On 2 January 2023, we bid farewell to Emma, the founder of ARAC and core of all our activities. Everyone who ever crossed with Emma can bare testimony to her brilliance, fore-sight, care and depth of knowledge. We have collectively agreed to carry on as ARAC without our anchor, trusting in her vision, the individual and communal conversations we had with her, and the bond that we have formed as a family. Losing Emma in the physical realm devastated all of us, and filled us with the compulsion to carry ARAC forward to the best of our ability. This inevitably came with transition, members shifting and some joining for the first time. We have put together the table below to give a sense of our present and past members, along with their research interests.
CURRENT MEMBERS
| WORKING GROUP | MEMBERS | RESEARCH INTERESTS |
| Cairo | Andrea Thal | Arts pedagogy and practice |
| Rana Elnemr | ||
| Johannesburg | Rangoato Hlasane | Arts curriculum, pedagogy and practice |
| Puleng Plessie | ||
| David Andrew | ||
| Tracy Murinik | ||
| Kampala | Emma Wolukau Wanambwa (RIP) | Arts pedagogy, histories and practice |
| Kitto Derrick Wintergreen | ||
| Doreen Namatovu | ||
| Kinshasa | Cedrick Nzolo | Art and research(éducation, expérimentations,etc.) |
| Jean Kamba | ||
| Godelive Kasangati | ||
| Lagos | Olutayo Aje | Community engagement, Arts Education and Research, Publication |
| Ayodemi Adewunmi | ||
| Peju Layiwola | ||
| Praise Edward | ||
| Bankole Bako | ||
| Unochiri Umana | ||
| Ashley Stewart | ||
| Lubumbashi | Patrick Mudekereza | Art histories, practice and programming |
| Sari Middernacht | ||
| Feza Ranwis | ||
| Prodige Makonga | ||
| Stepháne Kabila | ||
| Maseru | Lineo Segoete | Storytelling, language and archives |
| Sello Majara | ||
| Nyanza | Christian Nyampeta | Visual cultures, Film and philosophy |
| Isaie Nzeyimana | ||
HONORARY MEMBERS
| PREVIOUS WORKING GROUP | NAME | RESEARCH INTERESTS |
| Lagos | Quadri Oluwasegun | Visual arts |
| Maseru | Zachary Rosen | Storytelling and visual arts |