Do you think we are all fighting a common evil? Well, the exhibition at NCAI Gallery, titled: “Common Ground”. focuses on the similarities between social structures and influence, In Kenya. The exhibition features works crafted over the last decade that showcase the evolution of Kenyan art. Featuring four…
FNB Art Joburg returns to the Sandton Convention Centre for its 16th edition from Sept 7 to 10, 2023. FNB Art Joburg is a weekend long arts festival that features top contemporary artists and galleries and institutions across Africa and the worldwide diaspora. FNB Art Joburg returns to the Sandton Convention Centre for its 16th edition from Sept…
Mitochondria Gallery, Houston, Texas, is thrilled to showcase the exceptional talent of Rwandan artist Izere Antoine in his second solo exhibition, “Streams and Trails.” Born in 1996, Antoine has quickly emerged as a prominent figure in the contemporary art scene, capturing audiences with his unique artistic style and…
The “Anti-Fragile” exhibition, hosted by the Circle art agency in Nairobi, is a captivating showcase of contemporary East African art. The title, “Anti-Fragile,” reflects the exhibition’s theme, celebrating the strength, resilience, and power of the artists and their works.The exhibition features a diverse group of 26 artists from…
Open Call: Up to six fellows will be selected to participate in the program for six months in the period between October 2023 and October 2024. Museums are spaces for presentation of the life and history of societies. They are spaces for discussion, contestation, construction and reconstruction of…
Nigerian artist, Oluwatosin Ajibade, also known as Mr Eazi has commissioned thirteen artists to make works corresponding to singles on his new record. Sesse Elangwe’s The Way I See It (2023). Image courtesy of Art Newspaper/Sesse Elangwe. Mr Eazi has commissioned thirteen artists representing a total of 8 countries on…
The Illinois State Museum takes a bold step to repatriate over 30 stolen artifacts to the Mijikenda people in Kenya. The recovered treasures, vigango, hold great spiritual importance for the Mijikenda ethnic group, as they serve as a tribute to their ancestors. Officials from the Denver Museum of…
The Centre National des arts plastiques in Paris, France, calls for art submissions to commemorate the genocidal massacre of the Tutsis in Rwanda in 1994. This is a shock, as Rwanda had cut all ties with France in 2006 due to suspicions regarding the genocide against the Tutsi…
The works feel deeply personal. They belong to a new exploration of the idea of existing between two emotional spaces and the feelings of “otherness” that can arise from this space.— Christina Kimeze, states at the opening of her exhibition: ‘Something Other Than The World Might Know’ In…
The open call for the Art Exchange: Moving Image programme, a collaborative and cross-cultural curatorial professional development and exhibition programme for early to mid-career visual arts curators from Sub-Saharan Africa working with moving image. The programme is supported by the British Council and organised by LUX, the UK…