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.