The under-construction Lusaka Contemporary Art Center (LuCAC) will be a new private foundation dedicated to advancing contemporary art by Zambian artists and research into Zambian arts and culture. Comprising a gallery, library and artist residency, the LuCAC aims to facilitate and promote the production of new arts and cultural knowledge around themes of decolonisation, relevant histories, contemporaneity etc. in Zambia, the region and internationally. The inaugural exhibition for the LuCAC is scheduled for January 2023 and will be curated by Karen Reini.
The centre will be open to artists of all ages and most contemporary practices whose interests coincide with those of LuCAC. A special focus will be placed on nurturing emerging talent by encouraging self-awareness and respect, tolerance, critical thinking, and relentless interrogating of common histories. The centre will promote artistic literature (writing and publication) by documentation and curating of its activities to build a resource archive for subsequent generations.