Art and Technology

A Whitespace

Place: Nigeria

Focus: Exhibitions,
Video, Workshops, Public Art, Publishing, Biennales and Festivals, Talks and Discussions, Art and Technology, Knowledge, Multimedia, Art Fairs, Creatives, Visual Communication, Creative Agency, Photography Studio

‘A Whitespace’ is the open creative space, for A Whitespace Creative Agency (AWCA). It acts as a flexible exhibition /installation space, gallery, photography studio, workshop, and fashion pop up space, for the new wave of creatives, in Nigeria.

Raw Material

Place: Senegal

Focus: Exhibitions, Video, Workshops, Public Art, Publishing, Biennales and Festivals, Talks and Discussions, Art and Technology, Knowledge, Multimedia, Art Fairs, Creatives, Visual Communication, Creative Agency, Photography Studio

RAW MATERIAL COMPANY is a center for art, knowledge and society. It is an initiative that unfolds within the realms of exhibition making, commissioning, knowledge sharing, and archiving of theory and criticism. It works to forster appreciation and growth of artistic and intellectual creativity in Africa. The underlying rationale of its program is the firm belief in visual arts as a potent tool capable of shifting perspectives, and ignite engagement for art practice as a viable path for social and political transformation.

VAN Lagos

Place: Nigeria

Focus: Exhibitions, Video, Workshops, Archives, Knowledge, Biennales and Festivals, Multimedia, Curatorial Practice, Art and Technology

Video Art Network Lagos (VAN Lagos) is an independent non-profit organisation set up by artist/curator Jude Anogwih, artist Emeka Ogboh and curator Oyindamola Fakeye. It promotes new media art activities. It hosts screenings and exhibitions and develops educational and public programmes that promote an awareness of video art in Nigeria.

Bag Factory

Place: South Africa

Focus: Artist Studios, Exhibitions, Workshops, Residencies, Masterclasses, Education, Knowledge, Curatorial Practice, Art Centre, Talks and Discussions, Art and Technology, Printmaking.

The Bag Factory is a leading visual-arts non-profit based in Newtown, Johannesburg. The organization was founded in 1991 and has been a hub for creative visual-arts talents from South Africa since then. Through its very successful visiting artists and mentorship programmes, it has kept local artists in touch with the rest of the world.