The MAM Foundation welcomes creators·in residence. These residences encourage experimentation, sharing with residents·and offer to the creator·This is a unique framework for questioning the place of nature and living in their creative process.
The works created during the residences are eventually exhibited at the MAM Gallery in Douala or installed in the public space in the village of Grand Suza. In 2026, the program will welcome artists to various practices, from painting to sculpture, to the transformation of recycled materials and the publishing of engraved works.
In 2025, the Foundation hosted a dozen artists in residence in its workshops and creative spaces. This year has illustrated the vitality of the programme and the diversity of practices accompanied, in a dynamic that will continue and enrich itself over the years.
Among the artists welcomed·in residence in 2025 included:
Linardiki Eirini (Greece/France), Debora Yawdam (Cameroon), Jean-Michel Dissaké (Cameroon), Mouna Saboni (Morocco/France), Kono Raymond Yves (Cameroon), Alida Ymele (Cameroon), Bochra Taboubi (Tunisia), Mary Lou Ngwe (Cameroon), Hélène Inglesakis (France), and Joël Mpah Dooh and Aurélie Djiena (Cameroon).
The MAM Foundation's engraving workshop is an initiative for accessible artistic creation and the development of the local economy. Featuring two professional presses, this workshop explores print techniques on various media, including paper, metal, wood and textiles.
In May 2025, a training led by two master-grators, Édouard Wolton (France) and Wernher Bouwens (Netherlands) enabled artists to gain advanced expertise and, in turn, to introduce other creators to this technique.
The objective is multiple:
By integrating engraving into its creation and transmission systems, the MAM Foundation reaffirms its commitment to an art rooted in the territory, accessible to all·and in dialogue with environmental and social issues. This workshop reinforces the synergy between art, crafts, knowledge and nature.
Suza Academy is an art training and awareness program designed to transmit knowledge, stimulate creativity and support talent. Designed As an open learning space, the MAM Foundation offers workshops, master classes and meetings that encourage the discovery of the arts, critical reflection and expression in all its forms. This programme focuses on young people and schools in Grand Suza, but also on beneficiaries of the Foundation's various projects and emerging artists from the territory.
With Suza Academy, the MAM Foundation opens the doors of creation to younger generations, offering them tools to explore, learn and flourish through creation. These activities are a powerful lever of emancipation, where art and culture become vectors of social transformation and collective innovation.
In order to make art, creation and knowledge accessible, the MAM Foundation has set up a series of interactive workshops, led by creators.·researchers·They're poets, scientists... These workshops promote the transfer of knowledge and strengthen the anchoring of artistic and ecological practices of younger generations.
Proposed activities include:
In March 2026, the MAM Foundation will organize the 4th edition of the Festival Jours et Nuits de la Poésie, an event celebrating literature, poetry and music.
Under the artistic leadership of poet-slamer Captain Alexandre, Marc-Alexandre OhoBambe and the writers·and poet·sses offers master classes for young people. Their creations are publicly restored in Grand Suza and Douala.
This festival, which aims to be an area of freedom, inspiration and commitment, at the service of education, creation and transmission, has welcomed, over the years, Alexandre Bord, Hemley Boum, Seyni Camara, Antonya David Prince, Gauz, Fred Ebami, Marc Alexandre Oho Bambe, Anne Sophie Stefanini...
In 2024, the event was marked by the exceptional presence of Christiane Taubira.
Invited guests for the 2026 edition:
As a continuation of its commitment to supporting young people, be it visual arts, writing, music or other disciplines, the MAM Foundation is setting up a competition to accompany young creators of the bilingual high school in Grand Suza, which welcomes nearly 1,500 young people.
The winners will benefit from:
By celebrating the talent and commitment of younger generations, the programme aims to increase access to culture, create opportunities and encourage the emergence of writers, artists and creators.
Le pôle Art & Création de la Fondation MAM ne se limite pas à la production artistique, il veille également à assurer la diffusion des œuvres et des idées, en favorisant leur accessibilité et leur ancrage dans le territoire. À travers une saison artistique et culturelle et des initiatives d’art hors-les-murs, la Fondation offre à un large public l’opportunité de découvrir des créations contemporaines.
La Fondation MAM propose des expositions, concerts et débats d’idées, en accès libre et gratuit. Ces événements se déroulent au sein de la Fabrique de Suza, dans le village de Grand Suza et à la Galerie MAM (Douala).
En 2026 :
NB. Cette programmation n’est pas figée et est en constante évolution.
Quelques dates 2025-2026:
L’un des axes forts du travail mené par l’équipe pluridisciplinaire – artistes, créateur·trices, commissaires d’exposition, philosophes, économistes, anthropologue – dans le cadre de Suza LEV (Laboratoire Économie du Vivant) est de lier la démarche scientifique à la démarche artistique. Inspirée par les échanges avec la communauté et les réflexions menées dans le cadre de la contre-cartographie, cette approche favorise la création d’œuvres ancrées dans le territoire et son histoire, hors des espaces conventionnels.
Trois créations :
Ces trois œuvres constituent les premières étapes d’un parcours artistique qui sera enrichi au fil du temps.
Un projet monumental : le stade-agora de Philippe Aguirre.
À plus long terme, la Fondation MAM souhaite réaliser le stade-sculpture (Agora) qui a été conçu par l’artiste Philippe Aguirre. Grand-Suza ne disposant d’aucun lieu structurant de rassemblement, cet espace polyvalent offrirait un cadre adapté aux pratiques sportives, aux rencontres communautaires, et aux événements culturels, favorisant ainsi le croisement entre art, sport et vie sociale.
Un avant-projet détaillé et budgété a déjà été réalisé par une entreprise spécialisée dans la construction de ce type d’infrastructure. Ce projet, à forte dimension architecturale et sociale, incarne l’engagement de la Fondation MAM à faire de l’art un vecteur de transformation du territoire, en proposant des espaces partagés où la communauté peut se réunir, célébrer et créer.
















