FAS - Forward Art Stories is a private collection based between Lisbon and Luanda. Founded in 2016, FAS is driven and strengthened by the ideas behind the diverse narratives and artistic expressions of the African continent and its diaspora.
To promote new readings of the collection, FAS invites and supports artists, guest curators, writers, and critics to collaborate in its programme. Through international and institutional partnerships and projects, our ambition is to disseminate, circulate and discuss the works from the collection.
FAS currently operates an office in Lisbon and, in 2025, launched the FAS Project Space — a vibrant cultural hub located in the heart of Luanda, Angola. This space is mainly dedicated to fostering dialogue, promoting cultural exchange, and nurturing artistic experimentation across disciplines within the local communities.
FAS supports the recognition of artists as a member of the Delfina Foundation Network of Africa Patrons as well as through the donation of works to institutions such as TATE and the Centre Pompidou. Other initiatives over the recent years include collaborations with Sharjah Biennial, Hangar - Center for Artistic Research, Gasworks, La Biennale de Venezia, La Biennale de Lubumbashi, PhotoEspaña, and Kadist. In 2024, FAS became a member of the World Art Foundations organization.
The collection is associated with recent publications and editions such as Opera to a Black Venus by Grada Kilomba published by Baden Baden, Breadcrumbs of History - Selected works from the FAS Collection and Atlantica by Hangar Books, envisioning the expansion of the canon of Western culture and enhancing knowledge of the African visual arts.
