Into the Timeline: A Research Collage of Pan-African Festivals was the second and final public activation of G.A.S. Foundation’s Annotations Programme curated by Adeyosola Adeniran, Amaya Loubeau, Neil Grasty, Osayame Emokpae-Ozoro, Robyn Simpson, and Ufuoma Ogbemudje with the Co-Curators of the Annotations Programme, Naima Hassan and Maryam Kazeem.
This evening invited the public to view the research outcomes of the Annotations programme which investigated Pan-African Festivals through the lens of African archival collections. Featuring thematically zoned research walls, a presentation, and a guided tour of the research room, viewers interrogated the sentiment and experience of this special era of Pan-African thought. The associates presented Timeline: Dakar ’66, Algiers ’69, Kinshasa ’74, and Lagos ‘77, a digital timeline of Pan-African Festivals, showcasing insights from archival encounters in both physical and digital landscapes. The event concluded with a panel discussion moderated by Maryam Kazeem, a co-curator of the programme.
Each associate's research wall depicted their research interests, unpacking the festival's themes through the lenses of Music and Theater, Press, Politics, the wider black diaspora, and masquerade. The displays feature annotations, objects, materials, and ephemera collected during the program, alongside a curated selection from the Picton Archive.
Event Details
Date: 25th July 2024
Time: 5:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Location: 9b, Hakeem Dickson Drive, off TF Kuboye Road, Oniru, Lagos.
ABOUT THE HOSTS
Annotations Research Associate Programme
Selected participants from our Annotations Research Associate Programme open call are participating in a seven-week-long Programme that falls under the wider scope of G.A.S. Library and Picton Archive’s Re:assemblages project. They are budding multidisciplinary curators, Adeyosola Adeniran and Ufuoma Ogbemudje, and independent archivist, Osayame Emokpae-Ozoro. Learn about the associates here.
The Annotations Research Associate Programme is generously supported by Femi Akinsanya.
Archival Research Interns
G.A.S. Foundation partnered with Spelman College, and the Atlanta University Center Art History + Curatorial Studies Collective (AUC Collective) to facilitate internships for three student members under our Annotations programme. Following a call for applications within the AUC Collective, Amaya Loubeau, Neil Grasty, and Robyn Simpson emerged as recipients of the G.A.S. Foundation Library and Archival Research Internship. Learn about the interns here.
