Village Des Arts

Lovely art scene. I wish the artists great success. I plan to come back to acquire some special pieces. I was angry because there was some really amazing work and I couldn't manage to bring it back to the states with me at that very moment- big mad. So it's one of my many reasons to return to Sunny Senegal.

I only decided to visit on the spur of the moment, and I'm so glad I did - all the artists made me feel welcome, and were more than happy to invite me into their workshops and take the time to chat about their work. The art exhibited in the gallery is stunning, but the artworks scattered throughout the village are equally as good, equally as thought-provoking. I only planned a short visit, but ended up spending more than half a day there. I'd highly recommend a visit if you happen to be in Dakar with time on your hands.

The artists don't start before 11AM and most of them start later in the day. Don't go early, go around 2-3 pm. We went at 11am, only saw about 6 artists and the gallery. The gallery was pleasant.

Beautiful experience, viewing artist work, the is positive and the hospitality was amazing, greatest opportunity on the Dakar tour.

Great exhibition and artist’s residence ⭐️⭐️

Interesting concept, featuring many small local ateliers that you can visit. Rather small and not very well treated.

Watching some of the artists do their work was fantastic 😍. So glad we were able to tour.

There are more artist workshops than galleries.