As part of the aim to equip the new generation of Africans to be leaders in heritage management, Edo Museum of West African Art (EMOWAA) has trained 527 students on careers in arts and heritage. Image courtesy of Adjaye Associates The nonprofit organization EMOWAA is an initiative to create…
Over recent years African artists, curators and galleries have transformed the African art scene in London. With the likes of 1-54 Contemporary art fairs, Tiwani Contemporary and many others, the engagement of African art has proliferated. Integrating art from the continent has significantly changed our perception of its…
The Art Dubai Group (ADG) is a commercial public-private collaboration that has been running the region’s most popular cultural events for 16 years. It also provides its industry knowledge to both private and public institutions. In order to foster a culture of exploration, Art Dubai Contemporary presents solo…
Today marks the end of the SOTO Gallery exhibition featuring exciting works by Nojeem Muse, VictoriaMakinde, Johnson Uwadinma, Imomoh Edgar Asemokha, and Francisco David. Image courtesy of Soto Gallery GALLERY STATEMENT:Responding to a contemporary moment defined simultaneously by increased integration andincreased polarization, the works in this exhibition draw…
At the opening of his exhibition Femicides/Art Report – a mesh of painting, photography and infographic artworks, Colombian artist David Palacios trained eight young Nigerian artists on how to transform data into art. Image courtesy of Leadership This exhibition proposes a critical reflection on Femicides using data and…
Isthuli-Sasengweni Arts & Craft Organisation in partnership with the City of Ekurhuleni’s Sports Recreation Arts and Culture Department are calling emerging visual art practitioners to submission of artworks to be selected for a special curated contemporary exhibition at the Springs Art Gallery. Image courtesy of Isthuli-Sasengweni Arts &…
Mwili, Akili na Roho will run at the Nairobi Contemporary Art Institute, Nairobi, Kenya from until 18th Feb 2023 Mwili, Akili na Roho (Mind, Body, and Spirit in Swahili), an exhibition of more than 40 works produced between 1950 and 2000, offers a starting point for a greater…
Makgati Molebatsi, Violet Nantume and Luvuyo Equiano Nyawose have been announced as mentors for the second edition of Latitudes CuratorLab, an online practice-based curatorial residency for emerging curators in Africa. RMB Latitudes has invited 10 aspiring curators from different countries in Africa to apply to the 2023 residency…
Founder and director of the International Fair of Contemporary African Art 1-54, Touria El Glaoui and Franco-Moroccan painter and President of the Foundation of Museums of the Kingdom of Morocco, Mehdi Qotbi have been honoured by the John F. Kennedy Center for Performing Arts in recognition of their…
Latitudes have announced the 12 curators for the 2023 Latitudes CuratorLab, an online practice-based curatorial residency for emerging curators in Africa. The residency will run for 6 weeks from January to April 2023 and participants will plan and conceptualise their own show to be hosted on Latitudes Online,…
“House of Bondage,” Ernest Cole’s unflinching and comprehensive indictment of apartheid, is now available with a new edition in the market. Ernest Cole – Image courtesy of Historical Papers Research Archive, University of the Witwatersrand Ernest Cole was born on 21 March 1940 as Ernest Levi Tsoloane Kole, in Eersterust,…
Image courtesy of The Art Newspaper Renowned artist and filmmaker John Akomfrah has been selected to represent the UK at the 60th Venice Biennale in 2024. He is widely known for exploring issues around climate change and post-colonialism in his installations. Akomfrah uses film as a medium to…
This artist has significantly used traditional cultural elements throughout his creative process. In his recent series, “Guardians” and “Of Myth and Legend.” he investigates the iconography of Yoruba deities. In recognition of her power, Metallic Print 53 x 35 cm; 76 x 51 cm; 109 x 71 cm…
Iman Issa and Lina Laraki have been selected to join the Art Explora Residency Programme for 2023. Every year, the Art Explora foundation, in collaboration with the Cité internationale des arts, welcomes about twenty residents – artists, art collectives and researchers – from all over the world. This…
Image courtesy of Liverpool Biennial The theme for the 2023 Liverpool Biennial is ‘uMoya: The Sacred Return of Lost Things’. The Liverpool Biennial festival will take place from the 10th of June until the 17th of September, 2023. ‘uMoya’ means spirit, breath, air, climate and wind in the…
Galerie Nathalie Obadia will be hosting “We Come in Peace”, Collin Sekajugo’s first solo exhibition in France. The exhibition will be on view from 20th of January until the 4th of March 2023. Born in 1980 in Uganda, Collin Sekajugo is a self-taught artist. He is interested in…
Image courtesy of Sem Sombras/Unshadowed 2022 apexart has announced the open calls for 2023/2024. They are inviting artists, curators, and other professionals to submit their curatorial idea for an apexart exhibition which will be judged through an online jury process. From February 1 – March 1, 2023, apexart…
Despite the many controversies surrounding AI generated art, people like Malik Afegbua seeks to correct the notion that it limits human creativity. He wants to use the AI technology to help re-imagine what is possible today and in the future. Image courtesy of Malik Afegbua/SilkCity and BBC One…
Image courtesy of World Press Photo Senegalese-born Curator N’Goné Fall has been announced as one of the presidents of the jury for the Dekoloniale Berlin Residency of 2023. Alongside other jury members, she will review the submissions for the Dekoloniale Berlin Residency of 2023. Dekoloniale Memory Culture in…
This January, Forbes released a list of women who are proving that age has nothing to do with achievement. This list cuts across Europe, Middle East and Africa. Here are the notable female artists recognized for leading the way throughout the African industry. Nike Davies-Okundaye Image courtesy of…