetzee are Patrons of The Caine Prize.Visit www.caineprize.com.
The Cape Craft & Design Institute was set up in 2001 to promote and grow craft as an economic sector in the Western Cape province of South Africa. A Section 21 not-for-profit company, the CCDI is a joint initiative of the Provincial Government of the Western Cape and the Cape Peninsula University of Technology. Visit www.capecraftanddesign.org.za.
Established 1977 by the Federal Government of Nigeria, the purpose was to establish a centre to preserve the materials and artifacts that were put on display by the 59 Countries from Africa and the black Diaspora during the FESTAC '77. The centre is however also meant to promote public interest in African cultural civilisation. Visit www.cbaac77.com.
The Centre fulfils a function as facilitator, promoter, networker, and capacity builder, and plays a vital role in bringing to fruition the artistic potential of the region. Visit www.cca.ukzn.ac.za.
Chimurenga is a pan African publication of writing, art and politics founded by Ntone Edjabe, which has been in print since March 2002. The journal is published on the page three times/year, online monthly and through themed performances called "Chimurenga Sessions". Visit www.chimurenga.co.za.
The CdT's mission is to bring the great films of cinema history and today, with a distinct emphasis on documentary, to a wide audience; to archive and bring to light the unseen legacy of Moroccan film; to be Morocco and North Africa's leading venue for independent cinema and repertory programming, and a pioneer for educational arts programming in the Arab world. The CdT is at once an institute for film education for children, students and professionals, and a place for the open exchange of culture and ideas, providing otherwise inaccessible arts resources to the public. Visit www.cinemathequedetanger.com.
culturebase.net is a unique online information source on contemporary international artists from all fields. Knowledge and information of international arts from several leading European cultural institutions are linked under culturebase.net. The database features practitioners and experts from geographical regions as diverse as Asia, Africa, Latin America, Middle East, Central and Eastern Europe. Visit www.culturebase.net.
Native is a streetwear brand launched by Craig Native in 2000, who derives from the Cape Flats in South Africa. Historically these areas were plagued by apartheid and poverty in the old political system. A diverse mix of cultures mixed with a ghetto lifestyle and improvisation in everyday life, is what led to the birth of Native. Visit www.craignative.com.
Deola Sagoe has given African fashion in the 21st century the most radical expression imaginable, from the deeply rooted African fabrics to perfectly matched accessories. Known for constantly fabulous designs, flawless color combination, attention to details, perfect finish and finesse, Deola Sagoe, also a two-time international award winner creates designs that truly celebrate Africa and Nigeria. Visit www.deolasagoedesign.com
Farafina Magazine is a monthly publication which provides a high quality medium for people all over the world to freely express their world view. It is a general interest magazine written in simple uncluttered prose and illustrated with humorous drawings and photographs. The magazine has received strong commendations from people from different walks of life. Every issue of the magazine is compiled by a guest editor. Visit www.farafinamagazine.com.
The FBF is an innovative, imaginative and exciting organisation with a strong track record for youth development through music and dance. Our target audience is disadvantaged youth who come from communities where unemployment is high and access to youth-oriented educational activities are limited. Visit www.fieldband.org.za.
Our mission is to create an active network of artists and a critical forum for the development of contemporary art in Ghana. Visit www.fcaghana.org.
It now represents Over 150 artists of local and International status. It shows East Africa's finest contemporary artists, amongst whom Jak Katarikawe, Ancent Soi, Sane Wadu, Joel Oswaggo, Kivuthi Mbuno, Zachariah Mbutha and many others have reached positions of international renown. Visit www.gallerywatatu.com.
The National Commission on Culture is enjoined, among other things, to promote the evolution of an integrated National Culture, supervise the implementation of programmes for the preservation, promotion and representation of Ghana tradition and values. Visit www.ghanaculture.gov.gh.
We work towards a peaceful, just and prosperous Africa to be part of the global arena in a more advantageous way; an Africa of open and self-reliant institutions with states that are effective and democratic, enterprises that are successful and transparent, civil societies that are socially-engaged and independent, and free and responsible citizens who may participate in all of these processes. Visit www.goreeinstitute.org.
