Art has always been one of the most powerful ways in which people tell their stories. Long before history was recorded in books, communities used music, paintings, sculpture, dance, clothing, poetry and oral traditions to preserve memory, identity and culture. For Africa, art has also been a way of resisting the erasure of our histories. From the legacy of colonialism and apartheid to the question of who gets to tell African stories today, artists have played an important role in creating, rewriting and challenging the histories we inherit. But what happens when art becomes more than creative expression when it becomes a tool for building a Pan-African consciousness? We are in conversation with Dr. Paul Bayliss who is an Art and Museum Curator at Absa as we explore pan africanist artists and the role in preserving and setting our Heritage.

<p>Art has always been one of the most powerful ways in which people tell their stories. Long before history was recorded in books, communities used music, paintings, sculpture, dance, clothing, poetry and oral traditions to preserve memory, identity and culture. For Africa, art has also been a way of resisting the erasure of our histories. From the legacy of colonialism and apartheid to the question of who gets to tell African stories today, artists have played an important role in creating, rewriting and challenging the histories we inherit. But what happens when art becomes more than creative expression when it becomes a tool for building a Pan-African consciousness? We are in conversation with Dr. Paul Bayliss who is an Art and Museum Curator at Absa as we explore pan africanist artists and the role in preserving and setting our Heritage.</p>

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