Panel Discussion: "Here: Pride and Belonging in African Art"

Enjoy a moderated panel discussion featuring curator Kevin Dumouchelle and artists Paul Emmanuel, Mikael Owunna, Tyna Abebowale, and Leilah Babirye whose work is featured in the exhibition Here: Pride and Belonging in African Art and the accompanying book.

Here: Pride and Belonging in African Art is based on years of close collaboration and dialogue with African visual art practitioners who claim belonging in the LGBTQ+ community, however they define those terms. Through their art, they invite us into their worlds, and share complex stories of openly claiming their identities, their histories, and their place.

Image credit: "Stitched to You" (detail), Sola Olulode, Painting, Oil, acrylic, thread, indigo, batik and oil pastel on canvas H x W x D: 177.8 × 149.9 cm (70 × 59 in.). Photograph by Brad Simpson, 2024, National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution

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