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27 December 2023 - résidence

[PHOTOGRAPHY] RESIDENCY APRIL-MAY 2024 -Lorraine Turci

Lorraine Turci, independent photographic artist since 2019, is in Gambia from April to May 2024. During this period, she is devoting herself to the preparation of an immersive photographic exhibition on Gambian youth. Her meticulous work explores the complex relationships between human beings and their environment, highlighting the interactions between territory, identity, transmission, nature, evolution […]

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[PHOTOGRAPHY] RESIDENCY JAN-FEB. 2024 -Myette Fauchère

Welcome to a new artistic residency: a discovery of Gambia through the lens of Myette Fauchère, a passionate photographer who has been exploring the world of portraiture for over 15 years. Myette Fauchère has devoted her career to questioning the complexity of the individual through captivating optical games. Her creations evoke a visual dance in […]

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20 December 2023 - résidence

[TALE] JANUARY 2024 RESIDENCY – Sophie Bazin

Alliance Française de Banjul is delighted to welcome artist Sophie Bazin, also known as Mary-des Ailes. In residence for several weeks in January, the visual artist and publisher will devote herself to the creation of a children’s storybook with a very interesting twist: it’s bilingual! Translated from Mandinka into French, this creation builds bridges between […]

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29 November 2023 - résidence

[COMIC] RESIDENCY NOVEMBER 2023 – Jean-Denis Pendanx et Laurent Galandon

From November 28 to December 13, 2023, we will be honored to welcome two exceptional artists: comic book artist Jean Denis Pendanx and screenwriter Laurent Galandon. Their mission is to plunge into the heart of Gambia to create an immersive and authentic comic strip, capturing the very essence of this magnificent country. For two weeks, […]

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10 November 2023 - résidence

[THEATER] RESIDENCY SEPTEMBER-OCTOBER 2023 – FESTHI 2023

FESTHI is a youth theater festival organized by the French Embassy in Senegal and the Gambia, which invites students from Senegalese and Gambian schools to perform a play. The texts are written during a writing residency at the Alliance Française by French-speaking authors from a variety of backgrounds, around a theme chosen each year. For […]

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11 July 2023 - résidence, résidence

[LITERATURE & VISUAL ARTS] RESIDENCY JUNE/JULY 2023 – AMANDINE PUNTOUS

Amandine Puntous is a comic strip author and illustrator from the Haute-Loire. She lives and works in her studio, perched in the Jura mountains. Amandine fills her sketchbooks with inspiring material, takes a close look at reality, and lets her drawings deliver the poetry of the places and people she meets. She also teaches at […]

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31 May 2023 - résidence

[OBJECTS THEATER] RESIDENCY MAY 2023 – “PETIT BOUT DE BOIS”, ONG DJARAMA

Djarama is a humanist and innovative association founded in 2005 by Mamby Gomis, accompanied by his family, artists and cultural players. Its aim is to give children, particularly the most disadvantaged, access to culture through a range of programmes. At its host site, in the Ndayane bush, the association seeks to build an alternative model […]

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[MUSIC & CINEMA] RESIDENCY FEBRUARY 2023 – “THE LITTLE GIRL WHO SOLD THE SUN”, ORIKI & WOZ KALY

After 20 years of musical collaboration within the jazz Mawwal collective, Yann Salètes and Mourad Baïtiche asked Michel Teyssier, a talented bassist with a background in jazz and rock, to develop a hybrid music at the crossroads of African and Arab music. They asked Woz Kaly to use his voice to embody this musical journey. […]

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[LITERATURE] RESIDENCY FEBRUARY 2023 – CHANEL DIAGNE

Chanel Diagne is a French artist of Senegalese origin. A highly eclectic artist, Chanel works in a wide range of arts and materials: painting, sculpture, photography, ceramics, video, drawing, etc. This versatility, combined with her commitment to activism, has enabled her to develop her own artistic universe, in which she brings to the fore her […]

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[VISUAL ARTS] RESIDENCY FEBRUARY 2023 – “BEHIND THE BURNING SUN”, EUGÉNIE BACCOT

Eugénie Baccot is a French freelance photographer. Her work straddles the border between photojournalism and auteur photography, and her editorial projects have been published in both the French and international press (Libération, Washington Post, Days Japan, etc.). Her photographic approach as an author with a strong narrative character demands a documentary, highly human approach to […]

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