The ACASA Triennial 2021 happened online from June 16 to 20, 2021. It was a dynamic, interactive meeting, taking into consideration our magnitude and scope, our various time zones and internet capabilities, and our need for thoughtful engagement outside panel presentations.

We are happy to announce our new ACASA board. Congratulations to all incoming board members. We wish them exciting times!

President: Peju Layiwola (rotating from Vice President)

Past President: Peri Klemm (rotating from President; outgoing: Shannen Hill)

Vice President: Elizabeth Perrill (outgoing: Peju Layiwola)

Secretary: Candace Keller (outgoing: Cynthia Becker)

Treasurer: Kris Juncker (outgoing: Rachel Kabukula)

Webmaster: Kehinde Shobukonla (outgoing: Nadine Siegert)

Newsletter Editor: Kristen Windmuller-Luna (outgoing: Fiona Siegenthaler)

Social Media Editor: Amanda Maples (outgoing: Brenda Schmahmann)

Remaining on the board until ASA 2022 are:

Erica Jones, Website Editor

Olubukola Gbadegesin, CAA Liaison

Find here the recorded conference from February, 17 2021:
https://psu.mediaspace.kaltura.com/media/newest+Clip+of+Conference+to++Celebrate+the+Contributions+of+Professor+William+Dewey/1_5l5tnx52

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The Yoruba Elders International Society, Rhode Island Chapter, made a lifetime achievement award to Jean Borgatti, a past president of ACASA, on October 19, 2019 at their 10th annual lecture and recognition event held at the Statehouse in Providence, RI. The organization established this award as part of an “Everyday Heroes” award program in support of the UN General Assembly Resolution 68/237 proclaiming the decade 2015-2024 as the International Decade for People of African Descent, and promoting a greater knowledge of, and respect for the diverse heritage, culture, and contributions of people of African descent to the development of society.  Borgatti was also their keynote speaker, talking about the impact of Yoruba culture on artists of the African diaspora both past and present. She is shown here accepting a plaque from Pastor Emmanuel Taiwo, Board Member, Yoruba Elders International Society, and Evangelist In Charge, Celestial Church of Christ, Warwick, RI.

Join us for ACASA’s 18th Triennial Symposium in Chicago, June 16-21, 2020 at DePaul University and the Art Institute of Chicago. For registration and more information, click here.  

DAK’ART – Biennial of Contemporary African Art will be held from 28 May to 28 June 2020 in Dakar, under the high patronage of the President of the Republic of Senegal. This fourteenth edition, which marks the biennial’s 30th anniversary, will have the general theme Ĩ’Ndaffa / Out of the fire.

Ĩ’Ndaffa, in Serer language, means to forge. It is a verb that denotes the dynamics and the action of creating, recreating and kneading. This general theme refers to the creation of a new and autonomous world, which nourishes the diversity of contemporary African creativities, while projecting new ways of telling and approaching Africa, in a constant dialogue and interaction with the rest of the world.

The call for applications to the biennial’s International Exhibition is open from 1 July to 15 September 2019. It is open to all artists from Africa and the Diaspora, working across all aesthetic mediums and contemporary art forms.

Applications are to be sent by email to candidature2020@biennaledakar.org and by post before 15 September 2019 to Secrétariat général de la Biennale de Dakar, 19 avenue Hassan II, 1er Etage, BP: 3865 Dakar, SENEGAL.

The concept note and the application form are available on DAK’ART website.