art
Promoting and supporting local artists
For almost 25 years the Art Committee has organised one of the most important fundraising events of our year - the DWG Annual Art Show. Every piece is selected, hung and sold by volunteers, and the artists keep the majority of every sale.
We work with emerging and established Senegalese artists alike, and with schools who visit the show during its opening week.
COMMITTEE - WHAT WE DO
25
YEARS OF THE SHOW
500+
ARTISTS EXHIBITED
24M cfa
WORTH OF ART SOLD IN 2026
WHAT THE COMMITTEE DOES
Members visit studios across Dakar through the year, select the work, price it with the artists, design the catalogue, hang the show, and run the sales desk across the vernissage. It is the most hands-on committee we have, and by far the most sociable.
STUDIO VISITS & ARTIST SELECTION
CATALOGUE & PRICING
HANGING & VENUE DESIGN
SCHOOL VISITS & SALES DESK
FOR ARTISTS
how the show works
01
SUBMIT YOUR WORK
Once applications are open, follow the instructions as part of the application.
Submissions open towards the end of the year.
02
SELECTION & STUDIO VISIT
The committee reviews every submission and visits shortlisted artists to see the work in person.
Submissions for the 2027 shop open in late 2026
03
EXHIBIT & SELL
We hang, promote and sell. You keep the majority of every sale and the balance funds our charity work.
join the art Committee
No art-world experience needed, curisoity and some free time will do it!