Kokrobitey Institute in Ghana was established to allow for the discovery of the social, cultural, historical and intellectual resources of Africa in order to acknowledge those ways of knowing in the formation of a 21st century global view, a view refined by the expansion of the world thought worth knowing. Visit www.kokrobiteyinstitute.org.
Based in Ouagadougou, the capital city of Burkina Faso, Kongo Ba Téria creates its work in one of the continent's major centers for contemporary dance. Visit kongobateria.chez-alice.fr.
Kuona Trust is a not-for-profit organisation set up to research, support, innovate and promote contemporary visual art in Kenya and East Africa. The Trust does this by nurturing local talent through international exchange, workshops, residency programmes, exhibitions and innovative outreach projects. Kuona's mission is to generate greater public appreciation of visual arts by advancing skills and opportunities for artists and strengthening local audiences. Visit www.kuonatrust.org.
Les Studios Kabako is the only space in the Congolese capital of Kinshasa dedicated to contemporary dance and visual theater. Visit www.kabako.org.
The Macmillan Writer's Prize for Africa is a biennial competition devoted to previously unpublished works of fiction by African writers, and aims to promote and celebrate story writing from all over the continent. The prize is sponsored by Macmillan Education and focuses on the reading interests of children and young people. There are two awards for children's literature and teenage fiction and an additional award for the best new children's writer. Visit www.writeforafrica.com.
Majority World is a new global initiative which champions the cause of indigenous photographers from the developing world and the global South - the majority world! Founded through the inspiration of kijiji*Vision in collaboration with two lead picture agencies from the South: The DRIK Picture Library Ltd., Bangladesh and African Media Online, South Africa. Visit www.majorityworld.com.
MAZWI Literary Journal is a new publication focusing on promoting African arts, culture, literature and their creative scenes. The idea of MAZWI is to become the most important outlet for a new creative, intellectual and cultural movement for Africans on the continent and elsewhere. The journal will be a publication featuring poetry, short stories, book reviews, and essays on literary, social, and cultural issues relating to African people. Visit www.mazwi.net.
"Mike van Graan is one of South Africa's most prolific playwrights. He has the uncanny ability to home in on the South African landscape, isolate areas of interest and then dissect the situation through his witty writing, interesting characters and often profound insights." (Peter Feldman, Artslink.co.za). Visit www.mikevangraan.co.za.
Promoting media diversity, pluralism, self-suffiency, independence. Visit www.misa.org.
The film "Movement (R)evolution Africa" is dedicated to all those who look to Africa as a source of heritage and inspiration, and to all those who seek to understand dancemaking in the 21st century, and, most particularly, to the artists of the film who have told and danced their stories for history and for the future. Visit www.movementrevolutionafrica.com.
Nairobi Now is a space where various activities and events taking place in and around Nairobi are posted to create awareness among active seekers about the local arts and culture scene. The blog is regularly maintained by a core group of administrators and contributors. Reader participation is encouraged in order to make it the most comprehensive source of its kind. Visit nairobinow.wordpress.com.
The Observatory of Cultural Policies in Africa, is an independent pan-African non-governmental organisation aiming to enhance the development of national cultural policies in the region and their integration in human development strategies through advocacy and promoting information exchange, research, capacity building and cooperation at the regional and international level. Visit ocpa.irmo.hr.
The Pan-African Circle of Artists was established as a forum for the promotion of art and culture on the African continent. It champions the cause of art through diverse means, including exhibitions, seminars, workshops, folklore sessions, slide talks, lectures, publications, etc. Pan-African Circle of Artists is fast earning an international reputation and has remained so far one of the very few truly professional art associations operating inside Africa today. Visit www.panafricanartists.org.
Rockston Studio 1985 is part of Triangle Network run by Triangle Arts Trust who initiates and facilitates an international network of artist led workshops and residencies which engage audiences through public events and exhibitions. Visit www.rockstonart.org.
