Entrance to Here: Pride and Belonging in African Art at the Smithsonian National Museum of African Art.
Project details
Project Type: Special Project
Project: Queer African Art: A Close Looking Guide
Date: January 2026
Impact Area: Arts Education / Cultural Memory / Queer African Art / Close Looking / Creative Access
Impact Summary
This Tour de Force Foundation special project supports the development of Queer African Art: A Close Looking Guide, a public educational resource inviting students, educators, and wider audiences to engage deeply with queer African art and artists. Through accessible writing, close looking prompts, and contextual resources, the guide creates pathways into artworks that speak to identity, belonging, history, joy, intimacy, and civic imagination. The project expands TDF’s commitment to arts education, cultural memory, creative access, and community learning across and beyond the DMV.
Project Focus
Queer African Art: A Close Looking Guide brings together artwork-focused essays, reflection prompts, and curated resources designed to support close looking and conversation. The guide is being developed as part of Tour de Force Foundation’s broader commitment to public-facing arts education and community-centered cultural engagement.
Images and Documentation
Screenshots from Queer African Art: A Close Looking Guide show the developing online resource and its thematic pathways for close looking, reflection, and learning.
