부산대학교 도서관

Arts organization in Douala, Cameroon. In 1991 Marilyn Douala-Bell and Didier Schaub founded Doual’art, a non-governmental organization established to support artistic inquiry into urban life. By organizing and funding artworks, exhibitions, lectures, workshops, symposiums, artist residencies, and other programmes, Doual’art has initiated and supported creative engagements with issues of space, history, and identity in Douala. During its earliest years, Doual’art coordinated the creation of artworks and performances in public spaces throughout Douala, although the organization had not yet constructed its physical headquarters. Espace Doual’art, a building that includes a public resource centre, meeting-rooms, a garden, a cafeteria, and a gallery space, was established in 1995. Beyond its gallery walls, Doual’art continued to organize artistic interventions in various public spaces throughout the city. To this end, Doual’art initiated Le Salon Urbain de Douala (SUD), a triennial festival of public art. The first SUD occurred in 2007, featuring artworks that related broadly to issues of urban space. SUD ...