
Open Up Shop!
Is 2019 the year where more African creatives attain physical spaces to share their experiences and talents with the world?
If you’ve been paying attention this year, we’ve seen Anifa M, LVRN, Olori Swank, Theo Martins, Sam Desalu and more open up brick and mortar spaces. This is very exciting in the grand scheme of creating safe spaces for African creativity and also a new chapter the economics/business of being a creative.
Hanifa Official will be opening in 2019 in Baltimore, MD.
LVRN studios opened in Atlanta earlier this year
Swank Blue is open in Los Angeles, Ca
Cereal and Such and Office and gallery are based in Los Angeles, Ca with Office and gallery set to open in 2019
https://www.instagram.com/p/BXWUkFrnUI_/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link
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Sam Desalu’s Bistro & Bar is based in Kampala, Uganda
https://www.instagram.com/p/Bq_jp1ZFaP0/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link
These endeavors are inspiring and we hope to see more spaces sprout up in 2019 as the culture and community support African creatives in more ways to build structures and a foundation for future generations to springboard their ideas.
We salute these individuals and their efforts.