The Art Basel Hong Kong fair returned with its largest edition since 2019, highlighting Hong Kong’s thriving contemporary art scene. When public viewing began on March 23 through to March 25, visitors examined exhibits from 177 galleries from 32 nations and territories. Art Basel Hong Kong returned to…
Artist and leading advocate for Arts and Health, Kunle Adewale has been appointed as one of the distinguished steering committee members for the WHO-Jameel Arts and Health Lab in New York. The international artist currently resides in Manchester, United Kingdom, where he continues to collaborate with top experts,…
EMOWAA names Aindrea Emelife as curator and Chike Okeke-Agulu as senior advisor in an effort to sharpen its emphasis on modern and contemporary art. Chika Okeke-Agulu (right) and Aindrea Emelife (left). Courtesy of EMOWAA. The EMOWAA (Edo Museum of West African Art) Trust announces the appointments of Professor…
Museum of the African Diaspora (MoAD). Courtesy of MoAD The San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMOMA) and the Museum of the African Diaspora (MoAD) announced in February the creation of a joint curatorial position as part of a broader partnership that will support scholarship and public engagement…
Image courtesy of ArtMiabo ArtMiabo International Art Festival (AMIAF), first visual arts event with focus and theme on the trajectory of Afrobeat music genre is featuring creative professionals across diverse fields of The Arts in its the 2023 edition. The peculiar visual arts event, which runs from April…
Julie Bridgham photo, courtesy MacDowell On February 24, MacDowell, one of the oldest and most distinguished artist residence programs in the United State, announced the selection of Chiwoniso Kaitano as its new executive director. Kaitano, who was born in Zimbabwe, previously served as the Girl Be Heard executive…
The exhibitor list for Frieze’s Los Angeles event in 2023, took place at the Santa Monica Airport from February 16–19. This edition of Frieze Los Angeles was the biggest yet, with over 120 galleries from 22 different nations expected to take part. The scene at Frieze 2022.CASEY KELBAUGH.…
Sungi Mlengeya was born in 1991 in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. She is a self-taught artist who works primarily in the acrylic medium on canvas creating paintings that are free, minimalist and with a curious use of negative space. She is one whose figurative portraiture is a commemoration…
African art has a rich and diverse history, and over the years, many curators have played an important role in promoting and preserving African culture through their exhibitions and initiatives. Here are five of the most inspiring African curators: OKWUI ENWEZOR Okwui Enwezor was a Nigerian curator, critic,…
Patrick Cikuru is a Congolese artist who has gained international recognition for his series of plastic waste portraits of political leaders. This series, which features portraits of politicians made entirely out of discarded plastic waste, is a powerful commentary on the environmental crisis facing our planet and the…