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LA ESCUELA___ called on architects, artists and communities throughout Latin America and the Caribbean to submit concepts that transform public spaces into learning environments. The Colombian project CUNA, an interactive mangrove nursery, was selected.

Collaboration, weaving networks, and the bonds between art and territory: this is what the interactive project "Collective Reticuláre" by artist Miguel Braceli in collaboration with artists, Venezuelan professors and students is all about. It builds on the work of the Venezuelan-German artist Gego.

Cultural practitioners and creatives from Southern Africa will gather in Maputo, Mozambique, for the Sound Connects Conference from the 31 January to 2 February 2024. The event will bring together organisations that have been implementing cultural projects funded by the Sound Connects Fund in the past three years.

Music In Africa Foundation and Siemens Stiftung invite journalists to attend the Music In Africa Conference for Collaborations, Exchange and Showcases (ACCES) in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, from November 9-11, 2023. The conference has grown to become a trade show for African and international music industries offering a platform to exchange ideas, discover new talent and create business linkages.

Moving forward the internationally active Siemens Stiftung will focus its project work on the three cross-foundation topics of “Access to Essential Services,” “Connected Societies,” and “Climate & Sustainability.” The necessary transformations demanded by these global challenges will be actively shaped by the foundation in an increasingly interdisciplinary manner from its Education, Social Entrepreneurship and Arts & Culture working areas

As the African Union turns 60 and Music In Africa turns 10, African Music Days Munich is set to be a wonderful celebration of a peaceful, self-confident, and creative Africa. Seven bands and artists from seven African countries will take to the stage at the Muffatwerk München arts center in Munich.

Eight bands from eight African countries will be on the stages of the Muffatwerk Munich. From Afrobeat to futuristic punk to completely new sounds and African mysticism, everything is represented.

The city as an open learning space for art in Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia. Brazilian choreographer Eleonora Fabião develops performative urban walks with students and artists. The collectively designed actions in public space bring awareness about places, objects and people.

From November 24-26, the Music In Africa Conference For Collaborations, Exchange and Showcases will take place for the fifth time.

Registrations for the 2022 edition of the Music In Africa Conference for Collaborations, Exchange and Showcases (ACCES) are now open on a first-come, first-served basis.