Art residencies are spaces or programs that provide artists with the opportunity to work away from their usual environment, offering time, space, and resources to create new work and explore ideas. They may last from a few weeks to several months, during which artists are often provided with…
Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has unveiled plans to officially commission the Wole Soyinka Centre for Culture and Creative Arts—formerly the National Arts Theatre, Iganmu—in October 2024. This historic venue, long symbolizing Nigeria’s rich cultural heritage, is poised to reassert its significance through a transformative redevelopment. Sanwo-Olu (middle),…
Goodman Gallery and Banele Khoza present ‘What’s Left Unsaid’, an exhibition exploring the weight of unspoken words. Seen together for the first time in Johannesburg is a selection of watercolour paintings from an ever-evolving series initiated in 2013. The presentation continues themes explored in work shown in the…
Ekene Ngige is a Nigerian artist based in Lagos, Nigeria. He is known for his intricate realistic coffee paintings. From an accidental spill to an divine inspiration for his new practice. With a background in fine arts from Yaba College of Technology, Ngige often focusing on messages of…
Due to the current civil war in Sudan, Sudanese artists have been displaced from their homes and are now trying to find their footing in other countries.
FNB Art Joburg 2024 has just opened at the Sandton Convention Centre earlier this week. This year’s edition offers a vibrant perspective on the expanding African art market. Now in its 17th edition, the fair, seamlessly integrates curatorial, community, and commercial elements through various sections. These sections are…
In today’s world, pictures have become an outlet to share, document and communicate our thoughts, ideas, experiences and concepts. Art and photography, though distinct in form, share a common purpose – the ability to express ideas. Each medium seeks to provoke thought and inspire change, shaping the current…
Kasmin Gallery presents Nengi Omuku’s first solo exhibition in New York. The exhibition, titled ‘Wild Things and Perennials’, showcases a new body of eight captivating oil paintings on the traditional Nigerian textile sanyan. At the heart of Omuku’s practice is a fascination with the interplay between interior and exterior,…
King Ereso transforms the eye into a powerful leitmotif, using it as a symbolic gateway to the deepest aspects of the human experience. The familiar saying, ‘the eyes are the windows to the soul,’ resonates in his work, where the eye becomes a lens through which he explores…