Sea Breeze Journal of Contemporary Liberian Writings, founded in 2004, is a peer-review electronic journal devoted to publishing art, creative non-fiction, short fiction narratives, cultural stories, poetry, interviews, book reviews, criticism, theory, and social and political commentary by Liberians arising out of Liberian life wherever we are. The journal was named to honor and remember the almost forgotten Sea Breeze Folk Songs of Liberia. Visit www.liberiaseabreeze.com.
The cultural diversity portal entirely devoted to artists and cultural operators of the South. Visit www.sudplanete.net.
The idea of creating the Tanzania Culture Trust Fund was a result of a joint-effort by the Government of Sweden and the United Republic of Tanzania in collaboration with culture stakeholders. This initiative aims at promoting and strengthening the culture sector in Tanzania. Visit www.mfuko.org.
TchéTché means eagle, the symbol of power, glory and domination. That strong symbol gives this young, ambitious company its energy, and the desire to fly high in the clear sky of contemporary choreographic creation. Visit tchetche.afrikart.net.
The Townhouse Gallery is a space for independent arts, aimed at promoting contemporary arts within the region and internationally. The gallery hosts theatre and experimental music performances, as well as film screenings, public lectures and workshops. Visit www.thetownhousegallery.com.
TrustAfrica seeks to strengthen African initiatives that address the most difficult challenges confronting the continent. TrustAfrica works principally through collaboration and partnership with like-minded institutions and donors. Visit www.trustafrica.org.
Culture guide for Togo. Visit www.ufctogo.com.
See the comprehensive African Music section at www.worldmusiccentral.org.
Young Arab Theatre Fund is a production fund designed to serve independent young Artists directors living and working in the Arab world. The long-term goal of the fund is to encourage the sustainability of independent theatre and performing arts in the Arab World and to motivate its development. YATF is working through different programs: production, touring, travel and events and alternative spaces. Visit www.yatfund.org.
The Africa Consortium UK is a network of venues, companies and individual artists who are committed to engaging with the performing arts from Africa and the African diaspora (including African America and the Caribbean) with a view to increasing intercultural knowledge and understanding, and developing collaborations which are meaningful, sustainable and contribute to an ongoing intercultural dialogue. Visit www.ukarts.com/africaconsortium.
Africalia aims to make a contribution to sustainable human development cooperation. Not on the basis of what Europe considers necessary or useful, but what is deemed desirable by people and organisations in Africa. Visit www.africalia.be.
African Art Products, Geneva, is dedicated to promoting the work of African artists and artisans by bringing you quality products based on art created by these African artists and artisans and by telling you who they are, where they live and why they choose to become artists. Visit www.africanartproducts.com.
Stanford University's "Selected Internet Resources" provides a list of African literature and writers present on the Internet. See the list here.
Contemporary art of a continent. Visit www.universes-in-universe.de.
ArchiAfrika stands for "Afrikaanse Architectuur" (Dutch), which translates into English as "African Architecture" or into French as "Architecture Africaine". A group of Dutch architects decided to establish ArchiAfrika on their return from Africa, after living and working for years on that continent. They realised that African Architecture is relatively unknown in the (western) world. Their working experience in various African countries still influences their architectural practice in the Netherlands. Visit www.archiafrika.org.
Arts Management Network is an international information service and network for cultural management and arts administration. Visit www.artsmanagement.net.
Border Crossings creates new intercultural, multi-media theatre in response to the contemporary globalized world. The company works across the borders between cultures and art forms, and between nations and peoples. Since 1995, Border Crossings productions have toured the UK, Brazil, Egypt, France, Hungary, India, Mauritius, Mexico, the Seychelles and Zimbabwe. Visit www.bordercrossings.org.uk.
We connect people with learning opportunities and creative ideas from the UK to build lasting relationships around the world. Visit www.britishcouncil.org.
The Coalition of Cultural Diversity originated in Canada and is active on the African continent with members in various countries. The Coalition includes 36 associations that represent creators, artists, independent producers, broadcasters, distributors and publishers working in the fields of publishing, film, television, music, performing arts and visual arts. Visit www.cdc-ccd.org.
