FNB Art Joburg will return to the Sandton Convention Centre for its 17th edition from September 6-8, 2024. This premier event, a cornerstone in Africa’s contemporary art and culture calendar, continues to foster a sustainable ecosystem for African art both on the continent and in the diaspora. FNB…
Ghanaian artist Ibrahim Mahama will be showing his works in a solo exhibition, Songs about Roses, at Fruitmarket Gallery in Scotland from July 13 to October 6, 2024. Mahama is known for his evocative large-scale, site-specific installations that speak to the cultural and social effects of post-colonialism and…
Taiwo Aina, a Nigerian visual storyteller and filmmaker, has been awarded the Women Photograph Project Grant for her project, Game of Confidence. Selected from 1,100 applications from women and nonbinary photographers around the world, Game of Confidence is a visual project that explores the lives of six female…
The Independent Curators International (ICI) in collaboration with the Njabala Foundation and AWARE: Archives of Women Artists, Research, and Exhibitions, have announced the launch of a six-month mentorship program for emerging female-identifying curators from Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda. Image Credit: Njabala Foundation The program, themed “Curating as…
British-Nigerian painter Joy Labinjo will present a new body of work, We Are Briefly Gorgeous, for Southwark Park Galleries’ 40th anniversary programme from July 6 to September 29, 2024, at the Lake Gallery. Celebrating the local community, taking scenes from Southwark Park and the Bermondsey area as a…
The Norval Foundation proudly presents “Groot Gat,” by Lady Skollie – an exhibition that powerfully addresses identity, belonging, and rethinking history. Running until September 15, 2024, this marks the third exhibition celebrating Lady Skollie’s 2022 win of the prestigious Standard Bank Young Artist Award. Lady Skollie, Something Sweet, Something…
The Smithsonian’s National Museum of African Art will feature works by sculptor and printmaker Bruce Onobrakpeya, a pivotal figure in postcolonial Nigerian modernism. Running from June 21 through January 21, 2025, “Bruce Onobrakpeya: The Mask and the Cross” will showcase 52 pieces from 1966 to 1978. Veronica wipes…
Prominent Contemporary African Artist, Julie Mehretu, recently unveiled the 20th BMW Art Car at the Centre Pompidou in Paris. This milestone art car, a BMW M Hybrid V8 race car, will participate in the prestigious 24-hour endurance race at Le Mans, marking a convergence of automotive design, speed,…
The Africa Institute at Global Studies University (GSU) in Sharjah, UAE, has received a substantial multi-year grant of $180,000 from the Open Society Foundations. This generous support will fund a new fellowship program until September 2026, aimed at addressing the complex and ongoing debate surrounding African cultural heritage…
Art for Guernsey presents The African Guernsey Community Project, an exhibition that celebrates the vibrant African community on the island of Guernsey. Local photographer Aaron Yeandle has embarked on an exciting project to capture portraits of members of Guernsey’s African community. Guests at the private preview (Image credit:…