Art Basel prepares to launch an annual series of awards honouring artists, curators, museums and patrons. The Art Basel Awards will debut in May, with 36 medals awarded to artists across three categories: emerging, established and “icons”. Curators, museums and institutions, patrons, “allies” like fabricators or conservators, collaborators…
With Artmiabo International Art Festival (AMIAF) 2025, taking place in Lagos Nigeria, 29th of April and the 1st of May 2025. Artists and curators are set to explore evolving relationships between art and commerce. AMIAF Founder and CEO Miabo Enyadike revealed that the 2025 edition, themed ‘Artconomy: Redefining…
kó Gallery presents ‘Dry Season’ a solo exhibition by Eva Obodo featuring recent charcoal and fibre artworks. This exhibition explores the artist’s fascination with the intricate terrains of human experience, presenting a powerful narrative of contemporary social and political landscapes. Eva Obodo is a professor of Fine and…
The Museum of African Contemporary Art Al Maaden (MACAAL) in Marrakech has reopened with an expanded vision, unveiling a permanent exhibition and redesigned spaces aimed at deepening engagement with contemporary African art. Connected Space (Image Credit ,MACAAL) The reopening marks a pivotal moment for the institution as it…
LagosPhoto25 has announced its curatorial team to guide the 2025 edition just as the festival transitions into a biennial format. Under the leadership of founding director Azu Nwagbogu, the team brings together expertise spanning history, architecture, photography, and cultural studies. Their collective vision will guide the festival’s exploration…
The END Fund and African Women in Photography invite proposals from women and non-binary individuals across the African continent. This initiative aims to provide artists with a unique platform to showcase compelling visual narratives that highlight the experiences of women and girls affected by neglected tropical diseases (NTDs).…
The Kunstpalast Düsseldorf in Germany is hosting a major exhibition titled Echo የገደል ማሚቶ, featuring Ethiopian artist Elias Sime. Open until June 1, 2025, the exhibition will mark Simes’s first solo showcase in a German-speaking country. “Echo የገደል ማሚቶ,” translated to “The echo of the cliff,” examines Sime’s…
Egyptian culture has profoundly influenced African and Black art, serving as a reference point for Black artists worldwide. It has been a source of inspiration for African and African American artists. The Met Museum explores this connection in Flight into Egypt: Black Artists and Ancient Egypt, examining the…
The New African Masquerades: Artistic Innovations and Collaborations exhibition, set to open on April 4, 2025, at the New Orleans Museum of Art (NOMA), offers an insightful exploration of contemporary West African masquerade traditions. Organized by the New Orleans Museum of Art in partnership with Musée des Civilisations…
The MTN SA Foundation, in collaboration with the UJ Art Gallery, has appointed Amogelang Maledu as the curator for the 2025-2026 MTN x UJ New Contemporaries Award (NCA) programme. Selected by the NCA Legacy Panel, Maledu’s appointment is the latest milestone in her career as an emerging figure…
The G.A.S. Foundation, in collaboration with the Yinka Shonibare Foundation, has announced Shatha Afify and Dr. Tinashe Mushakavanhu as the recipients of the 2025 G.A.S. Fellowship Award. Shatha Afify. (Image courtesy: Matthieu Croizier) & Tinashe Mushakavanhu. (Image courtesy: Nonzuzo Gxekwa) The annual G.A.S. fellowship offers two fully funded…
In a significant development in the ongoing debate over the restitution of colonial-era artifacts, the Netherlands has formally returned 119 Benin Bronzes to Nigeria. NCMM Director-General Olugbile Holloway accepted the artifacts for Nigeria. (Image credits: NCMMHQ) Looted during the 1897 British raid on Benin, the objects spent over…
The Yinka Shonibare Foundation (Y.S.F.) and Guest Artists Space (G.A.S.) Foundation have been awarded a $220,000 grant from the Terra Foundation for American Art. The two-year funding will support cultural exchange and archival preservation initiatives at the foundations’ residency sites in Ijebu and Lagos, Nigeria. Yinka Shonibare Foundation…
Opening on March 20th at Perrotin Gallery, Paris, is the “Femmes” exhibition, curated by Pharrell Williams, in celebration of women at the close of Women’s Month. Inspired by the Women of African Descent, this exhibition reflects Pharrell’s vision, highlighting the transformative and ever-changing experiences, forms, and essence of…
The 2025 Dar Foto Festival currently explores the complexities of “Coexistence” through the powerful medium of photography. Running from January 31 to March 1, 2025, the festival spans two vibrant cities, Dar es Salaam and Zanzibar, presenting the works of 15 distinguished photographers from across Africa, including Congo,…
Stevenson is pleased to present ‘iNtwasahlobo’, a solo exhibition of paintings by Simphiwe Ndzube. For his first exhibition in Johannesburg since 2021, Ndzube presents intimately scaled paintings on linen. iNtwasahlobo translates from isiXhosa as ‘spring’, referencing the central motifs and experiments with colour that characterise this body of work. Across this series,…
Africa Basel presents a new opportunity for the future of African art. With the growing demand for African art and recent stagnation in sales, the Africa Basel Fair, set to debut during Art Basel Week from June 13th to 17th, 2025, promises to provide African works the platform…
In a significant boost for local visual artists aspiring for international recognition, Harare is preparing to host Zimbabwe’s inaugural art fair, the Cheuka Art Fair (CHAF25), later this February. The event will take place from the 27th of February until the 1st of March at the Andy Miller…
At Marianne Boesky Gallery in New York, Serge Alain Nitegeka presents Configurations in Black, an exhibition that continues his exploration of displacement, migration, and identity through abstraction. Displaced Peoples in Situ, Serge Alain Nitegeka, Studio Study XXVII (2024). (Image credit: Marianne Boesky Gallery, Guardian) Born in Rwanda, Nitegeka was…
Pearl Lam Galleries now represents Serge Alain Nitegeka across Asia, in collaboration with Marianne Boesky Gallery and Stevenson. Born in Rwanda in 1983 and now living in Johannesburg, Serge Alain Nitegeka is celebrated for his innovative paintings and sculptures, including large-scale and site-specific installations. His artistic practice is…