ConnectCP is a database of cultural policy experts based around the globe. By participating in this database we aim to stimulate the interaction of people with knowledge in the cultural policy sector, mobilise human resources, and facilitate the flow of cultural policy information. ConnectCP is a project of IFACCA (International Federation of Arts Councils and Cultural Agencies). Visit www.connectcp.org.
The UNESCO Convention seeks to strengthen the five inseparable links of the same chain: creation, production, distribution/dissemination, access and enjoyment of cultural expressions, as conveyed by cultural activities, goods and services. Visit www.portal.unesco.org/culture.
The personal website of Jacob Crawfurd is dedicated to film, photos, arts, culture, world issues and Africa in particular. Visit www.crawfurd.dk.
Based on recognition of the authentic value of the relation between Culture and Development. Having as main topic: Defending cultural diversity. Visit www.cultydes.cult.cu.
Serving as resource centre for all of its members, Culturelink has established itself as an efficient and unique mechanism in the field of culture. Culturelink's mission is to strengthen communication among its members, encouraging international and intercultural communication and collaboration, as well as joint research projects. Visit www.culturelink.org.
Danish Center for Culture and Development administrates a support scheme for cultural exchange between DK and the developing countries, implements and supports development projects and organizes the Images-festivals. Visit www.dccd.dk.
Djembe Magazine is distributed quarterly in Denmark, Sweden and Norway (plus app. 100 subscribers in USA and Africa) with a circulation of 3,000 copies. Djembe Magazine focuses on inspiration between cultures. We write about cross-culture, world art, world music. The articles are in the Danish language. The magazine is produced through volunteer work. Our web page is a part of the Cross Culture Network. Visit www.djembe.dk.
ENCATC is the European network of institutions and professionals involved in training and education in the broad field of cultural management. Founded in 1992 in Poland, this independent and unique network gathers 126 members (82 full members, 41 associate members and 3 individual members) and operates through 39 countries. Visit www.encatc.org.
Europe Now | Europe Next is a culturebase.net project. Here artists, journalists and cultural operators open up debates, which are transcending national boundaries. You are invited to post your artistic works and join the debate. Visit www.europe.culturebase.net.
Global Voices Online is a non-profit global citizens' media project founded at Harvard Law School's Berkman Center for Internet and Society, a research think-tank focused on the Internet's impact on society. Global Voices seeks to aggregate, curate, and amplify the global conversation online - shining light on places and people other media often ignore. We work to develop tools, institutions and relationships that will help all voices, everywhere, to be heard. Our international team of volunteer authors, regional blogger-editors and translators are your guides to the global blogosphere. Visit www.globalvoicesonline.org.
The House of World Cultures is a leading centre for the contemporary arts and a venue for projects breaking through artistic boundaries. Its programme focuses on the contemporary arts and current developments in the cultures of Africa, Asia and Latin America as well as on the artistic and cultural consequences of globalisation. It gives priority to projects that explore the possibilities of both intercultural co-operation and its presentation. Visit www.hkw.de.
Intercult is a production unit, founded in Stockholm 1992, reconstructed 1995 under the artistic leadership of Chris Torch when he returned from three years at the National Touring Theatre (Riksteatern) with Shikasta. Today Intercult is a centre for local and international activities. Visit www.intercult.se.
The International Federation of Arts Councils and Culture Agencies is the first global network of national arts funding bodies. Inaugurated in December 2000, our mission is to create an international resource and meeting ground for all those whose public responsibility it is to support excellence and diversity in artistic endeavour. Visit www.ifacca.org.
IETM is a membership organisation which exists to stimulate the quality, development and contexts of contemporary performing arts in a global environment, by initiating and facilitating professional networking and communication, the dynamic exchange of information, know-how transfer and presentations of examples of good practice. Visit www.ietm.org.
The International Network for Cultural Diversity is a worldwide network of artists and cultural groups dedicated to countering the homogenizing effects of globalization on culture. Visit www.incd.net.
The International Theatre Institute, an international non-governmental organization (NGO), was founded in Prague in 1948 by UNESCO and the international theatre community. A worldwide network, ITI aims "to promote international exchange of knowledge and practice in theatre arts (drama, dance,music theatre) in order to consolidate peace and solidarity between peoples, to deepen mutual understanding and increase creative co-operation between all people in the theatre arts". Visit www.iti-worldwide.org.
