Creative Workshops in Dakar: Coffee Painting, Adults and Teams

To take a creative workshop in Dakar, you can follow the programmes of galleries, cultural centres and independent venues, or book an activity for your team. Ge'eza, in Point E, offered coffee painting workshops at Dia Nifanena, the Malagasy day of 7 June 2026, and offers companies a cultural team building with a creative session, coffee ceremony, Ethiopian cooking workshop and exhibition visit.

Why a creative workshop

Doing rather than looking changes how you understand art. Holding a brush, mixing colours, trying a gesture: you leave with an object, but above all with another way of seeing. For adults it is a pause in busy days. For a team it is a way to meet differently than around a meeting table.

Coffee painting, one example

At Dia Nifanena, on Sunday 7 June 2026, coffee painting workshops were offered in the house. Coffee becomes the material: its brown and ochre tones are used to paint. The principle is simple, playful and accessible without training. The atmosphere of the day, mixing Malagasy artists, a designers' market, live music, Ethiopian food and a coffee ceremony, made the exercise feel natural. The context is detailed in the article on contemporary Malagasy art.

We do not yet know whether this workshop will return, and we announce no date.

What Ge'eza offers teams

The house offers a cultural team building, designed for company or association groups. The formats combine several elements:

• the Ethiopian coffee ceremony, which lasts about 45 minutes around three rounds (Abol, Tona, Baraka);
• an Ethiopian cooking workshop, to get hands-on;
• an exhibition visit, to look at the gallery's works;
• a creative session, to express yourselves together.

Terms are discussed according to your need. The team replies within 24 working hours with a quote covering price and the number of guests each space can take. To understand what this format brings a group, read the guide to cultural team building in Dakar.

The spaces of the house

Depending on the activity, several places can host a workshop: the gallery lounge for meetings around the works, the glass-roofed room for workshops and screenings, the terrace under the trees for more relaxed moments. These spaces are presented on the spaces page, with options for exclusive hire, partnerships and coworking at the café.

How to hear about the next workshops

Public workshops are not fixed: they depend on the house's events. To stay informed, here are the right sources:

1. the events page of the site;
2. the house calendar, with a subscribable calendar and an .ics file;
3. the monthly newsletter;
4. a WhatsApp message to +221 78 660 07 07, if you are looking for a specific workshop or one for a group.

You can also subscribe to the calendar in your calendar app, to receive updates without thinking about it.

Getting ready for a workshop

A few simple ideas to make the most of it:

• wear clothes that can take a stain;
• come without expecting a perfect result: the interest is in the gesture;
• leave time to chat with the other participants;
• enjoy the coffee ceremony, often offered as a complement, to extend the exchange.

Workshops for children and families

Some days at the house are open to all ages. Dia Nifanena, for instance, had a child rate of 1,000 F next to the adult rate of 2,000 F. For any workshop for younger audiences, ask the team about the conditions.

Visiting

The house is open Tuesday to Sunday, 8am to 10pm, at 656 avenue Birago Diop in Point E. To have lunch before or after an activity, check the events page or book directly online.

What a workshop brings a team

A workshop creates an unusual situation: everyone is a beginner, hierarchy fades a little, people laugh at their attempts. For a team, it is often more effective than a presentation: you discover each other differently, collaborate on a concrete task and leave with a shared memory. At Ge'eza, the presence of the gallery and the coffee ceremony gives the moment a cultural frame that extends the conversation.

Choosing a format

For a small group, a creative session followed by a coffee is enough. For a longer day, you can combine an exhibition visit, a cooking workshop and lunch. For a particular occasion, exclusive hire is possible on a quote. In every case, tell the team your goal: cohesion, welcoming newcomers, celebration, collective reflection. The format is built from there.

What a workshop is not

A workshop is not a class with an exam. Nobody judges the result. The interest lies in doing together, letting yourself be surprised, watching what the other does. That is also why this kind of activity suits very varied groups, where skills and ages differ.