Applications are officially open for the 2026 edition of the Investec Cape Town Art Fair (ICTAF), and submissions will close on 26 September 2025. Recognized as the largest international art event on the African continent, the fair will take place from 20 to 22 February 2026 at the…
Refugee artists from Kenya’s Kakuma Refugee Camp have opened a new exhibition through the Kakuma Art Project, and they are capturing powerful stories of resilience and creativity. The exhibition, titled The Power of One Painting, debuted at the Vanner Gallery in Salisbury, England, on September 7, 2025. It…
The SheArts Festival will stage its fifth edition from 2 to 5 October 2025, bringing performances and exhibitions to Cairo, Alexandria, and Egypt’s New Administrative Capital. Since its launch in 2016, the festival has stood out as the only multidisciplinary event in the Middle East and North Africa…
In a shocking turn of events, more than 10,000 people have allegedly signed a petition demanding the cancellation of Nigerian American artist Uzo Njoku’s upcoming show, An Owambe Exhibition. Image credit: @uzo.art The exhibition, set for November in Lagos, has ignited intense backlash both online and offline. At…
The Goethe-Institut has officially opened applications for the 2026 Project Space (GPS) Grant, calling on artists in South Africa, Lesotho, and Eswatini to submit proposals. The programme will award seed funding of up to R100,000 to three projects, which will take place between February and November 2026 in…
Nthabiseng Kekana (b. 1999) stands at the intersection of contemporary art and ancient wisdom. Born and raised in Alexandra, Johannesburg, Kekana has emerged as a distinctive voice in South African art, weaving together her roles as artist and initiated sangoma into a unified practice of spiritual and cultural…
The Museum of West African Art (MOWAA) has unveiled the 2025 cohort of its Unearth Fellows, reinforcing its mission to nurture the next generation of cultural leaders across the region. Unearth, a flagship MOWAA initiative, offers early-career professionals transformative learning experiences through hands-on training and mentorship. By doing…
Hayward Gallery Touring has appointed Ekow Eshun as curator of the 10th British Art Show, the UK’s most important recurring survey of contemporary art. Ekow Eshun (Image credit: Zeinab Batchelor. Courtesy Hayward Gallery Touring) The exhibition will open in Coventry in September 2026 before touring to Swansea, Bristol,…
The BMW Art Generation Vol. III returned to the NIROX Sculpture Park and united leading voices in art, music, and cultural dialogue under the theme “A Tropology Between Image and Imagination.” (Image credit: BMW South Africa) Presented by FNB Art Joburg in partnership with BMW Group South Africa,…