African NFTs: Artists Joining a Growing Market

The African Art in Venice Forum (AAVF) is a public and free discursive event presented every other year in Venice, Italy during the opening week of the Biennale Internazionale dell’Arte di Venezia. The project provides new opportunities of exchange and visibility for contemporary art from Africa and its diasporas in the cultural, professional, and infrastructural context of the Venice Biennale.The second edition of the Forum is presented on 7-8-9 May 2019 at the Hotel Monaco & Grand Canal. It has been designed as a highly interactive experience featuring talks, workshops, readings, and more, with an expanded format spanning across three full days.#AAVF2019 #inclusivedialoguematters #africanartdialogues

African Art in Venice Forum

This panel will discuss the dynamics of digital art in the contemporary African art market

Hotel Monaco & Grand Canal

African Art in Venice Forum 2022

The African Art in Venice Forum (AAVF) is a public and free discursive event presented every other year in Venice, Italy during the opening week of the Biennale Internazionale dell’Arte di Venezia.

African NFTs: Artists Joining a Growing MarketThe NFT space is evolving rapidly and reshuffling the way the traditional art market is operating. This panel will discuss the dynamics of digital art in the contemporary African art market, collecting trends, and notions of community and geographyWith:Azu Nwagbogu, Founder and Director of African Artists' Foundation (AAF)Renzo Martens, ArtistRaquel Van Haver, ArtistIn conversation with Ijeoma Okoli, Finance and Regulatory Lawyer and Blockchain Enthusiast