To support Setting the Table for the Congress of Black Artists and Writers, a research and development initiative developed in preparation of an international convening to take place in Florence in 2029, marking the 70th anniversary of the Second Congress of Black Artists and Writers organized in Rome. A steering committee of intergenerational leaders of artist-run spaces and collectives in the US, Europe, and on the African continent will organize short research residencies and annual collective retreats over the course of three years. The objective is to examine planning, format, structure, and methodologies of implementation of Black artists’ archives and convenings by producing a wayfinding for a collective future rooted in self-empowerment, shared imaginings, and transnational solidarities.

To support the V&A East Storehouse and Museum’s inaugural installation of Work + Progress, a program of artist’s commissions, workshops, talks, and events creating a dialogue between contemporary artists and the V&A’s collections and local communities. In the The Long Goodbye Carrie Mae Weems explores migration histories in East London and parallel sites in the U.S., such as Brooklyn, NY. The project illustrates the diverse make-up of British and American cities at the heart of the creation of new shared identities, engaging hyper-local audiences aged 16–25 and bringing together the knowledge of East London’s communities and the creative approach and work of Carrie Mae Weems.

To support a three-day workshop in New Orleans for emerging art writers addressing arts writing and reporting while focusing on Caribbean diasporic perspectives. The program offers participants the possibility to publish texts in Contemporary And (C&) and engages with questions linked to local contexts. The workshop is followed by a six-month mentoring program connecting mentee participants with local and international art writers with the aim of expanding their professional networks.