1-54 Marrakech 2026 Talks

Taking the theme of the “Drum Diaspora” as its starting point, In-discipline Brazil explores the symbolic and poetic power of an African heritage that—barred from physical passage—migrated through memory to be reborn in Brazil. Having become a matrix of Brazilian syncretism, this pulse fuels celebration as a form of resistance, from carnival to popular rituals, and has profoundly shaped the histor...

In 2024 alone, visa applicants from lower-income countries lost over €145 million in non-refundable fees for short-term Schengen visas, with applicants from the African continent disproportionately affected. These costs reflect systemic barriers that shape who participates in the global cultural conversation at a time when African curators, artists and institutions are generating some of the most...

This public dialogue with philosopher and curator Dénètem Touam Bona draws on the books and projects he has developed ( La Sagesse des lianes , 2021; Éloge de la submersion , 2024) but also in his filmed interview presented in the permanent collection display of MACAAL, Museum of African Contemporary Art Al-Maaden, on the topics of rituality, spirituality and emancipation. It aims to reveal the fe...

Explore the collaborative project between the Department of Fine & Applied Arts of the Obafemi-Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, 108 students from all across Nigeria, the families of Chibok abductees, and artist Prune Nourry. Statues Also Breathe is a major sculptural and participatory project honoring the memory of 108 missing girls from Chibok who were kidnapped in 2014. Inspired by the ancient I...

This discussion presents the partnership between the Institut des Cultures d’Islam (ICI) and the Dar Bellarj Foundation on the occasion of the exhibition Le Bal des ogresses , which will open in September in Paris as part of the Institut français’ Mediterranean Season. Conceived by invited curator Sonia Recasens, the exhibition reflects the ICI’s collaborative model, based on dialogue with artists...

In the arts ecosystem, recognition often takes the form of accelerations—selection, awards, exhibitions, fairs, residencies—that intensify the visibility of an approach and broaden its circulation. The real turning point comes next: the ability to convert this exposure into a professional trajectory, i.e., into identifiable prospects, better-organized income, relationships of trust, and clear prog...

Presentation of the book C.A.S.A: Casablanca Art School Archives with the authors, directors of the book, family of artists. This anthology work thus compiles the founding texts of this cosmopolitan movement, the testimonies of the actors of this period, on a vast collection of unpublished archives. It brings together a large number of authors involved in the writing of Moroccan cultural history....