SUDAN ART ARCHIVE

Preserving 50 Years of Sudanese Artistry!

Sudan Art Archive aims to create a digital archive dedicated to preserving the artistic heritage produced by Sudanese artists. The project covers 50 years of artistic activity in Sudan, documenting artworks, artists, and art institutions that have been active for over half a century of Sudan’s history (1975-2025).

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Mohammed Ohaj
Untitled
Said Ahmed
Culture of Kordufan Mosaic
Tarig Kamal
Untitled
Hashim Nasr
Starfish Boy
Mohammed Ohaj
Untitled
Mohammed Siddig Osman
Fabric 3
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If you are a Sudanese artist, or in custody of the work of an artist, interested in participating in this archival project, kindly follow the link provided below to fill in your information.

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Khalid Abdalrahaman, Shrine, 50 x 50 cm, 2024

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To Think of Our Archive!

Archiving in Sudan, particularly in the arts, requires balancing personal and institutional efforts. The loss of physical spaces like Khartoum, a city rich with intersecting histories, complicates this process, as archives derive power from their architectural and social context. While artists and institutions have neglected archiving due to state-focused roles and lack of funding, projects like "Decaying Bank" and "Extended Cities" attempt to capture lost memories. Addressing this gap demands collaborative efforts to preserve Sudan’s artistic and cultural heritage, ensuring both tangible and intangible histories are accessible for future generations.
Hassan Alnasir
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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Why create a digital archive?
Visual arts in Sudan encompass a vast and diverse body of work, both historically and in the present. Art in Sudan has never been separate from societal movements, as Sudanese artists have initiated discussions about their schools of thought and artistic philosophies, resulting in rich and varied visual expressions. This has given rise to different generations of modernist art schools, represented by the College of Fine and Applied Arts in Sudan, which is considered one of the most significant modern art institutions in the Arab world and Africa, according to the artists who attended it. Despite this rich legacy, there is no unified archive of these works or a specific periodization based on concepts or the nature of the visual artwork in its various dimensions.
The archive follows an ethical approach for collecting information ensuring all included data is consented by its owners and creators. It allows and invites contemporary artists to submit their own information via the website submission portal. Artworks are cataloged with a metadata system (artist, date, medium, context, ect), and stored in multiple secure formats to ensure long-term preservation.
All artworks and documents featured on the archive are protected by copyright, which is held by the original artists, their estates, or collaborating institutions. Some older materials may be in the public domain and others are the production of the research department in the Sudan Art Archive project.

Data is collected via online form or manually entered by the administrator. Security tools and authentication measures are employed to safeguard the website from spam and malicious files. The data is stored securely in the website’s backend, with daily backups. In case of any data loss or migration requirements, the backups can be easily retrieved. Additionally, every form update is sent to the administrator’s email and the archive email. An Excel sheet can also be extracted for further analysis.

When a form is submitted, a new artist is automatically created as a draft. The administrator then reviews and confirms the data before publishing it. All pictures used or uploaded are converted to WebP format, which is more suitable for online use, copyright protection, and storage management. The original files are stored offline and in the backend.
The website’s storage capacity can be expanded in the future without any issues.

Online users cannot copy or download any artworks using traditional methods to protect the artist’s copyright.

Submitted materials to the archive go through a verification process by our specialists and professional team. This step ensures no plagiarism occurs in the archive and invites an open approach to inclusion. We do not seek to act as gatekeepers for the archive, we merely provide authentication to the information provided.
The archive’s three folds (Artists, Artworks, Research) are an ongoing invitation for submissions. The website’s submission portal provides a section for each category with basic and specific information to be included to ensure relevance and accuracy. This portal is open and accessible to all. Email submissions are also an option for contribution at info@sudanartarchive.com. Materials submitted can include, but not limited to, scans, photographs, documents, personal stories, corrections, or contextual details.
The archive’s open approach allows room for correction. This process can be accessed via the “Request Edit” tab on our website or via email.

Preserving 50 years of Sudanese Artistry.

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A project of The Muse multi studios, produced within the framework of the “Reclaiming Commons: A Project for Building Cultural Cooperation in the Arab Region” grant, supported by Culture Resource, A.M. Qattan Foundation, Ettijahat – Independent Culture, Aflamuna, and L’Art Rue.

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  1. Under this agreement, I hereby grant permission to the Sudan Art Archive to utilize the information provided about me and my works for the purpose of documenting the history of Sudanese art. The Muse Multi Studios will retain this information and share it as part of its artistic archive online and in relevant publications.
  2. I acknowledge that The Muse Multi Studios and the Sudan Art Archive may include information about me and my artworks from online platforms as part of their digital archive. I hereby express my consent to The Muse Multi Studios to utilize publicly available information from the internet for this purpose.
  3. I affirm that I will not hold The Muse multi studios or the Sudan Art Archive accountable for any claims or disputes arising from the ownership or accuracy of the provided information.