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1952 Africa Unveils 2025 Chizi Wigwe Prize Shortlist for African Futurism

July 15, 2025 By Derrick Chidumebi 2 Mins Read

The 1952 Africa Foundation, in partnership with the HOW Foundation, has officially announced the shortlist for the 2025 Chizi Wigwe Prize for African Futurism. This distinguished $15,000 award…

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Yinka Shonibare to Contribute Wind Sculpture to Queen Elizabeth II Memorial

July 14, 2025 By Derrick Chidumebi 2 Mins Read

Yinka Shonibare has been announced as one of the key contributors to the Queen Elizabeth II National Memorial in central London. His involvement marks a bold and also…

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Sikelela Owen Wins 2025 Wollaston Award at the Royal Academy

July 14, 2025 By Derrick Chidumebi 2 Mins Read

Sikelela Owen has clinched the 2025 Charles Wollaston Award at the Royal Academy for her oil painting Knitting. The £35,000 prize goes to the most distinguished work in…

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ANA Talks with Emmanuel Idowu on Absa Solo Exhibition

July 11, 2025 By Derrick Chidumebi 5 Mins Read

Emmanuel Idowu, the 2023 Absa L’Atelier Ambassador, brings his solo exhibition Echoes of Innocence to Alliance Française. The show reflects on how childhood memories shape personal identity. Using…

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STEVENSON and Meleko Mokgosi Present ‘Appellations and Speculations on Drawings’

July 10, 2025 By Lelethu Sobekwa 4 Mins Read

STEVENSON presents Appellations and Speculations on Drawing by Meleko Mokgosi, taking place across the gallery’s Cape Town and Johannesburg spaces, jointly marking the artist’s third exhibition with the…

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Wangechi Mutu Becomes the First Living Female Artist to Exhibit at The Galleria Borghese, Rome

July 9, 2025 By Lelethu Sobekwa 3 Mins Read

Wangechi Mutu is now the first living female artist to exhibit at The Galleria Borghese, Rome with her new show Black Soil Poems. The Galleria Borghese is a sumptuous…

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“Echoes of Innocence” by Emmanuel Idowu Opens in Lagos as Part of Absa’s Pan-African Art Exhibition Series

July 7, 2025 By Art Network Africa 3 Mins Read

Lagos, Nigeria – Absa Group, in partnership with the South African National Association for the Visual Arts (SANAVA), proudly presents “Echoes of Innocence”, a solo exhibition by Nigerian…

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New Video Game Relooted Lets You Reclaim Stolen African Artifacts

June 30, 2025 By Derrick Chidumebi 3 Mins Read

What if Africans stopped waiting for Western museums to return their stolen artifacts, and took them back instead? That’s the premise behind Relooted, a bold new video game…

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Standard Bank Launches New Art Lab in Sandton

June 27, 2025 By Derrick Chidumebi 2 Mins Read

Standard Bank has opened a new space for contemporary visual arts in the heart of Sandton. Called The Standard Bank Art Lab, the space sits at Nelson Mandela…

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Akademie Schloss Solitude Launches 2025 Namibia Residency

June 26, 2025 By Derrick Chidumebi 2 Mins Read

Akademie Schloss Solitude, in partnership with the National Art Gallery of Namibia and the Goethe‑Institut Namibia, has opened applications for its 2025 residency program. The initiative seeks to…

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The American Black Film Festival (ABFF) and the Art in Black Foundation Collaborate to Present The South African Collective

June 25, 2025 By Lelethu Sobekwa 3 Mins Read

The American Black Film Festival (ABFF) is proud to announce a groundbreaking collaboration with the Art in Black Foundation to present The South African Collective — a debut curatorial…

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Accra to Host 6th FESTAC Africa with 100,000 Visitors Expected

June 24, 2025 By Derrick Chidumebi 2 Mins Read

This September, Accra will host the 6th edition of the Festival of African Arts and Culture (FESTAC Africa 2025), a week-long celebration expected to draw over 100,000 visitors…

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L’Atelier and M’barek Bouhchichi Present ‘What I Am, What We Are’

June 23, 2025 By Lelethu Sobekwa 2 Mins Read

L’Atelier 21 presents the third solo exhibition by visual artist M’barek Bouhchichi titled What I Am, What We Are. This exhibition consists of a series of portraits painted directly…

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Lynette Yiadom-Boakye Presents ‘To Improvise a Mountain’, a Traveling Group Exhibition

June 19, 2025 By Lelethu Sobekwa 3 Mins Read

Lynette Yiadom-Boakye presentsTo Improvise a Mountain: Curated by Lynette Yiadom-Boakye, a touring exhibition of a selection of works critical to her way of seeing and thinking, inviting audiences…

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120+ Artists Announced for 36th São Paulo Biennial

June 19, 2025 By Derrick Chidumebi 2 Mins Read

The São Paulo Biennial Foundation has announced the list of over 120 participants for the 36th edition of the São Paulo Biennial, titled “Not Every Traveler Walks the…

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Samy Snoussi Concludes Solo Exhibition at Loft Art Gallery, Marrakech

June 19, 2025 By Lelethu Sobekwa 3 Mins Read

French-Moroccan artist Samy Snoussi presents My Hand, Your Eyes, the Third Space, the artist’s first solo exhibition at Loft Art Gallery, Marrakech. With a collection of previously unseen…

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Why African Art is a Rising Asset Class in Global Markets

June 18, 2025 By Gloria Adegboye 18 Mins Read

With milestones like Tunji Adeniyi-Jones’ Celestial Gathering (2024) topping the sales chart at Art SG for an impressive $350,000 in January 2025, and the launch of Africa Basel,…

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The Wild Future Lab Clinches S+T+ARTS Africa 2025 Grand Prize

June 17, 2025 By Derrick Chidumebi 2 Mins Read

Kairos Futura, a Nairobi-based collective, has won the prestigious Grand Prize at the 2025 S+T+ARTS Prize Africa for The Wild Future Lab, a visionary project that reimagines Nairobi…

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Zeitz MOCAA and Rita Mawuena Benissan Present ‘One Must Be Seated’

June 16, 2025 By Lelethu Sobekwa 4 Mins Read

Zeitz Museum of Contemporary Art Africa (Zeitz MOCAA) presents One Must Be Seated, a solo exhibition by Ghanaian-American artist Rita Mawuena Benissan. Deeply rooted within her Ghanaian culture,…

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Hennessy Returns to Festac: Sustaining Culture, Creativity and Community Through “In the Paint”

June 13, 2025 By Art Network Africa 3 Mins Read

In the heart of Festac Town, Lagos, Park 23 Basketball Court stands not just as a place to play but as a vibrant symbol of heritage, creativity, and…

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