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 Alexandria Biennale for Mediterranean Countries will reopen in September 2026 after a 12-year break, marking a major revival of Egypt’s cultural life. The press conference was held at the Alexandria Center of Creativity under the Cultural Development Fund, led by architect Hamdy El-Setouhy, Assistant Minister of Culture.…
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 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…
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,…
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…
Rangi (Colors) Gallery TZ, is set to open the 4th Wise Man exhibition on the 28th of August, 2025. The exhibition features three artists from Mukuru Art Collective, including its founder, Adam Masava. Exploring the intersections of space in the East African contemporary landscape, the show celebrates the…
Gallery 1957 presents In the Name of Love: Introspection, a solo exhibition by Nana Bruce. This new body of work marks Bruce’s second solo exhibition with the gallery and continues his intimate inquiry into the complexities of self-love and the turbulent journey toward it. Through figures caught in states…
After more than a decade in exile, Timbuktu’s celebrated manuscripts have returned to their desert home, restoring one of Africa’s most treasured legacies. On August 11, Malian authorities oversaw the first phase of their repatriation from the capital, Bamako, to the historic city where they originated. Ancient Timbuktu…
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…
Police in South Africa are investigating a major art heist after thieves stole seven sculptures valued at more than R1 million ($55,000) from a gallery in the seaside town of Pringle Bay. Seven sculptures vanished in the heist: six by Anton Smit and one by Janko de Beer.…
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…
Kenyan activist and photojournalist Boniface Mwangi has been released on bail after being arrested on July 19. His arrest came in connection with the alleged unlawful possession of ammunition, in a case that has drawn national and international attention. Boniface Mwangi appears at the Kahawa Law Courts in…
Date: September 27 – October 1, 2025Venue: Red Door Gallery, Lagos In the Beginning, There Was Cloth is less an exhibition, and more a quiet reckoning and a cultural restoration. From September 27 to October 1, 2025, Afrikstabel, Nigeria’s leading textile production house, will present In the Beginning, There Was Cloth – an…
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…
The Nigerian Federal Ministry of Art, Culture, Tourism, and the Creative Economy has firmly distanced itself from a controversial article published by African Travel Times on July 12. The article, titled “A Bitter Irony: UAE’s Sanctions Undermine African Trust After Africa‑Backed Win for UN Tourism Role,” made claims…
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…