Sankofa Selections - A Pop Up Art Exhibition

Sankofa Selections invites artists to revisit pieces from their past and bring them back into the present. Inspired by the Akan concept of Sankofa, meaning “go back and get it,” this weekend-long exhibition celebrates art that deserves a second moment. Expect rediscovered favorites, abandoned experiments, and works that feel different with time and distance.

The show opens the Sixpence Art Series, a one-month pop-up gallery exploring time, creativity, and artistic risk. Inspired by the wedding rhyme “something old, something new, something borrowed, something blue… and a sixpence in her shoe,” each exhibition interprets one part of the tradition through art. Sankofa Selections represents “something old,” honoring the idea that creativity grows in cycles and the past still has something to say.

Opening Reception

Meet the artists, explore the work up close, and spend the evening surrounded by conversation and creative energy.

Whether you follow Durham’s creative community closely or are simply looking for something inspiring to do on a Friday night, this exhibition offers a chance to experience art shaped by history, experimentation, and fresh perspective.

Street parking nearby

Free and open to the public. All ages welcome.

Follow curators Alyssa Cuffie Onuoha and Nori McDuffie on Instagram for exhibition updates:

@alwhyssa.artlab | @shotbynori