Gasworks has announced the 2026 Residency for Artists Based in West Africa. The fully funded residency will support artistic exchange, professional development, and experimentation while deepening cultural dialogue between West Africa and the United Kingdom. Image Credit: Pamina Sebastião, Gasworks Open Studios, March 2025. The program invites applications from…

The 2025 cohort of the RMB Latitudes CuratorLab has been announced, highlighting 11 emerging curators from across Africa. Diarietou Diop, Eyimofe Ideh, Maureen Douabou, Muyon Mafulu, Nafkot Gebeyehu, Onke Ngcuka, Palesa Ngwenya, Phumelele Kunene, Reem Aljeally, Sinki Makubu and Zandile Makroti. (Image Credit: RMB Latitudes) The program, now…

Gallery 1957 has announced the fifth edition of The Yaa Asantewaa Art Prize, the first-ever prize exclusively for Ghanaian women artists, living either in Africa or across the diaspora. Named after the prominent Ghanaian Queen Mother of Esiju in Ashanti Empire, Yaa Asantewaa, the Yaa Asantewaa Art Prize…

Afriart Gallery, a leading hub for contemporary art in East Africa, announced a new opportunity for artists across the continent. The gallery now invites submissions of high-quality editioned artworks for inclusion in its Curated Editions Collection. Since its founding in 2002, Afriart has championed African creativity by hosting…

The 2025 FNB Art Prize went to Maseru-based artist Thato Toeba, marking a major milestone in their career and shining a rare spotlight on contemporary art from Lesotho. Thato Toeba has been named the winner of the 2025 FNB Art Prize (Image credits: FNB Art Joburg) Selected from…

British-Nigerian artist Olaolu “Slawn” Akeredolu-Ale set the art world talking when he shared an Instagram photo suggesting a collaboration with American artist KAWS. Slawn x KAWS (Image credit: Olaolu Slawn) In the image, Slawn stood beside sculptures that closely mirrored KAWS’s iconic Companion figures. His caption read: “SLAWN…

The UK Government Art Collection has acquired Journaliste by British-Congolese artist Djofray Makumbu, marking a significant addition to its holdings. Journaliste by Djofray Makumbu (Image Courtesy of the artist and Bolanle Contemporary. Photo by Haiyi Wany). The portrait honors Paul Bazakana Bayete, a Congolese journalist whose work with…

Contemporary human experience stretches beyond what we can fully grasp. To explain this, Bernard Mwangi (popularly known as Mwass Githinji) draws inspiration from this complexity. I’ve noticed a sudden urge among artists to look inward, exploring their complexity as regals, participants, and humans. His cultural lab, Studio 1.6—named…

The ARAK Collection, in collaboration with the National Gallery of Zimbabwe, invites emerging and mid-career art writers, cultural critics and researchers based in Zimbabwe to apply for a three-day intensive writing workshop in Harare. The programme will be led by art critic, curator and educator Thembinkosi Goniwe, and…