These selected mentors will guide the12 artists and designers who will be reimagining the future of their cities through design and creative problem-solving as part of the Building Beyond mentorship programme in 2023. This list of mentors includes Artist, architect, critical space practitioner from Sudan, Ola Hassanain; architect,…
Africa is rammed full of amazing artists and art galleries willing showcase eyes-catching works this 2023. From installations, live performances to other contemporary art forms, these galleries continue to inspire the next generation and helping the continent creative scene to flourish. We update you monthly with exhibitions you…
This Month, the Creative Industries Fund NL and the Prince Claus Fund announced the 12 recipients of the Building Beyond mentorship programme. A program which aims to foster thought leadership, promote criticality, reframe design-based practices, and contribute to an ongoing conversation on how creative practices rooted in locality…
Famakan Magassa becomes the second winner of the NSAAP, which focuses on contemporary artists from Africa and its diaspora. For his work, Magassa receives R500 000 and the opportunity to hold a solo exhibition at the Norval Foundation. Famakan Magassa, La Ballade Noctambule. Acrylic on canvas, 145 x 149 x…
This exhibition takes place from 9th March 2023 – 8th April 2023 at Dorothy Circus London, 35 Connaught Street, London, W2 2AZ Image courtesy of Dorothy Circus Gallery Dorothy Circus Gallery, London presents a solo exhibition by Nigerian painter and sculptor Samson Bakare. The exhibition presents “Let this be…
When the Chibok girls were kidnapped in 2014 by Boko Haram in Northern Nigeria, there was sorrow throughout the country as people were clamoring “bring back our girls” across the nation and even across the world. It has been so many years since that horror but the sting…
The Baltimore Museum of Art announced on the 17th of January 2023 that it has acquired, through purchase and gift, 162 artworks that cut across a wide range of artistic practices and perspectives. This acquisition seeks to fill in the gaping holes in the museum’s entire spectrum of…
February first is not only known as a month of love, it also marks the time for recognising the central roles of Black people. To mark this annual celebration, Youngtown State University kicked off with an exhibition of Makonde sculptures from the collection of Tazim and Dr. Nazim…
The founder of the Nike Arts Foundation, Chief Dr. Nike Davies-Okundaye welcomed the U.S. Naval Forces Europe and Africa (NAVEUR-NAVAF) Band for a collaborative musical experience at the Nike Art Foundation in Lagos, Nigeria during exercise Obangame Expresss 23 (OE23), Jan. 29, 2023. Image courtesy of Daily News…