www.collectivecares-zm.net

We are thrilled to launch Collective Cares’ website on this day of solstice. It is when the energy on our planet shifts between regeneration and renewal (winter, southern hemisphere) and celebration and gathering (summer, northern hemisphere). Just like this astronomical cycle, this website is also living – meaning that it shifts as it grows, in response to the experience shared, knowledge produced and relationships nurtured. (Reference: “The Ancient African Science of Winter” by AFROSAVVY)

Please do visit and enjoy browsing, and grow with us.

Collective Cares is a peer-led curatorial initiative for contemporary arts in Zambia. Zambia’s artistic landscape is rich in expressions but lacks visibility, infrastructure, and support. To improve this, we are creating a hybrid physical/digital space for conversation, research, and collaboration. Framing curation as a practice of care, we root ourselves in solidarity over competition.

Collective Cares would like to thank everyone who has supported us so far, and donated our initial crowdfunding campaign. We are grateful for raising GBP £473.32, which is not huge but enabled us to kick things off, including the monthly Studio Visit series and the website building. Long-term sustainability is still a challenge, but we’re starting small and intentional. Thank you very much!