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Mapping Social Impact Across Africa

07-08-2026

CAN (Community Arts Network) commissioned their member/partner organization Somali Arts Foundation to do a first-ever mapping of the socially engaged arts and cultural practitioners across North Africa, East Africa, West Africa, and South Africa. The goals are to reposition the arts as central to public life and to build stronger connections between artists, institutions, and communities. This mapping is necessary because so many important artistic initiatives remain under-recognized, under-supported, and insufficiently visible, despite their depth, relevance, and contribution. Read about the project and some of its discoveries in this article by Grant Clark, and sign up for CAN’s 1-2-3-4 newsletter here.

Africa, Artistic Initiatives, Arts Advocacy, Arts and Culture, Arts Leadership, Arts Mapping, Arts Networks, Arts Research, Arts Visibility, CAN, Community Arts Network, Community Development, Community Engagement, Creative Communities, Creative Sector, Cultural Collaboration, Cultural Development, Cultural Equity, Cultural Institutions, Cultural Mapping, East Africa, Grant Clark, July/August 2026 Basket, North Africa, Public Life, Socially Engaged Arts, Somali Arts Foundation, South Africa, West Africa

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