Agnes Waruguru (Kenya) and Souad Abdelrassoul (Egypt) are the newest entries of the 2024 Norval Sovereign African Art Prize. Launched in 2021, this prize aims to boost the international visibility of African artists and generate funds for essential arts education programs across the continent. Renowned for promoting African…
The German President, Frank-Walter Steinmeier, issued a formal apology in Tanzania for the past looting and colonial-era atrocities. German forces committed these crimes, especially during the Maji Maji rebellion in the early 1900s. The rebellion, which occurred in what is now Tanzania, resulted in the deaths of nearly…
Southern Guild is delighted to present ‘Grace in Grand-Bassam,’ an extraordinary solo exhibition by the talented emerging artist Terence Maluleke. This remarkable collection is a direct reflection of Maluleke’s profound experience during his month-long residency at La Fourchette de Rōze, nestled in the coastal town on the outskirts…
Award-winning actress Omowunmi Dada has been chosen as the 2023 Global Artist in Residence at the African Studies Center (ASC) and the Department of Afro-American and African Studies (DAAS) at the University of Michigan in the United States. In this role, she collaborates with DAAS language instructors to…
Recent developments have left the public perplexed about the private African art collection discovered in an old Harris County maintenance shed. Until now, the KPRC 2 Investigates investigation had shrouded the collection, discovered in February 2020, in mystery. A collection of African art pieces stored at the Harris…
Goodman Gallery presents What Have They Done with All the Air?, an exhibition of new drawings and sculptures by William Kentridge. Works featured form part of a new theatre production in the making, titled The Great Yes, the Great No, in which the artist uses the setting of a boat…
Yinka Ilori considers art an outlet to help bring people together and to spread love and joy and his new collaboration with MoMA Design Store does just that. The collection includes a vibrant tableware assortment and three pairs of SUBU Slippers. These designs incorporate Ilori’s signature bold patterns and bright…
Goodman Gallery New York presents Landing, a group exhibition bringing together a group of five seminal artists who have each played a significant role in shaping the course of South African art history. Exhibiting this group of influential 20th and 21st century South African artists in New York, a…
Circle Art Agency proudly announces the return of Art Auction East Africa, 2023, 11th edition. The exhibition, unveiled at Circle Art Agency’s new venue, showcases various modern and contemporary masterpieces from East Africa. Among the featured artists are Theresa Musoke (Uganda), George Lilanga (Tanzania), Georges Ebrin (Ivory Coast),…