Announcements, recaps and what's changed.
This is where we share the latest from AfroSwissters — upcoming gatherings, programme updates, event reflections, news from the network and small behind-the-scenes notes as we continue to grow.
What just happened.
REMAIN at VOLTA Art Fair Basel
Basel Art Week · a private guided tour, a meet & greet with Artistic Director Lee Cavaliere and space to reflect on art, legacy, access and Afro-diasporic presence in cultural spaces.
20.06Africa Basel: Film, Talk & Bubbly
Basel · alongside our Basel Art Week presence, AfroSwissters connected with Africa Basel through film, conversation and community exchange — another bridge between contemporary African art, cultural dialogue and Afro-diasporic belonging.
14.06REMAIN × Kunsthaus Zürich × Zurich Art Weekend
Kunsthaus Zürich · a REMAIN edition centred on the Kerry James Marshall exhibition — a guided experience, public conversation and reflection on visibility, art, memory and cultural participation.
27.06Healing Horizons Day Retreat: Transforming Anger into Energy
Karl der Grosse, Zürich · part of our Heal pillar — space to listen to the body, reflect collectively and move from pressure into awareness.
30.06Breaking Barriers in June
Online · our roundtable continued with a focus on career strategies in Switzerland — honest exchange around work, visibility, opportunity, confidence and navigating professional systems.
Recently published.
Alien Superstar at Davos: A Black Woman's Journey to the World Economic Forum
By Lys Silva — a sharp reflection on visibility, access, alienation and moving through elite spaces as a Black woman.
02No Rain, No Flowers: On Hair, Healing and the Slow Work of Becoming
By Tallulah Patricia Bär — a personal reflection on illness, rest, hair, embodiment and what the body teaches when we are forced to slow down.
03Joy Guidry at Kasheme: Sound, Survival and the Politics of Becoming in 2025
By Tallulah Patricia Bär — a cultural reflection on sound, survival, Black artistry and the politics of becoming in Zürich.