Panel talk moderated by Peer Review represented by Mwauke Mufuncol, anchoring the discussion around art as community-building and affirming catalyst. With Awo Abdulqadir, Black History Month Norway represented by Vivianne Jour, and the Pan-African Students Union of the University of Stavanger, represented by Thandiwe Thandeka Lizi and Felix Kuunika Masina.

This event is part of the June Exhibition 2026: Shifting Coordinates, curated by the collective Peer Review, a month-long institutional takeover transforming Kunstnerforbundet into a discursive platform centering Black Nordic artistic production across visual art, writing, film, and workshops. Read more about the exhibition here.

Peer Review (est. 2024) is a collective platform for cultural analysis across Black visual culture for and by Africans and its diaspora in Oslo. Since its establishment, Peer Review members gather for monthly in-person meetings at Atelier Kunstnerforbundet and field trips that host a space to respond and reflect on Black expressions in art, media, and popular culture contexts.

Mwauke Mufoncol is a seeker, a mother, a procreator, and co-creator with the universe. She is a storyteller rooted in African Cosmology.

Awo Abdulqadir is the Head of Programme for Youth at MUNCH, and works specifically to reach out to the target group. Abdulqadir is also CEO and founder of DAQANI, a consultancy agency based in Oslo, Norway. They help companies build multicultural strategies in order to expand their reach, growth, and thereby become more inclusive.

Black History Month Norway (BHMN) aims to document and highlight African and Afrodiasporic art and cultural heritage in Norway. BHMN contributes to increased interest in African and Afrodiasporic history and cultural heritage, and was started in 2019 in Oslo as a cultural initiative under the auspices of the Organization against Public Discrimination.

Vivianne Jour holds a master’s degree in Global Development and Sustainable Education from OsloMet, where she completed her thesis, “Art for Change: Creative Activism among the Sudanese Diaspora in the UK and Their Perceived Impact on Peace Efforts in Sudan.” Her research interests include diaspora, collective memory and resistance, with a particular focus on how artistic expression shapes processes of social transformation. She is a producer at Black History Month Norway, where she contributes to the planning and coordination of events as part of the organization’s annual program.

Pan-African Students Union of Stavanger (PASU) operates as a social, cultural, educational, non-political, non-religious, and non-profit organisation through the University of Stavanger. The union aims to bring together all those from or interested in Africa, to promote the African culture, and in general raise awareness about the continent. PASU also aims to provide a platform whereby members can help each other out with various problems, such as language, tutoring, clothing, and orientation. The organisation and its activities are open to everyone.

Event photo: Still from WANDERERS OF THE DESERT (dir. Nacer Khemir, 1984)