THE TOYOTA TSUSHO CFAO African Art Award First Exhibition in Japan Featuring the Inaugural Award Recipients
--Works by Five Emerging African Artists on Display from October 23 to November 3--
- Africa
2026-10-16
Toyota Tsusho Corporation ("Toyota Tsusho") and its group company CFAO SAS ("CFAO") announced today that an exhibition (the "Exhibition") featuring the inaugural recipients of THE TOYOTA TSUSHO CFAO African Art Award (the "Award"), a cultural and artistic initiative aimed at creating Africa's future through art, will be held in Tokyo from October 23 to November 3, 2026.
The Exhibition will present works by five emerging African artists selected for the Award at two venues: space Un Tokyo in Minato-ku and GINZA TSUTAYA BOOKS in Chuo-ku.
The Toyota Tsusho Group has a legacy of more than 170 years in Africa. Under its vision of "WITH AFRICA FOR AFRICA", the Group has built equal, long-term partnerships with countries across the continent and fostered deep relationships of trust with local communities.
The Award is a cultural and artistic initiative launched by Toyota Tsusho and CFAO in August 2025 to extend this legacy into the fields of culture and the arts. Believing that the empowerment of young people is essential to Africa's sustainable social development, the initiative aims to help develop the next generation of talent and support the growth of local communities by discovering and supporting emerging African artists.
In recent years, art from Africa has attracted growing global attention for its diversity and originality.The Exhibition will feature works by five award recipients from Zimbabwe, South Africa, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Botswana, and Ethiopia, offering visitors an opportunity to experience the diversity, depth, and appeal of contemporary African art through their works.
Following the exhibition held in Lomé, Togo, from June 2026, the Exhibition is also scheduled to travel to the Palais de Tokyo in Paris, France, in April 2027.
Through the Award, Toyota Tsusho will support promising artists from Africa and, in order to pass on a better Earth to the future children, connect Africa with the world through culture and the arts and work together to create Africa's future.
Space Un Tokyo Exhibition Overview
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Dates
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October 23 (Fri.)–October 31 (Sat.), 2026 |
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Venue
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space Un Tokyo
KLO Minami-Aoyama Building 1F, 2-4-9 Minami-Aoyama, Minato-ku, Tokyo |
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Hours
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12:00 p.m.–7:00 p.m. (closes at 5:30 p.m. on October 31) |
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Website
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https://spaceun.tokyo/en/ |
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Admission
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Free |
GINZA TSUTAYA BOOKS Exhibition Overview
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Dates
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October 30 (Fri.)–November 3 (Tue.), 2026 |
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Venue
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GINZA TSUTAYA BOOKS
GINZA SIX 6F, 6-10-1 Ginza, Chuo-ku, Tokyo, Japan |
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Hours
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10:30 a.m.–8:00 p.m. |
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Website
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https://store.tsite.jp/ginza/english/ |
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Admission
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Free |
African Art Award Official Website: https://www.toyota-tsusho.com/english/african-art-award/
African Art Award Official Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ttccfao_africanartaward/
<Our Efforts So Far>
- March 9, 2026 release: Toyota Tsusho Celebrates Five Award Recipients of THE TOYOTA TSUSHO CFAO African Art Award
https://www.toyota-tsusho.com/english/press/detail/260309_006784.html
- August 18, 2025 release: Promoting Culture and the Arts to Create Africa’s Future - Launch of THE TOYOTA TSUSHO CFAO African Art Award -
https://www.toyota-tsusho.com/english/press/detail/250818_006670.html
The information in this release is current as of the date of announcement.
Please note that information may change after the date of announcement. Thank you in advance for your understanding.
