Touria El Glaoui in conversation with Hassan Aliyu, Jenni Skinner and Anna Dempster
Sat 06 Jun
|ARTSPACE 5-7
Join Touria El Glaoui, Founding Director of 1-54 Contemporary African Art Fair, for a timely discussion about African art on the global stage with Hassan Aliyu, Jenni Skinner and Anna Dempster
Time & Location
06 Jun 2026, 17:30 – 19:30
ARTSPACE 5-7, Portugal Pl, Cambridge CB5 8AF, UK
About the event
Touria El Glaoui, Founding Director of 1-54 Contemporary African Art Fair, joins Hassan Aliyu, artist and President of the Nigeria Art Society UK; Jenni Skinner, African Specialist at the University of Cambridge; and Anna Dempster, Fellow of Wolfson College at the University of Cambridge and Director of ArtSpace5-7, for an in-depth discussion about the significance of contemporary African art in the global context.
Born and raised in Morocco, Touria El Glaoui is recognised as a global cultural tastemaker who has reshaped the visibility and impact of contemporary African art. Educated in New York, but deeply rooted in her Moroccan heritage, Touria's trajectory has been shaped by a profound appreciation for culture and a visionary approach to curating platforms for artistic expression. In recognition of her impact, Touria has been named in Forbes’ 100 most powerful women in Africa (2016) and Jeune Afrique’s 50 most powerful women in Africa (2015, 2018,…