10/20/2026
Earlier this month, from September 30 through October 4, the Bay Area came alive with Black art, culture, and creativity for the third annual Nexus: SF/Bay Area Black Art Week, organized by the Museum of the African Diaspora!
More than 200 exhibitions, artist talks, open studios, film screenings, performances, and gatherings brought together over 100 artists and 80 cultural organizations and venues, drawing more than 2,500 attendees. This year also welcomed artists and creative voices from Los Angeles, strengthening the connections between Northern and Southern California.
At MoAD, three new exhibitions opened during the week: “Dewey Crumpler: Sonic Lineages,” “After the Island: Ornament and Ceramic Practice in the Jamaican Diaspora,” and “Calling All Cats! by Dorian Reid.” The week culminated in the Afropolitan Ball at San Francisco’s Ferry Building, where Crumpler received the inaugural MoAD Vanguard Award.
What made this year especially meaningful was seeing the connections being made between artists and audiences, institutions and communities, and people discovering new spaces and creative voices. Every participating organization and every program contributed to something larger than any one event.
Our heartfelt thanks to the artists, partners, sponsors, supporters, and everyone who showed up. Together, we’re showing the world what this region has always known: the Bay Area is a vital center for Black art, culture, and creativity.
See you at Nexus 2027!
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