Bic Art Master Africa has launched the sixth edition of its art competition. This year’s theme is Ubuntu (One Africa) and creatives throughout the continent are invited to capture their vision using the Bic ballpoint pen. Gregory Alibaux, Art Master Africa custodian and marketing director for Middle East…
Senegal’s Ministry of Youth, Sports, and Culture has announced the postponement of the fifteenth iteration of the Dak’Art Biennale of Contemporary African Art by six months. Originally slated for May 16–June 16 of this year, the event will now run from November 7 to December 7. A performance…
Kenyan-British studio potter and Chancellor of the University of Creative Arts, England, Dame Magdalene Odundo is one of the world’s most revered ceramic artists. The Houghton Hall, Norfolk presents her exhibition which showcases existing and new works spanning Odundo’s 30-year career, including a major new commission made while…
NEW YORK, 1 – 4 May, 2024 – The African Art Hub (TAAH) recently wrapped up its participation at the prestigious 1-54 Contemporary African Art Fair in New York, marking another chapter of resounding success and profound artistic exploration. Nestled in a captivating corner booth 32 that mesmerised…
The Nigerian Pavilion at the 2024 Venice Biennale emerged as a standout, capturing the attention of audiences and critics alike. ‘Nigeria Imaginary’ Graces Nigeria Pavilion at 60th Venice Biennale. (Photo Credit: Marco Cappelleti Studio.) Courtesy of Museum of West African Art (MOWAA) Dubbed one of the “8 hits…
1-54 Contemporary African Art Fair is thrilled to announce the return of 1-54 New York, from the 1st until the 4th of May 2024, its largest edition to date. In its 10th year, this edition will see 1-54 widen its dilating imprint upon the city by relocating to…
The prestigious Goethe-Institut has proudly unveiled Kitso Lynn Lelliott as the recipient of the esteemed 2024 Henrike Grohs Art Award. The biennial accolade was established in memory of the late Henrike Grohs, former Head of Goethe-Institut in Abidjan, by the Goethe-Institut and the Grohs family. Kitjo Lynn Lelliot,…
Leading Pan-African art competition, Absa L’Atelier has officially announced the opening of entries for its 2024 art competition, marking the commencement of yet another exciting chapter in the vibrant world of African art. Absa L’Atelier 2024 Art Competition For 37 years, Absa has been hosting an annual competition…
Art Twenty-One presents Future, Past, a solo exhibition of the body of work by London-based Nigerian fine artist Tejumola Adenuga. The exhibition opened on the 19th of April 19 2024 and will run until the 14th of June 2024, in Victoria Island, Lagos, Nigeria. Adenuga is a multidisciplinary…
Jonathan Oyiriaru’s, known as Reagle, debut short animation delves into problems of humanity with a modernist sci-fic twist. When the first global Nigerian animation series, ‘Iwaju,’ was released earlier this year, set in a futuristic Nigeria, praise surged for its originality and potential to elevate animation in Africa…