About
Join us for a free visit to the Madaraja
art exhibition at Elysium Gallery
Elysium also has a bar/cafe where we'll meet after
exploring the exhibition!
Madaraja asks “how can we imagine equal and
decolonised arts when dominant cultural narratives
continue to shape our experiences and collective
imagination?”. Sub-Sahara Advisory Panel has worked
with racially minoritized communities and creatives, to
establish de-colonised vehicles for culture, combining
digital and traditional tools and drawing on African and
diasporic cultures. Madaraja aims to act locally but
think globally, whilst building bridges that link Wales
and the African continent. Sub-Sahara Advisory Panel
has directly connected with creatives, cultures and
languages; exploring hierarchies and the potential of
visual, poetic and creative tools, gesture to convey
narratives, emotions and memories.
Funded by the Arts Council of Wales, Madaraja has
commissioned 15 artists from across Wales (including
Cardiff, Swansea, Bangor and Wrexham) and the
African continent (including Kenya, Cameroon and
Tanzania). Madaraja artists come from a diverse range
of backgrounds, experiences and disciplines (such as
painting, poetry, film sound and mixed media).
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