THK Gallery and Trevor Stuurman present Your Beauty Is Our Concern, an exhibition concerned with the act of making oneself beautiful – a state of being sometimes required for one to claim their place in society. Beauty and glamour — often two sides of the same coin —…
WHATIFTHEWORLD presents The Unspoken Landscape, a group exhibition featuring works by nine Southern African artists spanning three generations: Mia Chaplin, Wezile Harmans, Dale Lawrence, Strauss Louw, Maja Marx, Michele Mathison, Ben Orkin, Chris Soal, Inga Somdyala and Pierre Vermeulen. This exhibition brings together artists whose work reveals a profound sensitivity to material and process. As a gallery based in…
When 1-54 Contemporary African Art Fair returns to New York in May 2025, from the 8th to the 11th, it brings with it a slew of Special Projects that reaffirm the fair’s commitment to elevating diverse African and diasporic voices. These projects offer more than visual appeal—they embody…
Entries are now officially open for the 2025 Sasol New Signatures Visual Arts Competition, South Africa’s leading platform for emerging visual artists. Now in its 35th year of Sasol’s sponsorship, Sasol New Signatures remains a prestigious platform for emerging artists to break into the professional art world. Submission Guidelines…
Goodman Gallery presents Ravelle Pillay’s American debut with Sanctum (The Light and the Shade), the artist’s first solo exhibition at the gallery’s New York location. The exhibition features a new series of paintings that respond to Pillay’s 2024 trip to Réunion Island, offering a layered exploration of the island’s…
Cassi Namoda to transform the iconic floor-to-ceiling windows of the Sunley Gallery overlooking Margate’s beaches and the North Sea at Turner Contemporary. Marking Namoda’s first institutional project in Europe, this new commission inaugurates Turner Contemporary’s annual programme inviting artists to engage with the gallery’s distinctive architecture and coastal…
Kevin Young has reportedly stepped down as the head of the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture (NMAAHC) amid a politically charged atmosphere surrounding the institution. His departure follows increasing tensions related to ongoing political attacks. Kevin Young outside the Smithsonian National Museum of African…
Zeitz Museum of Contemporary Art Africa (Zeitz MOCAA) has announced the addition of nine prominent figures to its Global Council. Zeitz MOCAA (Image credits: Iwan Baan) The new appointees represent a dynamic cross-section of international leaders in the arts, philanthropy, and business: Dr. Anita Blanchard, Dave Ross, Holly…
Yancey Richardson presents Sawubona, an exhibition bringing together work from five different series made between 2002–2013 by South African visual artist and activist Zanele Muholi. Their fifth exhibition with the gallery, Sawubona reveals both the historical depth and visual complexity of Muholi’s overarching project of empowering the Black LGBTQIA+ community in…
The Rele Arts Foundation has opened applications for the 2026 edition of its Young Contemporaries program, running from April 4 to May 2, 2025. Now in its ninth year, this program helps early-career African artists grow through mentorship, virtual bootcamps, residencies, and curated exhibitions. Young Contemporaries (Image credit:…