Village de arts de Dakar: Presentation by Massamba Mbaye (Senegal), lecturer, Dakar Cheikh Anta Diop University & Virtual University of Senegal

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Village de arts de Dakar: Presentation by Massamba Mbaye (Senegal), lecturer, Dakar Cheikh Anta Diop University & Virtual University of Senegal

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Placed under the tutelage of the Ministry of Culture of Senegal, it is a space of four hectares, consisting of an exhibition gallery, a cafeteria, a bronze foundry (installed by the artist-sculptor), vacant lots, and a series of workshops for resident and transient artists. The village has the vocation of being a space of creation, production, dissemination, research, animation, promotion and exchange. It is this open to all people of Culture of Senegal and friendly countries, to ensure the promotion of artists and their works. His study will focus on the concept of this village, its evolution, its current limits, and especially its impact on the urban landscape of Dakar and on the populations. To carry out this study, we will combine documentary research with interviews with artists, guardianship authorities, and the population.

Part of Art, Urban Change and the Public Sphere: Public Education Summit, 17 - 19 October 2019

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2019-10-19

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Village de arts de Dakar, Presentation by Massamba Mbaye (Senegal), lecturer, Dakar Cheikh Anta Diop University & Virtual University of Senegal

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Onsite (CCA)

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“Village de arts de Dakar: Presentation by Massamba Mbaye (Senegal), lecturer, Dakar Cheikh Anta Diop University & Virtual University of Senegal,” NTU CCA Singapore Digital Archive, accessed March 28, 2024, https://ntuccasingapore.omeka.net/items/show/2583.