LOCAL

Since 2025, africologneLOCAL has complemented the africologneFESTIVAL with a year-round, community-based format. The focus is on encounters, exchange, and active participation. LOCAL creates spaces where the boundaries between audiences and artists are deliberately broken down, making collaborative creation possible.
Through LOCAL, we aim to promote networking, creative collaboration, and cultural participation. Our focus is on Afro-diasporic communities and perspectives, which are strengthened by connecting local and international networks.
We invite communities, artists, and anyone interested to collaborate, think creatively, and try out new ideas.
By 2025, the first initiatives have already emerged, including the open-stage format TAKE THE STAGE, BIPoC jam sessions, and Sketch&Connect, a collaborative drawing workshop. These offerings will be further expanded and supplemented with new ones.
Do you have an idea for a project that could take place as part of africologneLOCAL?
Then get in touch with Yaël or Samira (koutouan@africologne.org and/or kerime@africologne.org)!