Join Online! AXÉ. Art and Spirituality in the Black Diaspora – Day 1 Now Live
Today is the day: the opening of AXÉ. Art and Spirituality in the Black Diaspora, a three-day international conference taking place in Vienna and online. Bringing together scholars, artists, and researchers from across Europe, Africa, and the Americas, the conference discusses artistic practice, spirituality, memory, and ancestral knowledge within the Black diaspora.
We invite online participants to join the live sessions and engage with the discussions throughout the program.
Day 1: Wednesday, 22 April 2026
09:30 – 10:00 Registration
10:00 – 10:30 Welcome
10:30 – 12:30 Panel: Notions of Care
Chair: Noémie Etienne (University of Vienna)
Presentations by Elizabeth Adetola, Samuel Umoh, Oliver Antczak, Rennan Lemos, Fidel Rodríguez Velásquez, and Caio Victorino.
12:30 – 14:00 Lunch Break
14:00 – 16:00 Panel: Contested Collections
Chair: Mariama de Brito Henn (University of Vienna)
Presentations by Suelen Calonga, Larissa Carvalho Fontes, Renata da Silva Cardoso, and Luisa Karman.
16:00 – 16:30 Coffee Break
18:30 Opening Event: Decolonial City Tour in Vienna’s Hietzing District
The conference continues over the next two days with panels on Music as Archive, Art and Spirituality, Building Worlds, and Ancestral Epistemologies, highlighting diverse perspectives on art, ritual practice, and knowledge production across the Black diaspora.
Join the conference online
We look forward to welcoming participants from around the world to this collective space of exchange, reflection, and dialogue.