To support Chimurenga’s research and archival project exploring Pan-African cultural projects on both sides of the Atlantic in the years following the creation of post-colonial African states. It focuses on the influence of Ousmane Sembene’s militant films on the development and theorization of the Black Independent Cinema movement in the U.S., particularly by the so-called LA Rebellion, which gathered at the UCLA Film School in the 1970s. PASS (Pan African Space Station), a roving research platform, part installation, part public convening, part broadcast performance, is traveling to partner organizations in Bamako, Dakar, Conakry, Abidjan, Ouagadougou, Chicago, and Paris, to produce new knowledge on Pan-African cinema and its historical connections to American art and U.S. practitioners prior to the release of an online research archive and print publication.

To support the fourth edition of the Lagos Biennial, dedicated to the theme of refuge, as well as the participation of US artists and speakers. Featuring an international cohort of artists in a multilayered exhibition mounted at Tafawa Balewa Square, the biennial reaches toward a reimagined future in which alternative forms of community and togetherness would flourish. Founded in 2017 by a group of artists, the Lagos Biennial facilitates the presentation, production, and critical reception of contemporary art through research and exhibitions, public programs, and an oral history training program for the rising generation (ages 17–22). It embraces innovative artistic approaches and aims to address current social and political issues, engage new audiences, and establish new modes of interaction.