KadmusArts.com provides a platform for multi-faceted content and features on festivals and artists. Everyone in the community - festivals, artists, audiences, and cultural travelers - contributes to the site by sharing information, making connections, and exchanging ideas. KadmusArts welcomes - in fact relies on - expansion of the content (festival updates, artist news, published news, podcasts, our blog on culture, links, and research), and the community Forum from their users. Visit www.kadmusarts.com.
Established in 1979, the Noma Award is open to African writers and scholars whose work is published in Africa. The US$10,000 prize is given annually for an outstanding new book in any of these three categories: (i) scholarly or academic, (ii) books for children, and (iii) literature and creative writing. Books are admissable in any of the languages of Africa, both local and European. Visit www.nomaaward.org.
on-the-move is a web site dedicated to information about professional mobility in the areas of theatre, dance, music and other performing arts disciplines. Visit www.on-the-move.org.
The Open Society Institute, a private operating and grantmaking foundation, aims to shape public policy to promote democratic governance, human rights, and economic, legal, and social reform. On a local level, OSI implements a range of initiatives to support the rule of law, education, public health, and independent media. At the same time, OSI works to build alliances across borders and continents on issues such as combating corruption and rights abuses. Visit www.soros.org.
The Prince Claus Fund is a platform for intercultural exchange. It works jointly with individuals and organisations mainly in Africa, Asia, Latin America and the Caribbean on the realisation of activities and publications reflecting a contemporary approach to the themes of culture and development. Visit www.princeclausfund.org.
The worldwide network of artist-residencies and residential art centers, Res Artis is the largest existing network of artist residency programmes, representing the interests of more than 200 centers and organisations in 40 countries worldwide that offer to international artists facilities and conditions conducive for making art. Visit www.resartis.org.
Rush Philanthropic believes in the vital importance of lifelong exposure to the arts, nurtured in early childhood, and anchored in sustained, creative experiences throughout one's life. In its first 11 years, Rush Philanthropic has served over 700,000 urban youth, directed millions in funding from donors including individuals, foundations, and leading corporations to underserved youth, and established two exhibit and education facilities, one in Brooklyn's Clinton Hill neighborhood and the other in Manhattan's Chelsea arts district. Visit www.rushphilanthropic.org.
Sable LitMag, a publication for new writing by people of colour, promoting literary activism, supportivism, and love of the written word. Join the inspiration and motivation which is Sable LitMag, and watch how it unfolds in each issue. Visit www.sablelitmag.org.
DOEN Foundation funds projects and organizations in the working field of Culture. DOEN finances projects and organizations in the Netherlands, the Netherlands Antilles and Aruba. Visit www.doen.nl.
The original Transition magazine got its start in Kampala, Uganda in 1961, and quickly became Africa's leading intellectual magazine. The magazine immediately forged a distinctive style, commited to pluralism in both subject and voice. Transition was unlike anything else, in Africa or abroad, and when it folded in 1976 it left a void. Now based in the United States, Transition bills itself as "an international review of politics, culture, and ethnicity from Beijng to Bujumbura". Visit www.transitionmagazine.com.
The Tropenmuseum's Africa collection embraces dozens of cultures from around twenty countries ranging from ritual images and masks to utensils, street art and fashion. Visit www.tropenmuseum.nl.
virtualWOMEX is the virtual trade fair for world music on the internet - open the whole year round. Everybody who has a deeper interest in world music or works or wants to work in the world music business, can and should participate in the virtualWOMEX business network and marketplace. Visit www.womex.com/virtual.
Wasafiri (Kiswahili for 'traveller') is a literary magazine at the forefront in mapping new landscapes in contemporary international literature today. In over 20 years of publishing, it has continued to provide consistent coverage to Britain's diverse cultural heritage and publishes a range of diasporic and migrant writing worldwide. Visit www.wasafiri.org.
Organised by Mimeta in partnership with the Goree Institute. [