This exhibition takes place from 9th March 2023 – 8th April 2023 at Dorothy Circus London, 35 Connaught Street, London, W2 2AZ Image courtesy of Dorothy Circus Gallery Dorothy Circus Gallery, London presents a solo exhibition by Nigerian painter and sculptor Samson Bakare. The exhibition presents “Let this be…
Latitudes have announced the 12 curators for the 2023 Latitudes CuratorLab, an online practice-based curatorial residency for emerging curators in Africa. The residency will run for 6 weeks from January to April 2023 and participants will plan and conceptualise their own show to be hosted on Latitudes Online,…
This artist has significantly used traditional cultural elements throughout his creative process. In his recent series, “Guardians” and “Of Myth and Legend.” he investigates the iconography of Yoruba deities. In recognition of her power, Metallic Print 53 x 35 cm; 76 x 51 cm; 109 x 71 cm…
Image courtesy of Sem Sombras/Unshadowed 2022 apexart has announced the open calls for 2023/2024. They are inviting artists, curators, and other professionals to submit their curatorial idea for an apexart exhibition which will be judged through an online jury process. From February 1 – March 1, 2023, apexart…
Despite the many controversies surrounding AI generated art, people like Malik Afegbua seeks to correct the notion that it limits human creativity. He wants to use the AI technology to help re-imagine what is possible today and in the future. Image courtesy of Malik Afegbua/SilkCity and BBC One…
This January, Forbes released a list of women who are proving that age has nothing to do with achievement. This list cuts across Europe, Middle East and Africa. Here are the notable female artists recognized for leading the way throughout the African industry. Nike Davies-Okundaye Image courtesy of…
Jean-Michel Basquiat was an influential African-American artist whose works became widely known in the New York gallery scene in the 1980s. Basquiat’s dramatic life and iconic paintings which variously feature obsessive scribbling, enigmatic symbols and diagrams, and iconography including skulls, masks, and the artist’s trademark crown – make…
Image courtesy of Pro Helvetia Pro Helvetia has launched the annual open call for applications for the Pro Helvetia residency programme! The goal of the Pro Helvetia residency programme is to help build creative exchange between artists and cultural practitioners in Switzerland and their counterparts in Southern, East,…
Strauss & Co, a leading auction house in Africa, announced the opening of a new artistic office space in Cape Town in 2023 at Brickfield Canvas. The creative hub and technology campus located at 35 Brickfield Road, Woodstock, Cape Town. They will mark this achievement with an inaugural…